The best Russian player in NHL history and one of the best young Russians in the game today faced off last week when the Philadelphia Flyers hosted the Washington Capitals.
Matvei Michkov got the scoring started late in the first period with Alexander Ovechkin answering back with a goal of his own less than two minutes later. Michkov then put the Flyers ahead 3-2 in the second period, but Ovechkin got the last laugh as the Capitals came back for a 4-3 regulation win to further their lead in the Metropolitan Division.
Ovechkin got an up-close-and-personal look at Michkov’s play during that game and it’d be hard to be anything but impressed.