The Philadelphia Flyers have one sole responsibility if they want to win a championship someday, and that is to make rookie Matvei Michkov ’s life easier. He is their future; the engine that will help them run.

Matvei Michkov doesn't turn 20 for a couple of weeks, but he continues to play well above his years for the Philadelphia Flyers. Fresh off his second overtime goal in the last five games, Michkov leads the Flyers into Monday's home game against the Vegas Golden Knights.

Heading into the third period, the Flyers were singing the blues. They were playing well but couldn’t find the back of the net and the Chicago Blackhawks were playing like they had a full tank of gas,