PHILADELPHIA – It took about a month for Matvei Michkov to catch on to Flyers coach Rick Tocchet’s system but the young Russian is making up for lost time now.

After scoring just one goal in October, Michkov wound up leading the team in November goals with seven, including two in Saturday night’s 5-3 win at New Jersey.

Actually, heading into Monday night’s game against Pittsburgh, Michkov had scored those seven goals in just 11 games.

Michkov, who turns 21 on Dec. 9, has scored 34 goals, making him only the fourth Flyer ever to reach that total before the milestone birthday.

Tocchet has been encouraged by the way Michkov has improved his conditioning since an injury hampered his training this past summer. He’s starting to look more like the player who, as a rookie, led the Flyers in go

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