Other notable line combinations included Sean Couturier between Konecny and Foerster; Scott Laughton centering Bobby Brink and Elliot Desnoyers; Ryan Poehling with Garnet Hathaway and Nic Deslauriers; and first-round pick Jett Luchanko flanked by wingers Noah Cates and Joel Farabee.

All eyes Thursday were on Matvei Michkov as the highly heralded prospect had his first formal skate with the Flyers. Fans standing along the boards and seated in the bleachers watched Michkov take the ice at Flyers Training Center to open 2024 rookie training camp.

Russian prospect Matvei Michkov connected for his first goal in North American professional hockey competition Friday in a Flyers-Rangers Rookie Series game in Allentown

Ian Laperriere, the AHL Phantoms head coach who manned the bench Friday and is essentially running the rookie camp, knows he won’t have Michkov for long. Perhaps that’s why he seemed to relish his Michkov experience as much as anyone and was pleased with how the player reacted to an increase in ice time late in the Rangers’ 4-3 shootout win.

Matvei Michkov scored in a 4-3 shootout loss for the Philadelphia Flyers rookies against the New York Rangers youngsters on Friday night in Allentown, PA.

Matvei Michkov scored in the second period of the rookie game against the Rangers as he shows off his impressive skills in his Flyers debut.

The Flyers lost 4-3 to the Rangers in a shootout but the fans finally got what they traveled near and far to see: Michkov scoring his first goal.

The Philadelphia Flyers rookies may have lost to the New York Rangers rookies, 4-3 in a shootout, at the PPL Center in Allentown, PA., on Friday night, but there was a lot to like about the performances of a number of players.