The Flyers lost 7-5 to the Panthers on Thursday night, climbing back from a 3-0 hole to take a 5-4 lead, only to ship two goals in a couple of minutes before Florida found the empty net. Defense was optional at the Wells Fargo Center. Regardless, Matvei Michkov had three assists on the night:

Not only is Michkov playing at a Calder level, but he’s on pace to smash the over/under totals set for his rookie NHL season. That was a 48.5 number at PA sports betting, amounting to 0.6 points per game to hit the over. With 22 points through 26 Flyers games, he’s at a 0.84 clip, and has actually only played 24 total, so his per-game number is 0.91. He’s very close to averaging a point per game on the strength of seven multi-point outings this season.

For some added context, 13 Philadelphia rookies have crested the 48.5 mark in franchise history, but none recently. Mikael Renberg has the record, with 82 points in 1993-1994. Dave Poulin put up a 76-point rookie year and Eric Lindros a 75-point campaign. The most recent players to put up 45+ as rookies are Shayne Gostisbehere and Matt Read, who had 46 and 47 in 2015-16 and 2011-12, respectively. Michkov’s on a 69-point pace right now, which would put him sixth all-time on the Flyers’ rookie points list, behind Renberg, Poulin, Lindros, Brian Propp, and Ron Flockhart. He would be the first Flyers rookie in 30 years to clear the 50-point mark.