In the second period of Sochi's matchup, the game was knotted at 0-0 waiting for someone to break the seal. Seven minutes into the period, Michkov answered the calling delivering a nasty wrap-around and tuck goal for his 18th goal on the year.
Michkov fielded the puck behind the goal, made a difficult backhand pass to his teammate, and came upon the glove side of the goalie, and was able to find inches of open space as he tucked the puck below the goalie, giving Sochi a 1-0 lead.
Since returning from missing over a month with pneumonia, Michkov has shown no signs of slowing down or illness as he has added to his historic season, compiling 40 points in 48 games, with 18 goals and 22 assists.