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2018–19 Philadelphia Flyers
Division6th Metropolitan
Conference11th Eastern
2018–19 record37–37–8
Home record19–18–4
Road record18–19–4
Goals for244
Goals against281
Team information
President Paul Holmgren
General manager Ron Hextall (Oct. 4 – Nov. 26)
Chuck Fletcher (Dec. 3 – Apr. 6)
Coach Dave Hakstol (Oct. 4 – Dec. 17)
Scott Gordon (interim, Dec. 17 – Apr. 6)
Captain Claude Giroux
Alternate captains Sean Couturier [a]
Andrew MacDonald [a]
Wayne Simmonds (Oct. 4 – Feb. 25)
Arena Wells Fargo Center
Average attendance20,371 [2]
Minor league affiliate(s) Lehigh Valley Phantoms ( AHL)
Reading Royals ( ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals Sean Couturier (33)
Assists Claude Giroux (63)
PointsClaude Giroux (85)
Penalty minutes Wayne Simmonds (90)
Plus/minusClaude Giroux (+9)
Wins Carter Hart (16)
Goals against averageCarter Hart (2.83)
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The 2018–19 Philadelphia Flyers season was the 52nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. [3] The Flyers were eliminated from playoff contention on March 30, 2019, after a 5–2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. [4]

Standings

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Washington Capitals 82 48 26 8 44 278 249 +29 104
2 x – New York Islanders 82 48 27 7 43 228 196 +32 103
3 x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 44 26 12 42 273 241 +32 100
4 x – Carolina Hurricanes 82 46 29 7 44 245 223 +22 99
5 x – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 47 31 4 45 258 232 +26 98
6 Philadelphia Flyers 82 37 37 8 34 244 281 −37 82
7 New York Rangers 82 32 36 14 26 227 272 −45 78
8 New Jersey Devils 82 31 41 10 28 222 275 −53 72
Source: National Hockey League [5]
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME x – Carolina Hurricanes 82 46 29 7 44 245 223 +22 99
2 ME x – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 47 31 4 45 258 232 +26 98
3 AT Montreal Canadiens 82 44 30 8 41 249 236 +13 96
4 AT Florida Panthers 82 36 32 14 33 267 280 −13 86
5 ME Philadelphia Flyers 82 37 37 8 34 244 281 −37 82
6 ME New York Rangers 82 32 36 14 26 227 272 −45 78
7 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 33 39 10 28 226 271 −45 76
8 AT Detroit Red Wings 82 32 40 10 29 227 277 −50 74
9 ME New Jersey Devils 82 31 41 10 28 222 275 −53 72
10 AT Ottawa Senators 82 29 47 6 29 242 302 −60 64
Source: National Hockey League [6]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 15, 2018. [7]

2018 preseason
Preseason: 4–3–1 (home: 1–2–1 ; road: 3–1–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 [a] September 16 Philadelphia 0–3 NY Islanders Stolarz 0–1–0 Recap
2 September 17 NY Islanders 1–3 Philadelphia Neuvirth 17,725 1–1–0 Recap
3 September 18 Philadelphia 5–1 NY Islanders Lyon 4,744 2–1–0 Recap
4 September 19 Philadelphia 6–4 NY Rangers Elliott 12,159 3–1–0 Recap
5 [b] September 21 NY Islanders 3–2 Philadelphia OT Stolarz 3–1–1 Recap
6 September 24 Boston 4–3 Philadelphia Elliott 18,955 3–2–1 Recap
7 September 27 NY Rangers 4–2 Philadelphia Hart 18,900 3–3–1 Recap
8 September 29 Philadelphia 4–1 Boston Elliott 17,565 4–3–1 Recap

Notes:
a Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
b Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Legend:

  Win   Loss   Overtime/shootout loss

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 21, 2018. [8]

2018–19 regular season [9]
October: 5–7–0 (home: 2–4–0 ; road: 3–3–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
1 October 4 Philadelphia 5–2 Vegas Elliott 18,555 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 6 Philadelphia 2–5 Colorado Elliott 16,768 1–1–0 2 Recap
3 October 9 San Jose 8–2 Philadelphia Elliott 19,133 1–2–0 2 Recap
4 October 10 Philadelphia 7–4 Ottawa Pickard 13,215 2–2–0 4 Recap
5 October 13 Vegas 1–0 Philadelphia Elliott 19,067 2–3–0 4 Recap
6 October 16 Florida 5–6 Philadelphia SO Pickard 19,038 3–3–0 6 Recap
7 October 18 Philadelphia 3–6 Columbus Pickard 13,492 3–4–0 6 Recap
8 October 20 New Jersey 2–5 Philadelphia Elliott 19,105 4–4–0 8 Recap
9 October 22 Colorado 4–1 Philadelphia Elliott 19,326 4–5–0 8 Recap
10 October 25 Philadelphia 0–3 Boston Elliott 17,565 4–6–0 8 Recap
11 October 27 NY Islanders 6–1 Philadelphia Neuvirth 19,247 4–7–0 8 Recap
12 October 30 Philadelphia 3–2 Anaheim Elliott 16,450 5–7–0 10 Recap
November: 5–5–2 (home: 3–3–1 ; road: 2–2–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
13 November 1 Philadelphia 5–2 Los Angeles Elliott 18,230 6–7–0 12 Recap
14 November 3 Philadelphia 3–4 San Jose OT Pickard 17,562 6–7–1 13 Recap
15 November 5 Philadelphia 5–2 Arizona Pickard 13,719 7–7–1 15 Recap
16 November 8 Arizona 4–5 Philadelphia OT Elliott 18,884 8–7–1 17 Recap
17 November 10 Chicago 0–4 Philadelphia Elliott 19,355 9–7–1 19 Recap
18 November 13 Florida 2–1 Philadelphia Elliott 19,147 9–8–1 19 Recap
19 November 15 New Jersey 3–0 Philadelphia Elliott 18,806 9–9–1 19 Recap
20 November 17 Tampa Bay 6–5 Philadelphia OT Pickard 19,060 9–9–2 20 Recap
21 November 21 Philadelphia 2–5 Buffalo Lyon 19,070 9–10–2 20 Recap
22 November 23 NY Rangers 0–4 Philadelphia Pickard 19,523 10–10–2 22 Recap
23 November 24 Philadelphia 0–6 Toronto Pickard 19,373 10–11–2 22 Recap
24 November 27 Ottawa 4–3 Philadelphia Stolarz 19,083 10–12–2 22 Recap
December: 5–6–3 (home: 2–1–1 ; road: 3–5–2)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
25 December 1 Philadelphia 4–2 Pittsburgh Stolarz 18,653 11–12–2 24 Recap
26 December 6 Columbus 4–3 Philadelphia OT Stolarz 19,428 11–12–3 25 Recap
27 December 8 Philadelphia 6–2 Buffalo Stolarz 18,283 12–12–3 27 Recap
28 December 9 Philadelphia 1–7 Winnipeg Neuvirth 15,321 12–13–3 27 Recap
29 December 12 Philadelphia 5–6 Calgary OT Stolarz 17,763 12–13–4 28 Recap
30 December 14 Philadelphia 1–4 Edmonton Stolarz 18,347 12–14–4 28 Recap
31 December 15 Philadelphia 1–5 Vancouver Stolarz 17,328 12–15–4 28 Recap
32 December 18 Detroit 2–3 Philadelphia Hart 19,255 13–15–4 30 Recap
33 December 20 Nashville 1–2 Philadelphia Hart 19,142 14–15–4 32 Recap
34 December 22 Columbus 4–3 Philadelphia Hart 19,311 14–16–4 32 Recap
35 December 23 Philadelphia 3–2 NY Rangers SO Neuvirth 17,515 15–16–4 34 Recap
36 December 27 Philadelphia 5–6 Tampa Bay OT Neuvirth 19,092 15–16–5 35 Recap
37 December 29 Philadelphia 1–2 Florida Hart 15,737 15–17–5 35 Recap
38 December 31 Philadelphia 1–3 Carolina Hart 16,644 15–18–5 35 Recap
January: 7–5–1 (home: 4–2–1 ; road: 3–3–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
39 January 1 Philadelphia 0–4 Nashville Neuvirth 17,481 15–19–5 35 Recap
40 January 3 Carolina 5–3 Philadelphia Neuvirth 18,718 15–20–5 35 Recap
41 January 5 Calgary 3–2 Philadelphia OT Hart 19,236 15–20–6 36 Recap
42 January 7 St. Louis 3–0 Philadelphia Hart 19,021 15–21–6 36 Recap
43 January 8 Philadelphia 3–5 Washington McKenna 18,506 15–22–6 36 Recap
44 January 10 Dallas 1–2 Philadelphia Hart 19,448 16–22–6 38 Recap
45 January 12 Philadelphia 2–3 New Jersey Hart 16,514 16–23–6 38 Recap
46 January 14 Minnesota 4–7 Philadelphia Hart 19,123 17–23–6 40 Recap
47 January 16 Boston 3–4 Philadelphia Hart 19,297 18–23–6 42 Recap
48 January 19 Philadelphia 5–2 Montreal Hart 21,302 19–23–6 44 Recap
49 January 28 Winnipeg 1–3 Philadelphia Hart 19,087 20–23–6 46 Recap
50 January 29 Philadelphia 1–0 NY Rangers Stolarz 17,163 21–23–6 48 Recap
51 January 31 Philadelphia 3–2 Boston OT Hart 17,565 22–23–6 50 Recap
February: 8–3–2 (home: 6–2–1 ; road: 2–1–1)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
52 February 2 Edmonton 4–5 Philadelphia OT Hart 19,526 23–23–6 52 Recap
53 February 4 Vancouver 1–2 Philadelphia Hart 18,671 24–23–6 54 Recap
54 February 7 Los Angeles 3–2 Philadelphia SO Stolarz 18,982 24–23–7 55 Recap
55 February 9 Anaheim 2–6 Philadelphia Hart 19,072 25–23–7 57 Recap
56 February 11 Pittsburgh 4–1 Philadelphia Hart 19,103 25–24–7 57 Recap
57 February 12 Philadelphia 5–4 Minnesota Stolarz 18,607 26–24–7 59 Recap
58 February 16 Detroit 5–6 Philadelphia OT Hart 19,342 27–24–7 61 Recap
59 February 17 Philadelphia 3–1 Detroit Hart 19,515 28–24–7 63 Recap
60 February 19 Tampa Bay 5–2 Philadelphia Hart 18,932 28–25–7 63 Recap
61 February 21 Philadelphia 1–5 Montreal Hart 21,302 28–26–7 63 Recap
62 February 23 Pittsburgh 3–4 Philadelphia OT Elliott 69,620
( outdoors)
29–26–7 65 Recap
63 February 26 Buffalo 2–5 Philadelphia Elliott 18,466 30–26–7 67 Recap
64 February 28 Philadelphia 3–4 Columbus OT Elliott 17,169 30–26–8 68 Recap
March: 7–8–0 (home: 2–5–0 ; road: 5–3–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
65 March 1 Philadelphia 6–3 New Jersey Talbot 15,247 31–26–8 70 Recap
66 March 3 Philadelphia 4–1 NY Islanders Elliott 13,917 32–26–8 72 Recap
67 March 6 Washington 5–3 Philadelphia Elliott 19,232 32–27–8 72 Recap
68 March 9 Philadelphia 5–2 NY Islanders Elliott 13,917 33–27–8 74 Recap
69 March 11 Ottawa 2–3 Philadelphia Elliott 18,193 34–27–8 76 Recap
70 March 14 Washington 5–2 Philadelphia Hart 19,475 34–28–8 76 Recap
71 March 15 Philadelphia 6–7 Toronto Elliott 19,290 34–29–8 76 Recap
72 March 17 Philadelphia 2–1 Pittsburgh OT Hart 18,636 35–29–8 78 Recap
73 March 19 Montreal 3–1 Philadelphia Hart 19,045 35–30–8 78 Recap
74 March 21 Philadelphia 3–1 Chicago Hart 21,484 36–30–8 80 Recap
75 March 23 NY Islanders 4–2 Philadelphia Hart 19,668 36–31–8 80 Recap
76 March 24 Philadelphia 1–3 Washington Elliott 18,506 36–32–8 80 Recap
77 March 27 Toronto 4–5 Philadelphia SO Hart 19,205 37–32–8 82 Recap
78 March 30 Philadelphia 2–5 Carolina Talbot 17,833 37–33–8 82 Recap
79 March 31 NY Rangers 3–0 Philadelphia Hart 19,437 37–34–8 82 Recap
April: 0–3–0 (home: 0–1–0 ; road: 0–2–0)
Game Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Points Recap
80 April 2 Philadelphia 2–6 Dallas Talbot 18,532 37–35–8 82 Recap
81 April 4 Philadelphia 3–7 St. Louis Elliott 18,203 37–36–8 82 Recap
82 April 6 Carolina 4–3 Philadelphia Hart 19,433 37–37–8 82 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season [10]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Claude Giroux 82 22 63 85 9 24
Sean Couturier 80 33 43 76 2 34
Jakub Voracek 78 20 46 66 −16 25
Travis Konecny 82 24 25 49 −4 40
James van Riemsdyk 66 27 21 48 −10 18
Shayne Gostisbehere 78 9 28 37 −20 22
Travis Sanheim 82 9 26 35 −4 22
Oskar Lindblom 81 17 16 33 −9 20
Scott Laughton 82 12 20 32 −11 53
Nolan Patrick 72 13 18 31 −8 27
Wayne Simmonds 62 16 11 27 −20 90
Ivan Provorov 82 7 19 26 −16 32
Robert Hagg 82 5 15 20 −3 63
Radko Gudas 77 4 16 20 6 63
Michael Raffl 67 6 12 18 −1 32
Dale Weise 42 5 6 11 −6 15
Jordan Weal 28 3 6 9 −5 16
Andrew MacDonald 47 0 9 9 −5 18
Phil Varone 47 3 4 7 −2 8
Ryan Hartman 19 2 4 6 −6 30
Corban Knight 23 1 3 4 −5 0
Jori Lehtera 27 1 2 3 −7 33
Philippe Myers 21 1 1 2 −5 2
Mikhail Vorobyev 15 1 1 2 0 2
Christian Folin 26 0 2 2 5 16
Justin Bailey 11 0 1 1 0 2
Nicolas Aube-Kubel 9 0 0 0 1 0
Samuel Morin 5 0 0 0 −3 4
Tyrell Goulbourne 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mark Friedman 1 0 0 0 −1 0

Goaltenders

Regular season [10]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Carter Hart 31 30 1,717 16 13 1 81 2.83 976 .917 0 0 0 0
Brian Elliott 26 23 1,397 11 11 1 69 2.96 741 .907 1 0 1 2
Anthony Stolarz 12 10 630 4 3 3 35 3.33 358 .902 1 0 0 0
Calvin Pickard 11 8 465 4 2 2 31 4.01 227 .863 1 0 0 2
Cam Talbot 4 3 211 1 2 0 13 3.70 109 .881 0 0 0 0
Michal Neuvirth 7 6 366 1 4 1 26 4.26 184 .859 0 0 0 0
Alex Lyon 2 1 20 0 1 0 6 5.08 31 .806 0 0 0 0
Mike McKenna 1 1 57 0 1 0 4 4.22 24 .833 0 0 0 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Flyers. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selection Claude Giroux [11]
NHL Rookie of the Month Carter Hart (January) [12]
NHL Second Star of the Week Carter Hart (February 4) [13]
NHL Third Star of the Week Claude Giroux (November 12) [14]
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Radko Gudas [15]
Bobby Clarke Trophy Sean Couturier [15]
Gene Hart Memorial Award Sean Couturier [15]
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy Travis Sanheim [15]
Toyota Cup Carter Hart [15]
Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award Andrew MacDonald [15]

Records

Among the team records set during the 2018–19 season was for the most shots on goal during a single period (28) on February 11. [16] The Flyers' one-shootout loss is tied for the fewest in team history. [17]

Suspensions and fines

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
James van Riemsdyk High-sticking against Los Angeles Kings defenseman Alec Martinez during NHL Game No. 826 in Philadelphia on Thursday, February 7, 2019, at 1:04 of the first period. $5,000.00 February 8, 2019 [18]
Radko Gudas High-sticking against Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov during NHL Game No. 918 in Philadelphia on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at 15:52 of the third period. 2 games $81,707.32 February 20, 2019 [19]
Robert Hagg Interference against Tampa Bay Lightning forward Cedric Paquette during NHL Game No. 918 in Philadelphia on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at 0:37 of the third period. $3,091.40 February 20, 2019 [20]
Jakub Voracek Interference against New York Islanders defenseman Johnny Boychuk during NHL Game No. 1052 on Long Island on Saturday March 9, 2019, at 5:41 of the third period. 2 games $88,709.68 March 10, 2019 [21]

Transactions

The Flyers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season. [22]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23) To Montreal Canadiens
MTL's 7th-round pick in 2018
To Philadelphia Flyers
7th-round pick in 2019
[23]
January 11, 2019 (2019-01-11) To Arizona Coyotes
Jordan Weal
To Philadelphia Flyers
Jacob Graves
6th-round pick in 2019
[24]
January 17, 2019 (2019-01-17) To Buffalo Sabres
Taylor Leier
To Philadelphia Flyers
Justin Bailey
[25]
February 9, 2019 (2019-02-09) To Montreal Canadiens
Christian Folin [b]
Dale Weise
To Philadelphia Flyers
Byron Froese
David Schlemko
[27]
February 15, 2019 (2019-02-15) To Edmonton Oilers
Anthony Stolarz
To Philadelphia Flyers
Cam Talbot
[28]
February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25) To Nashville Predators
Wayne Simmonds
To Philadelphia Flyers
Ryan Hartman
Conditional 4th-round pick in 2020 [c]
[30]
June 3, 2019 (2019-06-03) To Winnipeg Jets
5th-round pick in 2019
To Philadelphia Flyers
Kevin Hayes
[31]
June 14, 2019 (2019-06-14) To Washington Capitals
Radko Gudas [d]
To Philadelphia Flyers
Matt Niskanen
[32]
June 18, 2019 (2019-06-18) To San Jose Sharks
2nd-round pick in 2019
3rd-round pick in 2020
To Philadelphia Flyers
Justin Braun
[33]