# 2023–24 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 2023–24 Philadelphia Flyers season was the 57th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.
On April 16, 2024, the Flyers were eliminated from playoff contention following a 2–1 loss to the Washington Capitals. The Flyers suffered a late season collapse, as the team had 36-26-9 on March 23, only to fail to get a win in their next 8 games.

## Regular season

On February 14, Sean Couturier was named the 20th captain in franchise history, ending a nearly two-year stretch the Flyers had opted not to name a replacement for Claude Giroux. Travis Konecny was named an alternate captain along with Scott Laughton, who had been the lone Flyer to wear a letter under head coach John Tortorella.

### Standings
#### Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | p – New York Rangers | 82 | 55 | 23 | 4 | 43 | 282 | 229 | +53 | 114 |
| 2 | x – Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 52 | 23 | 7 | 44 | 279 | 216 | +63 | 111 |
| 3 | x – New York Islanders | 82 | 39 | 27 | 16 | 29 | 246 | 263 | −17 | 94 |
| 4 | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 32 | 220 | 257 | −37 | 91 |
| 5 | e – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 32 | 255 | 251 | +4 | 88 |
| 6 | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 30 | 235 | 261 | −26 | 87 |
| 7 | e – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 33 | 264 | 283 | −19 | 81 |
| 8 | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 27 | 43 | 12 | 21 | 237 | 300 | −63 | 66 |

#### Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | AT | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 45 | 29 | 8 | 37 | 291 | 268 | +23 | 98 |
| 2 | ME | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 32 | 220 | 257 | −37 | 91 |
| 3 | AT | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 41 | 32 | 9 | 27 | 278 | 274 | +4 | 91 |
| 4 | ME | e – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 32 | 255 | 251 | +4 | 88 |
| 5 | ME | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 30 | 235 | 261 | −26 | 87 |
| 6 | AT | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 39 | 37 | 6 | 33 | 246 | 244 | +2 | 84 |
| 7 | ME | e – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 33 | 264 | 283 | −19 | 81 |
| 8 | AT | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 37 | 41 | 4 | 25 | 255 | 281 | −26 | 78 |
| 9 | AT | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 30 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 236 | 289 | −53 | 76 |
| 10 | ME | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 27 | 43 | 12 | 21 | 237 | 300 | −63 | 66 |

## Schedule and results
### Pre-season

The pre-season schedule was published on June 21, 2023.
2023 pre-season game log: 3–2–1 (home: 2–0–1; road: 1–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordRecap
1September 25@ New Jersey0–6PetersenPrudential Center8,5320–1–0
2September 27@ NY Islanders1–2ErssonUBS Arena9,1060–2–0
3September 29@ Boston4–3SOPetersenTD Garden17,7651–2–0
4September 30New Jersey2–3OTHartWells Fargo Center12,8551–2–1
5October 2Boston3–1ErssonWells Fargo Center11,5112–2–1
6October 5NY Islanders5–2HartWells Fargo Center11,2893–2–1 :

### Regular season

2023–24 game log :
October: 4–4–1 (home: 3–2–0; road: 1–2–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 12@ Columbus4–2HartNationwide Arena18,6141–0–02
2October 14@ Ottawa2–5HartCanadian Tire Centre20,0111–1–02
3October 17Vancouver2–0HartWells Fargo Center18,8832–1–04
4October 19Edmonton4–1HartWells Fargo Center17,5903–1–06
5October 21@ Dallas4–5OTErssonAmerican Airlines Center18,5323–1–17
6October 24@ Vegas2–3HartT-Mobile Arena17,7173–2–17
7October 26Minnesota6–2HartWells Fargo Center17,1444–2–19
8October 28Anaheim4–7ErssonWells Fargo Center18,2754–3–19
9October 30Carolina2–3HartWells Fargo Center15,5694–4–19 :
November: 7–6–1 (home: 2–4–1; road: 5–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
10November 1Buffalo2–5ErssonWells Fargo Center17,2794–5–19
11November 3@ Buffalo5–1ErssonKeyBank Center16,6125–5–111
12November 4Los Angeles0–5PetersenWells Fargo Center18,3045–6–111
13November 7@ San Jose1–2ErssonSAP Center10,0745–7–111
14November 10@ Anaheim6–3ErssonHonda Center15,5506–7–113
15November 11@ Los Angeles4–2PetersenCrypto.com Arena18,1457–7–115
16November 15@ Carolina3–1HartPNC Arena18,7008–7–117
17November 18Vegas4–3OTHartWells Fargo Center18,1139–7–119
18November 19Columbus5–2ErssonWells Fargo Center17,41610–7–121
19November 22@ NY Islanders2–3HartUBS Arena17,25510–8–121
20November 24NY Rangers1–3HartWells Fargo Center19,03210–9–121
21November 25@ NY Islanders1–0SOErssonUBS Arena17,25511–9–123
22November 28Carolina1–4HartWells Fargo Center17,88511–10–123
23November 30New Jersey3–4OTHartWells Fargo Center17,74811–10–224 :
December: 8–2–3 (home: 3–1–0; road: 5–1–3)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
24December 2@ Pittsburgh4–3SOErssonPPG Paints Arena18,30312–10–226
25December 4Pittsburgh2–1OTHartWells Fargo Center18,08413–10–228
26December 7@ Arizona4–1HartMullett Arena4,60014–10–230
27December 9@ Colorado5–2HartBall Arena18,11915–10–232
28December 12@ Nashville2–3OTErssonBridgestone Arena17,15915–10–333
29December 14Washington4–3SOErssonWells Fargo Center18,55716–10–335
30December 16Detroit1–0ErssonWells Fargo Center18,34117–10–337
31December 19@ New Jersey3–2OTErssonPrudential Center16,51418–10–339
32December 21Nashville2–4ErssonWells Fargo Center19,31318–11–339
33December 22@ Detroit6–7SOHartLittle Caesars Arena19,51518–11–440
34December 28@ Vancouver4–1ErssonRogers Arena18,98619–11–442
35December 29@ Seattle1–2OTHartClimate Pledge Arena17,15119–11–543
36December 31@ Calgary3–4ErssonScotiabank Saddledome18,72319–12–543 :
January: 6–7–1 (home: 3–5–1; road: 3–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
37January 2@ Edmonton2–5HartRogers Place18,34719–13–543
38January 4Columbus2–3SOErssonWells Fargo Center17,51019–13–644
39January 6Calgary3–2HartWells Fargo Center19,71520–13–646
40January 8Pittsburgh1–4HartWells Fargo Center18,62520–14–646
41January 10Montreal3–2SOErssonWells Fargo Center18,23821–14–648
42January 12@ Minnesota4–3OTHartXcel Energy Center18,47322–14–650
43January 13@ Winnipeg2–0ErssonCanada Life Centre14,54023–14–652
44January 15@ St. Louis4–2HartEnterprise Center18,09624–14–654
45January 18Dallas5–1ErssonWells Fargo Center18,02425–14–656
46January 20Colorado4–7HartWells Fargo Center19,07825–15–656
47January 21Ottawa3–5ErssonWells Fargo Center18,93025–16–656
48January 23Tampa Bay3–6ErssonWells Fargo Center17,93725–17–656
49January 25@ Detroit0–3ErssonLittle Caesars Arena19,51525–18–656
50January 27Boston2–6ErssonWells Fargo Center19,27625–19–656 :
February: 6–3–1 (home: 4–1–0; road: 2–2–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
51February 6@ Florida2–1ErssonAmerant Bank Arena17,34026–19–658
52February 8Winnipeg4–1ErssonWells Fargo Center18,04927–19–660
53February 10Seattle3–2PetersenWells Fargo Center18,92628–19–662
54February 12Arizona5–3ErssonWells Fargo Center18,09429–19–664
55February 15@ Toronto3–4OTErssonScotiabank Arena18,64629–19–765
56February 17@ New Jersey3–6ErssonMetLife Stadium70,328 (outdoors)29–20–765
57February 21@ Chicago3–1ErssonUnited Center18,24530–20–767
58February 24NY Rangers1–2ErssonWells Fargo Center19,75630–21–767
59February 25@ Pittsburgh6–7PetersenPPG Paints Arena18,21230–22–767
60February 27Tampa Bay6–2ErssonWells Fargo Center18,64731–22–769 :
March: 5–7–3 (home: 4–3–1; road: 1–4–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
61March 1@ Washington2–5ErssonCapital One Arena18,57331–23–769
62March 2Ottawa4–2SandstromWells Fargo Center18,97132–23–771
63March 4St. Louis1–2SOErssonWells Fargo Center18,72832–23–872
64March 7@ Florida2–1ErssonAmerant Bank Arena18,81733–23–874
65March 9@ Tampa Bay0–7ErssonAmalie Arena19,09233–24–874
66March 12San Jose3–2ErssonWells Fargo Center18,28934–24–876
67March 14Toronto2–6ErssonWells Fargo Center19,15834–25–876
68March 16@ Boston5–6SandstromTD Garden17,85034–26–876
69March 19Toronto4–3ErssonWells Fargo Center18,62335–26–878
70March 21@ Carolina2–3OTErssonPNC Arena18,70035–26–979
71March 23Boston3–2ErssonWells Fargo Center18,62336–26–981
72March 24Florida1–4SandstromWells Fargo Center18,71236–27–981
73March 26@ NY Rangers5–6OTErssonMadison Square Garden18,00636–27–1082
74March 28@ Montreal1–4ErssonBell Centre21,10536–28–1082
75March 30Chicago1–5ErssonWells Fargo Center19,25036–29–1082 :
April: 2–4–1 (home: 1–1–1; road: 1–3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
76April 1NY Islanders3–4OTFedotovWells Fargo Center18,55636–29–1183
77April 5@ Buffalo2–4FedotovKeyBank Center15,78336–30–1183
78April 6@ Columbus2–6ErssonNationwide Arena18,32336–31–1183
79April 9@ Montreal3–9ErssonBell Centre21,10536–32–1183
80April 11@ NY Rangers4–1ErssonMadison Square Garden18,00637–32–1185
81April 13New Jersey1–0ErssonWells Fargo Center19,64938–32–1187
82April 16Washington1–2ErssonWells Fargo Center19,41138–33–1187 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Travis Konecny | 76 | 33 | 35 | 68 | +4 | 67 |
| Owen Tippett | 78 | 28 | 25 | 53 | −5 | 12 |
| Joel Farabee | 82 | 22 | 28 | 50 | −13 | 37 |
| Travis Sanheim | 81 | 10 | 34 | 44 | −20 | 48 |
| Morgan Frost | 71 | 13 | 28 | 41 | +4 | 22 |
| Scott Laughton | 82 | 13 | 26 | 39 | −9 | 69 |
| Sean Couturier | 74 | 11 | 27 | 38 | −10 | 29 |
| Tyson Foerster | 77 | 20 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 32 |
| Cam York | 82 | 10 | 20 | 30 | −13 | 44 |
| Cam Atkinson | 70 | 13 | 15 | 28 | −22 | 27 |
| Ryan Poehling | 77 | 11 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 6 |
| Bobby Brink | 57 | 11 | 12 | 23 | +1 | 10 |
| Sean Walker$^‡$ | 63 | 6 | 16 | 22 | +9 | 34 |
| Egor Zamula | 66 | 5 | 16 | 21 | +3 | 32 |
| Noah Cates | 59 | 6 | 12 | 18 | −8 | 0 |
| Garnet Hathaway | 82 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 132 |
| Nick Seeler | 71 | 1 | 12 | 13 | +9 | 78 |
| Jamie Drysdale$^†$ | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −18 | 4 |
| Olle Lycksell | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Marc Staal | 35 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 14 |
| Louie Belpedio | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +6 | 0 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | 31 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −6 | 8 |
| Nicolas Deslauriers | 60 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −7 | 89 |
| Erik Johnson$^†$ | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −9 | 2 |
| Ronnie Attard | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
| Adam Ginning | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhett Gardner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Mete | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil Andrae | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 0 |
| Denis Gurianov$^†$ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Samuel Ersson | 51 | 49 | 2,809:28 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 132 | 2.82 | 1,204 | .890 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Carter Hart | 26 | 25 | 1,455:11 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 68 | 2.80 | 727 | .906 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cal Petersen | 5 | 4 | 276:55 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3.90 | 132 | .864 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Felix Sandstrom | 5 | 3 | 263:29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3.87 | 96 | .823 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Fedotov | 3 | 1 | 121:09 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4.95 | 53 | .811 | 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 |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Travis Konecny |
| Team | Barry Ashbee Trophy | Travis Sanheim |
| Team | Bobby Clarke Trophy | Travis Konecny |
| Team | Flyers Alumni Community Leadership Award | Scott Laughton |
| Team | Gene Hart Memorial Award | Samuel Ersson |
| Team | Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy | Cam York |
| Team | Toyota Cup | Travis Konecny |
| Team | Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award | Nick Seeler |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
| First game | Emil Andrae | October 14, 2023 | |
| First game | Ivan Fedotov | April 1, 2024 | |

## Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.
Key:
† Contract is entry-level.  ‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 29, 2023 (2023-06-29) | To Chicago Blackhawks6th-round pick in 2023 LAK 2nd-round pick in 2024 | To Philadelphia FlyersTBL 2nd-round pick in 2023 |
| August 9, 2023 (2023-08-09) | To Carolina HurricanesDavid Kase | To Philadelphia FlyersMassimo Rizzo 5th-round pick in 2025 |
| January 8, 2024 (2024-01-08) | To Anaheim DucksRights to Cutter Gauthier | To Philadelphia FlyersJamie Drysdale 2nd-round pick in 2025 |
| March 6, 2024 (2024-03-06) | To Colorado AvalancheSean Walker 5th-round pick in 2026 | To Philadelphia FlyersRyan Johansen 1st-round pick in 2025 |
| March 7, 2024 (2024-03-07) | To Calgary FlamesRights to Mikhail Vorobyev | To Philadelphia FlyersNoah Hanifin |
| March 7, 2024 (2024-03-07) | To Vegas Golden KnightsNoah Hanifin | To Philadelphia Flyers5th-round pick in 2024 |
| March 8, 2024 (2024-03-08) | To Buffalo Sabres4th-round pick in 2024 | To Philadelphia FlyersErik Johnson |
| March 8, 2024 (2024-03-08) | To Nashville PredatorsWade Allison | To Philadelphia FlyersDenis Gurianov |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Rhett Gardner | Dallas Stars | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Garnet Hathaway | Boston Bruins | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Ryan Poehling | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03) | Marc Staal | Florida Panthers | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 5, 2023 (2023-07-05) | Victor Mete | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | Free agency |
| April 8, 2024 (2024-04-08) | Oscar Eklind | Lulea HF (SHL) | 1-year | Free-agency†‡ |
| June 15, 2024 (2024-06-15) | Rodrigo Abols | Rogle BK (SHL) | 1-year | Free-agency‡ |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | Troy Grosenick | Nashville Predators | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) | James van Riemsdyk | Boston Bruins | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 11, 2023 (2023-07-11) | Brendan Lemieux | Carolina Hurricanes | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 15, 2023 (2023-07-15) | Tony DeAngelo | | | Buyout |
| July 24, 2023 (2023-07-24) | Tony DeAngelo | Carolina Hurricanes | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 1, 2023 (2023-08-01) | Wyatte Wylie | Ontario Reign (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 7, 2023 (2023-10-07) | Max Willman | New Jersey Devils | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 12, 2023 (2023-10-12) | Jackson Cates | Bridgeport Islanders (AHL) | PTO | Free agency |
| October 30, 2023 (2023-10-30) | Kieffer Bellows | Toronto Marlies (AHL) | PTO | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| July 5, 2023 (2023-07-05) | Ronnie Attard | 2-year |
| July 9, 2023 (2023-07-09) | Alexei Kolosov | 3-year† |
| July 10, 2023 (2023-07-10) | Noah Cates | 2-year |
| July 10, 2023 (2023-07-10) | Cam York | 2-year |
| July 13, 2023 (2023-07-13) | Olle Lycksell | 2-year |
| July 25, 2023 (2023-07-25) | Alexis Gendron | 3-year† |
| August 5, 2023 (2023-08-05) | Samuel Ersson | 2-year |
| August 21, 2023 (2023-08-21) | Oliver Bonk | 3-year† |
| September 7, 2023 (2023-09-07) | Morgan Frost | 2-year |
| September 26, 2023 (2023-09-26) | Carson Bjarnason | 3-year† |
| January 26, 2024 (2024-01-26) | Owen Tippett | 8-year‡ |
| January 27, 2024 (2024-01-27) | Ryan Poehling | 2-year‡ |
| March 3, 2024 (2024-03-03) | Denver Barkey | 3-year†‡ |
| March 6, 2024 (2024-03-06) | Nick Seeler | 4-year‡ |
| April 15, 2024 (2024-04-15) | Hunter McDonald | 2-year†‡ |
| April 17, 2024 (2024-04-17) | Massimo Rizzo | 2-year†‡ |
| April 23, 2024 (2024-04-23) | Ivan Fedotov | 2-year‡ |
| June 17, 2024 (2024-06-17) | Adam Ginning | 2-year‡ |

## Draft picks

Below are the Philadelphia Flyers' selections at the 2023 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 7 | Matvei Michkov | RW | Russia | SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL) |
| 1 | 22 | Oliver Bonk | D | Canada | London Knights (OHL) |
| 2 | 51 | Carson Bjarnason | G | Canada | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) |
| 3 | 87 | Yegor Zavragin | G | Russia | Mamonty Yugry (MHL) |
| 3 | 95 | Denver Barkey | C | Canada | London Knights (OHL) |
| 4 | 103 | Cole Knuble | C | United States | Fargo Force (USHL) |
| 4 | 120 | Alex Ciernik | LW | Slovakia | Södertälje SK (HockeyAllsvenskan) |
| 5 | 135 | Carter Sotheran | D | Canada | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
| 6 | 172 | Ryan MacPherson | C | Canada | Leamington Flyers (GOJHL) |
| 7 | 199 | Matteo Mann | D | Canada | Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) |