# 2022–23 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 2022–23 Philadelphia Flyers season was the 56th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. On April 1, 2023, the Flyers were out of playoff contention after a loss to the Buffalo Sabres.

## Off-season

On June 17, John Tortorella was named the 23rd head coach in team history.
No captain was named to replace the departed Claude Giroux, who signed with the Ottawa Senators as a free agent following his stint with the Florida Panthers. In fact, only one player, Scott Laughton, was chosen by Tortorella to serve as an alternate captain throughout the entire season.

## Regular season

General manager Chuck Fletcher was fired on March 10 and replaced on an interim basis by Daniel Briere. The interim label was removed from Briere’s title a month after the regular season ended.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 52 | 21 | 9 | 39 | 266 | 213 | +53 | 113 |
| 2 | x – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 39 | 291 | 226 | +65 | 112 |
| 3 | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 47 | 22 | 13 | 37 | 277 | 219 | +58 | 107 |
| 4 | x – New York Islanders | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 36 | 243 | 222 | +21 | 93 |
| 5 | e – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 31 | 262 | 264 | −2 | 91 |
| 6 | e – Washington Capitals | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 27 | 255 | 265 | −10 | 80 |
| 7 | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 26 | 222 | 277 | −55 | 75 |
| 8 | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 25 | 48 | 9 | 15 | 214 | 330 | −116 | 59 |

### Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | ME | x – New York Islanders | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 36 | 243 | 222 | +21 | 93 |
| 2 | AT | x – Florida Panthers | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 36 | 290 | 273 | +17 | 92 |
| 3 | ME | e – Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 31 | 262 | 264 | −2 | 91 |
| 4 | AT | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 42 | 33 | 7 | 30 | 296 | 300 | −4 | 91 |
| 5 | AT | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 31 | 261 | 271 | −10 | 86 |
| 6 | AT | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 28 | 240 | 279 | −39 | 80 |
| 7 | ME | e – Washington Capitals | 82 | 35 | 37 | 10 | 27 | 255 | 265 | −10 | 80 |
| 8 | ME | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 26 | 222 | 277 | −55 | 75 |
| 9 | AT | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 31 | 45 | 6 | 21 | 232 | 307 | −75 | 68 |
| 10 | ME | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 25 | 48 | 9 | 15 | 214 | 330 | −116 | 59 |

## Schedule and results
### Pre-season

The pre-season schedule was published on June 27, 2022.
2022 pre-season game log: 1–4–1 (home: 1–1–1; road: 0–3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordRecap
1September 24Boston2–1GrosenickWells Fargo Center17,5751–0–0
2September 27@ Buffalo1–2GrosenickKeyBank Center9,1251–1–0
3September 28Washington1–3SandstromWells Fargo Center16,1141–2–0
4October 1@ Boston0–4GrosenickTD Garden17,8501–3–0
5October 2@ NY Islanders1–2ErssonUBS Arena8,0001–4–0
6October 4NY Islanders3–4OTGrosenickWells Fargo Center16,9031–4–1 :

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on July 6, 2022.
2022–23 game log :
October: 5–2–1 (home: 3–1–1; road: 2–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 13New Jersey5–2HartWells Fargo Center19,1071–0–02
2October 15Vancouver3–2HartWells Fargo Center14,8372–0–04
3October 18@ Tampa Bay3–2HartAmalie Arena19,0923–0–06
4October 19@ Florida3–4SandstromFLA Live Arena17,4213–1–06
5October 22@ Nashville3–1HartBridgestone Arena17,4704–1–08
6October 23San Jose0–3SandstromWells Fargo Center14,5124–2–08
7October 27Florida4–3HartWells Fargo Center14,8715–2–010
8October 29Carolina3–4OTHartWells Fargo Center13,3355–2–111 :
November: 3–8–4 (home: 2–4–0; road: 1–4–4)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
9November 1@ NY Rangers0–1OTHartMadison Square Garden17,2065–2–212
10November 2@ Toronto2–5SandstromScotiabank Arena18,4375–3–212
11November 5@ Ottawa2–1HartCanadian Tire Centre16,7226–3–214
12November 8St. Louis5–1SandstromWells Fargo Center15,2287–3–216
13November 10@ Columbus2–5HartNationwide Arena15,4907–4–216
14November 12Ottawa1–4HartWells Fargo Center16,9127–5–216
15November 13Dallas1–5SandstromWells Fargo Center16,8987–6–216
16November 15@ Columbus4–5OTHartNationwide Arena15,7137–6–317
17November 17@ Boston1–4HartTD Garden17,8507–7–317
18November 19@ Montreal4–5SOHartBell Centre21,1057–7–418
19November 21Calgary2–5HartWells Fargo Center17,8967–8–418
20November 23@ Washington2–3OTSandstromCapital One Arena18,5737–8–519
21November 25Pittsburgh1–4HartWells Fargo Center19,3097–9–519
22November 26@ NY Islanders2–5SandstromUBS Arena17,2557–10–519
23November 29NY Islanders3–1HartWells Fargo Center18,1438–10–521 :
December: 5–7–2 (home: 2–4–0; road: 3–3–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
24December 1Tampa Bay1–4HartWells Fargo Center17,8678–11–521
25December 3New Jersey2–3HartWells Fargo Center18,4278–12–521
26December 5Colorado5–3HartWells Fargo Center18,3619–12–523
27December 7Washington1–4HartWells Fargo Center16,8269–13–523
28December 9@ Vegas1–2OTHartT-Mobile Arena17,7679–13–624
29December 11@ Arizona4–5OTHartMullett Arena4,6009–13–725
30December 13@ Colorado2–3SandstromBall Arena18,0829–14–725
31December 15@ New Jersey2–1HartPrudential Center14,13710–14–727
32December 17NY Rangers3–6HartWells Fargo Center18,34010–15–727
33December 20Columbus5–3HartWells Fargo Center19,43211–15–729
34December 22@ Toronto3–4HartScotiabank Arena18,90811–16–729
35December 23@ Carolina5–6HartPNC Arena18,68011–17–729
36December 29@ San Jose4–3OTErssonSAP Center17,56212–17–731
37December 31@ Los Angeles4–2ErssonCrypto.com Arena18,23013–17–733 :
January: 8–4–2 (home: 3–3–1; road: 5–1–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
38January 2@ Anaheim4–1ErssonHonda Center13,60014–17–735
39January 5Arizona6–2HartWells Fargo Center17,57215–17–737
40January 8Toronto2–6HartWells Fargo Center17,86215–18–737
41January 9@ Buffalo4–0ErssonKeyBank Center11,27116–18–739
42January 11Washington5–3HartWells Fargo Center17,35217–18–741
43January 14@ Washington3–1HartCapital One Arena18,57318–18–743
44January 16@ Boston0–6HartTD Garden17,85018–19–743
45January 17Anaheim5–2ErssonWells Fargo Center16,31219–19–745
46January 19Chicago1–4HartWells Fargo Center16,46019–20–745
47January 21@ Detroit2–1HartLittle Caesars Arena19,51520–20–747
48January 22Winnipeg3–5SandstromWells Fargo Center15,44120–21–747
49January 24Los Angeles3–4OTHartWells Fargo Center15,60220–21–848
50January 26@ Minnesota2–3OTHartXcel Energy Center19,17720–21–949
51January 28@ Winnipeg4–0HartCanada Life Centre14,47621–21–951 :
February: 2–7–1 (home: 1–3–1; road: 1–4–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
52February 6NY Islanders1–2HartWells Fargo Center18,69521–22–951
53February 9Edmonton2–1SOHartWells Fargo Center18,85122–22–953
54February 11Nashville1–2OTHartWells Fargo Center19,41222–22–1054
55February 12Seattle3–4SandstromWells Fargo Center18,12922–23–1054
56February 16@ Seattle2–6HartClimate Pledge Arena17,15122–24–1054
57February 18@ Vancouver2–6HartRogers Arena18,79922–25–1054
58February 20@ Calgary4–3ErssonScotiabank Saddledome19,03623–25–1056
59February 21@ Edmonton2–4HartRogers Place18,34723–26–1056
60February 24Montreal2–5HartWells Fargo Center19,66123–27–1056
61February 25@ New Jersey0–7ErssonPrudential Center16,51423–28–1056 :
March: 6–4–3 (home: 6–1–2; road: 0–3–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
62March 1NY Rangers2–3OTHartWells Fargo Center19,53423–28–1157
63March 5Detroit3–1HartWells Fargo Center17,63024–28–1159
64March 7@ Tampa Bay2–5HartAmalie Arena19,09224–29–1159
65March 9@ Carolina0–1SandstromPNC Arena18,68024–30–1159
66March 11@ Pittsburgh1–5HartPPG Paints Arena18,25424–31–1159
67March 14Vegas3–5SandstromWells Fargo Center17,19224–32–1159
68March 17Buffalo5–2HartWells Fargo Center18,05125–32–1161
69March 18Carolina4–5OTSandstromWells Fargo Center18,97525–32–1262
70March 21Florida6–3HartWells Fargo Center16,47926–32–1264
71March 23Minnesota5–4SOHartWells Fargo Center18,49527–32–1266
72March 25Detroit3–0HartWells Fargo Center18,21628–32–1268
73March 28Montreal3–2SandstromWells Fargo Center18,91629–32–1270
74March 30@ Ottawa4–5OTSandstromCanadian Tire Centre17,51829–32–1371 :
April: 2–6–0 (home: 1–2–0; road: 1–4–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
75April 1Buffalo3–6SandstromWells Fargo Center19,40429–33–1371
76April 2@ Pittsburgh2–4ErssonPPG Paints Arena18,31029–34–1371
77April 4@ St. Louis2–4ErssonEnterprise Center18,09629–35–1371
78April 6@ Dallas1–4HartAmerican Airlines Center18,53229–36–1371
79April 8@ NY Islanders0–4HartUBS Arena17,25529–37–1371
80April 9Boston3–5SandstromWells Fargo Center18,77629–38–1371
81April 11Columbus4–3OTHartWells Fargo Center19,71930–38–1373
82April 13@ Chicago5–4OTSandstromUnited Center20,21931–38–1375 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = OT/SO Loss :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Travis Konecny | 60 | 31 | 30 | 61 | –12 | 77 |
| Kevin Hayes | 81 | 18 | 36 | 54 | –22 | 23 |
| Owen Tippett | 77 | 27 | 22 | 49 | –17 | 16 |
| Morgan Frost | 81 | 19 | 27 | 46 | –12 | 24 |
| Scott Laughton | 78 | 18 | 25 | 43 | –9 | 50 |
| Tony DeAngelo | 70 | 11 | 31 | 42 | –27 | 73 |
| Joel Farabee | 82 | 15 | 24 | 39 | –1 | 41 |
| Noah Cates | 82 | 13 | 25 | 38 | +3 | 12 |
| James van Riemsdyk | 61 | 12 | 17 | 29 | –3 | 28 |
| Ivan Provorov | 82 | 6 | 21 | 27 | –17 | 24 |
| Travis Sanheim | 81 | 7 | 16 | 23 | –5 | 40 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | 74 | 3 | 17 | 20 | –4 | 32 |
| Cam York | 54 | 2 | 18 | 20 | –1 | 18 |
| Wade Allison | 60 | 9 | 6 | 15 | –3 | 36 |
| Nick Seeler | 77 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +1 | 56 |
| Nicolas Deslauriers | 80 | 6 | 6 | 12 | –11 | 136 |
| Zack MacEwen$^‡$ | 46 | 4 | 5 | 9 | –9 | 54 |
| Lukas Sedlak$^{†‡}$ | 27 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +3 | 12 |
| Tyson Foerster | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +2 | 8 |
| Patrick Brown$^‡$ | 43 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –6 | 17 |
| Brendan Lemieux$^†$ | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +3 | 21 |
| Tanner Laczynski | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –5 | 2 |
| Egor Zamula | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Kieffer Bellows$^†$ | 27 | 3 | 0 | 3 | –7 | 6 |
| Justin Braun | 51 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –1 | 19 |
| Olle Lycksell | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –3 | 8 |
| Max Willman | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –3 | 4 |
| Hayden Hodgson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Ginning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ronnie Attard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elliot Desnoyers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2 | 0 |
| Jackson Cates | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Carter Hart | 55 | 54 | 3,163:46 | 22 | 23 | 10 | 155 | 2.94 | 1,665 | .907 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Ersson | 12 | 10 | 644:55 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 3.07 | 327 | .899 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Felix Sandstrom | 20 | 18 | 1,112:51 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 69 | 3.72 | 575 | .880 | 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 | Kevin Hayes |
| Team | Barry Ashbee Trophy | Ivan Provorov |
| Team | Bobby Clarke Trophy | Carter Hart |
| Team | Gene Hart Memorial Award | Carter Hart |
| Team | Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy | Owen Tippett |
| Team | Toyota Cup | Carter Hart |
| Team | Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award | Justin Braun |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Olle Lycksell | October 15, 2022 |
| First game | Samuel Ersson | December 23, 2022 |
| First game | Elliot Desnoyers | February 25, 2023 |
| First game | Tyson Foerster | March 9, 2023 |
| First game | Adam Ginning | April 11, 2023 |

## Transactions

The Flyers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.
Key:
† Contract is entry-level.  ‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2023–24 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08) | To Carolina Hurricanes2nd-round pick in 2024 Conditional$^1$ 3rd-round pick in 2023 4th-round pick in 2022 | To Philadelphia FlyersTony DeAngelo 7th-round pick in 2022 |
| October 26, 2022 (2022-10-26) | To Chicago BlackhawksCooper Zech | To Philadelphia FlyersEvan Barratt |
| February 26, 2023 (2023-02-26) | To Nashville PredatorsIsaac Ratcliffe | To Philadelphia FlyersFuture considerations |
| March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | To Los Angeles KingsZack MacEwen | To Philadelphia FlyersBrendan Lemieux 5th-round pick in 2024 |
| March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | To Ottawa SenatorsPatrick Brown | To Philadelphia Flyers6th-round pick in 2023 |
| June 6, 2023 (2023-06-06) | To Columbus Blue JacketsIvan Provorov$^2$ | To Philadelphia FlyersHelge Grans Cal Petersen Sean Walker LAK 1st-round pick in 2023 LAK 2nd-round pick in 2024 Conditional CBJ 2nd-round pick in 2024 or 2025 |
| June 6, 2023 (2023-06-06) | To Los Angeles KingsKevin Connauton Hayden Hodgson | |
| June 27, 2023 (2023-06-27) | To St. Louis BluesKevin Hayes$^3$ | To Philadelphia Flyers6th-round pick in 2024 |
Notes:
* Carolina will receive the lower of Florida's, Philadelphia's, or the New York Rangers' 3rd-round pick in 2023.
* Los Angeles retains 30% of Provorov's contract.
* Philadelphia retains 50% of Hayes' contract.

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Louie Belpedio | Montreal Canadiens | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Justin Braun | New York Rangers | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Adam Brooks | Winnipeg Jets | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Nicolas Deslauriers | Minnesota Wild | 4-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Troy Grosenick | Boston Bruins | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Cooper Marody | Edmonton Oilers | 2-year | Free agency |
| October 19, 2022 (2022-10-19) | Lukas Sedlak | Colorado Avalanche | | Waivers |
| October 27, 2022 (2022-10-27) | Kieffer Bellows | New York Islanders | | Waivers |
| March 7, 2023 (2023-03-07) | Will Zmolek | Bemidji State Beavers (CCHA) | 1-year†‡ | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Martin Jones | Seattle Kraken | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Oskar Lindblom | San Jose Sharks | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Kirill Ustimenko | Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL) | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 18, 2022 (2022-07-18) | Adam Clendening | Rockford IceHogs (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 16, 2022 (2022-08-16) | Ryan Fitzgerald | Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 9, 2022 (2022-09-09) | Matthew Strome | Hershey Bears (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 19, 2022 (2022-09-19) | Brennan Menell | Dynamo Moscow (KHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20) | Keith Yandle | | | Retirement |
| October 11, 2022 (2022-10-11) | Nate Thompson | Ontario Reign (AHL) | | Free agency |
| October 14, 2022 (2022-10-14) | Linus Sandin | Rogle BK (SHL) | 3-year | Mutual termination |
| December 17, 2022 (2022-12-17) | Lukas Sedlak | | | Contract termination |
| December 18, 2022 (2022-12-18) | Lukas Sedlak | HC Dynamo Pardubice (ELH) | 3-year | Free agency |
| February 9, 2023 (2023-02-09) | Linus Hogberg | | | Mutual termination |
| February 11, 2023 (2023-02-11) | Linus Hogberg | Skelleftea AIK (SHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| June 8, 2023 (2023-06-08) | Evan Barratt | Nurnberg Ice Tigers (DEL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| June 27, 2023 (2023-06-27) | Justin Braun | Straubing Tigers (DEL) | 1-year | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08) | Tony DeAngelo | 2-year |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Kevin Connauton | 2-year |
| July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15) | Morgan Frost | 1-year |
| July 19, 2022 (2022-07-19) | Isaac Ratcliffe | 1-year |
| July 27, 2022 (2022-07-27) | Tanner Laczynski | 2-year |
| July 29, 2022 (2022-07-29) | Owen Tippett | 2-year |
| August 2, 2022 (2022-08-02) | Zack MacEwen | 1-year |
| August 15, 2022 (2022-08-15) | Jackson Cates | 1-year |
| August 26, 2022 (2022-08-26) | Wade Allison | 2-year |
| August 26, 2022 (2022-08-26) | Linus Hogberg | 1-year |
| August 29, 2022 (2022-08-29) | Hayden Hodgson | 2-year |
| October 19, 2022 (2022-10-19) | Travis Sanheim | 8-year‡ |
| December 31, 2022 (2022-12-31) | Ethan Samson | 3-year†‡ |
| March 27, 2023 (2023-03-27) | Emil Andrae | 3-year†‡ |
| May 2, 2023 (2023-05-02) | Egor Zamula | 1-year‡ |
| June 24, 2023 (2023-06-24) | Louie Belpedio | 2-year‡ |

## Draft picks

Below are the Philadelphia Flyers' selections at the 2022 NHL entry draft, which was held on July 7 to 8, 2022, at Bell Centre in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) |
| 1 | 5 | Cutter Gauthier | LW | USA | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 3 | 69 | Devin Kaplan | RW | USA | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 5 | 133 | Alex Bump | LW | USA | Omaha Lancers (USHL) |
| 6 | 165 | Hunter McDonald | D | USA | Chicago Steel (USHL) |
| 7 | 197 | Santeri Sulku | LW | Finland | Jokerit (U20 SM-sarja) |
| 7 | 220 | Alexis Gendron | RW | Canada | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL) |