# 1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 1995–96 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers 29th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). In the Spectrum's final season the Flyers repeated as Atlantic Division champs and clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference, but the Flyers lost in the Conference Semifinals to the Florida Panthers in six games.

## Regular season

Building on the success of the lockout season, the Flyers began the year with a 7–1 rout in Montreal over the Canadiens. An early 5–0–1 stretch was derailed in a 5–4 loss to Chicago on October 22, in which Dominic Roussel turned in a poor performance in net. It would be one of several in the early going which forced head coach Terry Murray to favor Garth Snow as the backup to Ron Hextall.
Lindros was hurt in early November, and the club limped to a 2–4–1 record in his absence. However, after his return they ripped off eight straight wins as part of a 12–2–2 stretch which put them in contention in the Atlantic Division with the Florida Panthers. However, the momentum switched and the club struggled to a 3–6–7 record thereafter.
A 3–2 home overtime win over Montreal on February 1, in which defenseman Petr Svoboda was elbowed in the head by Marc Bureau, finally lit a fire under the team. In addition, the trade-deadline acquisition of Dale Hawerchuk, who was needed in Mikael Renberg's absence, spurred a 13–3–0 charge at the end of the season. Thanks to a 6–5 Bruins win over the Penguins on the final day, the Flyers gained the top spot in the Eastern Conference following a 3–1 win over Tampa.
Lindros hit the 100-point mark in a 3–0 win over Hartford on March 25, while LeClair netted his 50th goal of the season in a 5–1 win in New Jersey on April 10. In an ironic twist, Avalanche forward Claude Lemieux notched the game-winning goal on a fluke shot in a Colorado 5–3 win in Philly on February 11. With the Devils the previous June, Lemieux hit the net from 50 feet out to give his club a 3–2 win in Game 5 of the conference finals.
On April 2, the Flyers scored three short-handed goals in a 6–2 win over the New York Islanders.
On April 11, the Flyers organization celebrated the final regular-season game in the Spectrum. The home team took care of their end, topping the Canadiens 3–2. After the game, an emotional torch-passing ceremony saw past and present team members skating alongside each other, with a symbolic transference of leadership from Bobby Clarke to Lindros.

### Season standings

Atlantic Division :
| No. | | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 282 | 208 | 103 |
| 2 | New York Rangers | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 272 | 237 | 96 |
| 3 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 254 | 234 | 92 |
| 4 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 234 | 204 | 89 |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 238 | 248 | 88 |
| 6 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 215 | 202 | 86 |
| 7 | New York Islanders | 82 | 22 | 50 | 10 | 229 | 315 | 54 |
Eastern Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | Philadelphia Flyers | ATL | 82 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 282 | 208 | 103 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NE | 82 | 49 | 29 | 4 | 362 | 284 | 102 |
| 3 | New York Rangers | ATL | 82 | 41 | 27 | 14 | 272 | 237 | 96 |
| 4 | Florida Panthers | ATL | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 254 | 234 | 92 |
| 5 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 282 | 269 | 91 |
| 6 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 265 | 248 | 90 |
| 7 | Washington Capitals | ATL | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 234 | 204 | 89 |
| 8 | Tampa Bay Lightning | ATL | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 238 | 248 | 88 |
| 9 | New Jersey Devils | ATL | 82 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 215 | 202 | 86 |
| 10 | Hartford Whalers | NE | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 237 | 259 | 77 |
| 11 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 247 | 262 | 73 |
| 12 | New York Islanders | ATL | 82 | 22 | 50 | 10 | 229 | 315 | 54 |
| 13 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 18 | 59 | 5 | 191 | 291 | 41 |
Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast
bold – Qualified for playoffs

## Playoffs

With the top spot in the Eastern Conference, the Flyers drew their division rival, the Tampa Bay Lightning, coached by former Flyer Terry Crisp. After a 7–3 Philly home rout in Game 1, Lightning goalie Daren Puppa was spectacular and Brian Bradley notched the OT winner in a 2–1 Game 2 triumph. Former draft pick Alexander Selivanov ended Game 3 in Tampa with an overtime goal. Hawerchuk and LeClair provided leadership and goals in a 4–1 road win in Game 4, then the Flyers won 4–1 in Game 5 at the Spectrum. The Flyers closed out the series with a 6–1 score in Game 6 at the Thunderdome.
Next up in the conference semifinals were the Florida Panthers, a team which relied on goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck and the neutral zone trap for success. Vanbiesbrouck posted a 2–0 shutout in Game 1, and it took until midway through Game 2 for the Flyers to get rolling offensively in a narrow 3–2 win. Game 3 saw Flyers veterans Dan Quinn, Hawerchuk, Desjardins and Hextall set the tone in a 3–1 victory.
The Flyers were defeated in overtime in Game 4 and double-overtime in Game 5. The Panthers ended the Flyers' season in Game 6.

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

1995–96 regular season :
October: 7–1–3, 17 points (home: 4–0–1; road: 3–1–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
1October 7@ Montreal Canadiens7–11–0–02Recap
2October 11Washington Capitals2–12–0–04Recap
3October 14@ New York Islanders3–03–0–06Recap
4October 15Edmonton Oilers7–14–0–08Recap
5October 18@ Los Angeles Kings1–1 OT4–0–19Recap
6October 20@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim4–25–0–111Recap
7October 22@ Chicago Blackhawks4–55–1–111Recap
8October 25New York Islanders3–16–1–113Recap
9October 28@ New York Islanders5–5 OT6–1–214Recap
10October 29Ottawa Senators5–27–1–216Recap
11October 31Tampa Bay Lightning2–2 OT7–1–317Recap :
November: 9–5–1, 19 points (home: 7–2–0; road: 2–3–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
12November 2Florida Panthers1–27–2–317Recap
13November 4@ Pittsburgh Penguins4–77–3–317Recap
14November 5Hartford Whalers6–18–3–319Recap
15November 7@ Florida Panthers2–48–4–319Recap
16November 9Calgary Flames3–19–4–321Recap
17November 11@ New Jersey Devils2–49–5–321Recap
18November 12New Jersey Devils2–39–6–321Recap
19November 14@ Washington Capitals2–2 OT9–6–422Recap
20November 16Ottawa Senators5–310–6–424Recap
21November 18@ Hartford Whalers4–211–6–426Recap
22November 19Vancouver Canucks3–2 OT12–6–428Recap
23November 21Los Angeles Kings5–213–6–430Recap
24November 24Detroit Red Wings4–114–6–432Recap
25November 29@ Florida Panthers2–1 OT15–6–434Recap
26November 30Toronto Maple Leafs3–216–6–436Recap :
December: 6–5–2, 14 points (home: 4–2–0; road: 2–3–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
27December 3Boston Bruins6–117–6–438Recap
28December 5@ Detroit Red Wings3–517–7–438Recap
29December 7Buffalo Sabres7–318–7–440Recap
30December 10New York Islanders2–618–8–440Recap
31December 14Tampa Bay Lightning4–019–8–442Recap
32December 16@ Montreal Canadiens4–220–8–444Recap
33December 17Pittsburgh Penguins6–521–8–446Recap
34December 19@ New Jersey Devils4–5 OT21–9–446Recap
35December 21New York Rangers1–221–10–446Recap
36December 23@ Hartford Whalers3–3 OT21–10–547Recap
37December 27@ Edmonton Oilers2–321–11–547Recap
38December 29@ Calgary Flames3–222–11–549Recap
39December 31@ Vancouver Canucks5–5 OT22–11–650Recap :
January: 2–3–5, 9 points (home: 1–1–3; road: 1–2–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
40January 3@ San Jose Sharks3–123–11–652Recap
41January 4@ Colorado Avalanche2–2 OT23–11–753Recap
42January 9Mighty Ducks of Anaheim2–2 OT23–11–854Recap
43January 11St. Louis Blues4–4 OT23–12–955Recap
44January 13New York Rangers0–423–13–955Recap
45January 15Dallas Stars6–124–13–957Recap
46January 22Florida Panthers1–1 OT24–12–1058Recap
47January 24@ New York Rangers4–4 OT24–12–1159Recap
48January 27@ Pittsburgh Penguins4–724–13–1159Recap
49January 28@ Washington Capitals2–3 OT24–14–1159Recap :
February: 7–4–1, 15 points (home: 4–2–0; road: 3–2–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
50February 1Montreal Canadiens3–2 OT25–14–1161Recap
51February 3@ St. Louis Blues7–326–14–1163Recap
52February 8Buffalo Sabres1–226–15–1163Recap
53February 10@ Boston Bruins6–227–15–1165Recap
54February 11Colorado Avalanche3–527–16–1165Recap
55February 14@ Florida Panthers4–228–16–1167Recap
56February 17@ Tampa Bay Lightning2–528–17–1167Recap
57February 19New Jersey Devils4–129–17–1169Recap
58February 22Washington Capitals5–330–17–1171Recap
59February 23@ Buffalo Sabres2–730–18–1171Recap
60February 25Chicago Blackhawks3–231–18–1173Recap
61February 28@ Dallas Stars4–4 OT31–18–1274Recap :
March: 9–4–1, 19 points (home: 5–1–1; road: 4–3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
62March 1@ Ottawa Senators3–232–18–1276Recap
63March 3@ Washington Capitals0–332–19–1276Recap
64March 9@ Boston Bruins2–332–20–1276Recap
65March 10New Jersey Devils2–3 OT32–21–1276Recap
66March 13Tampa Bay Lightning1–1 OT32–21–1377Recap
67March 16Winnipeg Jets3–033–21–1379Recap
68March 17San Jose Sharks8–234–21–1381Recap
69March 19New York Islanders4–135–21–1383Recap
70March 22@ Winnipeg Jets1–435–22–1383Recap
71March 23@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–036–22–1385Recap
72March 25Hartford Whalers3–037–22–1387Recap
73March 27@ Ottawa Senators4–238–22–1389Recap
74March 29@ Buffalo Sabres6–5 OT39–22–1391Recap
75March 31Pittsburgh Penguins4–140–22–1393Recap :
April: 5–2–0, 10 points (home: 2–1–0; road: 3–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
76April 2@ New York Islanders6–241–22–1395Recap
77April 4New York Rangers4–142–22–1397Recap
78April 5@ New York Rangers1–342–23–1397Recap
79April 7Boston Bruins2–442–24–1397Recap
80April 10@ New Jersey Devils5–143–24–1399Recap
81April 11Montreal Canadiens3–244–24–13101Recap
82April 14@ Tampa Bay Lightning3–145–24–13103Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point) :

### Playoffs

1996 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning – Flyers win 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 16Tampa Bay Lightning7–317,380Flyers lead 1–0Recap
2April 18Tampa Bay Lightning1–2 OT17,380Series tied 1–1Recap
3April 21@ Tampa Bay Lightning4–5 OT25,945Lightning lead 2–1Recap
4April 23@ Tampa Bay Lightning4–128,183Series tied 2–2Recap
5April 25Tampa Bay Lightning4–117,380Flyers lead 3–2Recap
6April 27@ Tampa Bay Lightning6–127,189Flyers win 4–2Recap :
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Florida Panthers – Panthers win 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 2Florida Panthers0–217,380Panthers lead 1–0Recap
2May 4Florida Panthers3–217,380Series tied 1–1Recap
3May 7@ Florida Panthers3–114,703Flyers lead 2–1Recap
4May 9@ Florida Panthers3–4 OT14,703Series tied 2–2Recap
5May 12Florida Panthers1–2 2OT17,380Panthers lead 3–2Recap
6May 14@ Florida Panthers1–414,703Panthers win 4–2Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
* † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 88 | Eric Lindros | C | 73 | 47 | 68 | 115 | 26 | 163 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | −1 | 43 |
| 10 | John LeClair | LW | 82 | 51 | 46 | 97 | 21 | 64 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 6 |
| 17 | Rod Brind'Amour | C | 82 | 26 | 61 | 87 | 20 | 110 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 |
| 15 | Pat Falloon† | RW | 62 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −2 | 2 |
| 37 | Eric Desjardins | D | 80 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 19 | 45 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | −5 | 2 |
| 19 | Mikael Renberg | RW | 51 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 8 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| 29 | Joel Otto | C | 67 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 11 | 115 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 23 | Petr Svoboda | D | 73 | 1 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 105 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 25 | Shjon Podein | LW | 79 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 89 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 50 |
| 6 | Chris Therien | D | 82 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 89 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 18 |
| 11 | Dan Quinn† | C | 35 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −3 | 6 |
| 9 | Rob DiMaio | RW | 59 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 24 | Karl Dykhuis | D | 82 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 101 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 |
| 18 | Dale Hawerchuk† | RW | 16 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| 44 | Anatoli Semenov‡ | C | 44 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Brent Fedyk‡ | LW | 24 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Kevin Haller | D | 69 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 92 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 28 | Kjell Samuelsson | D | 75 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 81 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| 14 | Craig MacTavish‡ | C | 55 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −3 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Trent Klatt† | RW | 49 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | John Druce† | RW | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Bob Corkum† | C | 28 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 6 |
| 12 | Patrik Juhlin | RW | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Shawn Antoski | LW | 64 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −4 | 204 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 |
| 42 | Russ Romaniuk | LW | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 32 | Jim Montgomery | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 18 | Yanick Dupre | LW | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | Phil Crowe | LW | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Kerry Huffman† | D | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | Aris Brimanis | D | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Kevin Dineen‡ | RW | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −8 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Dan Kordic | LW | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | Gilbert Dionne‡ | LW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Ron Hextall | G | 53 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6 |
| 53 | Jason Bowen | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Dominic Roussel‡ | G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Darren Rumble | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Garth Snow | G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |

### Goaltending

* ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | GP | GS | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | GS | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 27 | Ron Hextall | 53 | 51 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 1292 | 112 | 2.17 | .913 | 4 | 3,102 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 319 | 27 | 2.13 | .915 | 0 | 760 |
| 30 | Garth Snow | 26 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 648 | 69 | 2.88 | .894 | 0 | 1,437 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Dominic Roussel‡ | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 178 | 22 | 2.89 | .876 | 1 | 456 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (annual) | NHL second All-Star team | John LeClair (Left wing) |
| League (annual) | NHL second All-Star team | Eric Lindros (Center) |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Eric Desjardins |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | John LeClair |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Eric Lindros |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Craig MacTavish |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Month | Eric Lindros (October) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | John LeClair (November 11) |
| Team | Barry Ashbee Trophy | Eric Desjardins |
| Team | Bobby Clarke Trophy | Eric Lindros |
| Team | Class Guy Award | Ron Hextall |
| Team | Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy | Shjon Podein |
| Miscellaneous | Best NHL Player ESPY Award | Eric Lindros |

### Records

Among the team records set during the 1995–96 season was Eric Lindros setting the franchise single game record with 14 shots on goal on March 19. The Flyers tied the team record for most shorthanded goals in a single game (3) on April 2. Lindros’ 1.58 points per game average during the regular season is a franchise high. The team's four overtime losses during the 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs is tied for the NHL record.

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
| 1000th game played | Craig MacTavish | December 19, 1995 | |

## Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 25, 1995, the day after the deciding game of the 1995 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 11, 1996, the day of the deciding game of the 1996 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 27, 1995 (1995-06-27) | To Philadelphia Flyers Russ Romaniuk | To Winnipeg Jets Rights to Jeff Finley |
| July 8, 1995 (1995-07-08) | To Philadelphia Flyers 5th-round pick in 1996 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Rob Zettler |
| July 12, 1995 (1995-07-12) | To Philadelphia Flyers Rights to Garth Snow | To Colorado Avalanche 3rd-round pick in 19966th-round pick in 1996 |
| August 30, 1995 (1995-08-30) | To Philadelphia Flyers 1st-round pick in 19962nd-round pick in 1997Los Angeles' 4th-round pick in 1996 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Dmitri Yushkevich2nd-round pick in 1996 |
| September 20, 1995 (1995-09-20) | To Philadelphia Flyers 7th-round pick in 1997 | To Winnipeg Jets Andre Faust |
| November 16, 1995 (1995-11-16) | To Philadelphia Flyers Pat Falloon | To San Jose Sharks 1st-round pick in 19964th-round pick in 1996Rights to Martin Spanhel |
| December 13, 1995 (1995-12-13) | To Philadelphia Flyers Trent Klatt | To Dallas Stars Brent Fedyk |
| December 28, 1995 (1995-12-28) | To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations | To Hartford Whalers Kevin Dineen |
| January 23, 1996 (1996-01-23) | To Philadelphia Flyers Dan Quinn | To Ottawa Senators Future considerations |
| February 6, 1996 (1996-02-06) | To Philadelphia Flyers Bob Corkum | To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Chris HerpergerWinnipeg's 7th-round pick in 1997 |
| February 27, 1996 (1996-02-27) | To Philadelphia Flyers Tim Cheveldae3rd-round pick in 1996 | To Winnipeg Jets Dominic Roussel |
| March 15, 1996 (1996-03-15) | To Philadelphia Flyers Dale Hawerchuk | To St. Louis Blues Craig MacTavish |
| March 19, 1996 (1996-03-19) | To Philadelphia Flyers Kerry Huffman | To Ottawa Senators 9th-round pick in 1996 |
| March 19, 1996 (1996-03-19) | To Philadelphia Flyers Rights to Brian Wesenberg | To Anaheim Mighty Ducks Anatoli SemenovRights to Mike Crowley |
| March 19, 1996 (1996-03-19) | To Philadelphia Flyers John Druce7th-round pick in 1997 | To Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles' 4th-round pick in 1996 |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 7, 1995 (1995-07-07) | Kjell Samuelsson | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 20, 1995 (1995-07-20) | Joel Otto | Calgary Flames | 3-year | Free agency |
| August 2, 1995 (1995-08-02) | Tony Horacek | Chicago Blackhawks | | Free agency |
| August 2, 1995 (1995-08-02) | Shawn McCosh | New York Rangers | | Free agency |
| August 2, 1995 (1995-08-02) | Scott Morrow | Calgary Flames | | Free agency |
| August 2, 1995 (1995-08-02) | Todd Nelson | Washington Capitals | | Free agency |
| August 2, 1995 (1995-08-02) | Darren Rumble | Ottawa Senators | | Free agency |
| June 4, 1996 (1996-06-04) | Craig Darby | New York Islanders | | Waivers |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| August 8, 1995 (1995-08-08) | Stewart Malgunas | Winnipeg Jets | Free agency (II) |
| August 10, 1995 (1995-08-10) | Dave Brown | San Jose Sharks | Free agency |
| August 23, 1995 (1995-08-23) | Al Conroy | Houston Aeros (IHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| N/A | Shawn Anderson | Milwaukee Admirals (IHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| N/A | Norm Foster | | Retirement |
| November 1995 (1995-11) | Gilbert Dionne | Carolina Monarchs (AHL) | Buyout |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 29, 1995 (1995-06-29) | Brent Fedyk | 2-year | Re-signing |
| June 30, 1995 (1995-06-30) | Rob DiMaio | | Re-signing |
| June 30, 1995 (1995-06-30) | Yanick Dupre | | Re-signing |
| July 7, 1995 (1995-07-07) | Les Kuntar | | Re-signing |
| July 10, 1995 (1995-07-10) | Kevin Dineen | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 1, 1995 (1995-08-01) | Dominic Roussel | | Re-signing |
| August 3, 1995 (1995-08-03) | Shjon Podein | | Re-signing |
| August 7, 1995 (1995-08-07) | Shawn Antoski | | Re-signing |
| August 10, 1995 (1995-08-10) | Gilbert Dionne | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 14, 1995 (1995-08-14) | Rod Brind'Amour | 3-year | Re-signing |
| September 11, 1995 (1995-09-11) | John LeClair | 5-year | Re-signing |
| October 5, 1995 (1995-10-05) | Eric Desjardins | 4-year | Re-signing |
| October 6, 1995 (1995-10-06) | Kevin Haller | multi-year | Re-signing |
| October 15, 1995 (1995-10-15) | Mikael Renberg | 4-year | Re-signing |
| May 28, 1996 (1996-05-28) | Andre Payette | | Entry-level |
| June 5, 1996 (1996-06-05) | Jason Bowen | | Re-signing |

## Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1995 NHL entry draft, which was held at Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta, on June 28, 1995. The Flyers traded their third-round pick, 74th overall, and Mark Recchi to the Montreal Canadiens for Eric Desjardins, Gilbert Dionne and John LeClair on February 9, 1995. They also traded their fifth-round pick, 126th overall, to the Detroit Red Wings for Stewart Malgunas on September 9, 1993.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) |
| 1 | 22 | Brian Boucher | Goaltender | United States | Tri-City Americans (WHL) |
| 2 | 48 | Shane Kenny | Defense | Canada | Owen Sound Platers (OHL) |
| 4 | 100 | Radovan Somik | Left wing | Slovakia | Martimex ZTS Martin (Slovakia) |
| 6 | 132 | Dmitri Tertyshny | Defense | Russia | Traktor Chelyabinsk (Russia) |
| 6 | 135 | Jamie Sokolsky | Defense | Canada | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 6 | 152 | Martin Spanhel | Left wing | Czech Republic | ZPS Zlin Jrs. (CZE) |
| 7 | 178 | Martin Streit | Forward | Czech Republic | HC Olomouc (CZE) |
| 8 | 204 | Ruslan Shafikov | Forward | Russia | Salavat Yulaev (Russia) |
| 9 | 230 | Jeff Lank | Defense | Canada | Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) |

## Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Hershey Bears of the AHL and the Mobile Mysticks of the ECHL.