# 1999–2000 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 1999–2000 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Philadelphia Flyers' 33rd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). One of the most tumultuous seasons in franchise history, the Flyers reached the Eastern Conference Finals, losing in seven games to the New Jersey Devils, blowing a 3-1 series lead in the process.

## Off-season

After going unclaimed in the 1999 NHL expansion draft, longtime goaltender Ron Hextall was waived by the Flyers on July 1 for the purpose of buying out the final season of his contract. Hextall cleared waivers and announced his retirement on September 6, 1999.
Longtime broadcaster Gene Hart, who was awarded the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award in 1997, died from a variety of illnesses on July 14.
A little over a week later on July 23, defenseman Dmitri Tertyshny, coming off his rookie season, was fatally injured in a boating accident. Tertyshny was on a boating trip to Okanagan Lake in British Columbia with two players from the Flyers' minor-league affiliate Philadelphia Phantoms, Francis Belanger and Mikhail Chernov, when a freak accident caused him to suffer fatal injuries. The boat hit a wave and caused him to fall forward overboard. The boat ran over him and its propeller slashed his neck and his jugular vein.

## Regular season

Head coach Roger Neilson was diagnosed with bone cancer, forcing him to step aside in February 2000 to undergo treatment, so assistant coach Craig Ramsay took over as interim coach for the rest of the season; Neilson later recovered but was informed that he would not be returning.
In January, longtime Flyer and fan favorite Rod Brind'Amour was shipped to the Carolina Hurricanes for Keith Primeau, with the intention of acquiring a big center to complement Eric Lindros. Meanwhile, the strife between Flyers management (particularly GM Bob Clarke) and Lindros, continued to worsen. Less than a month after Ramsay took over, Lindros suffered his second concussion of the season. He played several games after the initial hit and afterwards criticized the team's training staff for failing to initially diagnose the concussion after it happened. It was after this that the Flyers' organization decided to strip Lindros of the captaincy on March 27 and name defenseman Eric Desjardins the team's captain.
With Lindros out indefinitely, the Flyers rallied to overcome the distractions and a 15-point deficit in the standings to win the Atlantic Division and the No. 1 seed in the East on the last day of the regular season.

### Season standings

Atlantic Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 45 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 237 | 179 | 105 |
| 2 | 4 | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 45 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 251 | 203 | 103 |
| 3 | 7 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 37 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 241 | 236 | 88 |
| 4 | 11 | New York Rangers | 82 | 29 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 218 | 246 | 73 |
| 5 | 13 | New York Islanders | 82 | 24 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 194 | 275 | 58 |
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL=Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM=Penalties in Minutes; Pts = Points Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
Eastern Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | z – Philadelphia Flyers | AT | 82 | 45 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 237 | 179 | 105 |
| 2 | y – Washington Capitals | SE | 82 | 44 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 227 | 194 | 102 |
| 3 | y – Toronto Maple Leafs | NE | 82 | 45 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 246 | 222 | 100 |
| 4 | New Jersey Devils | AT | 82 | 45 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 251 | 203 | 103 |
| 5 | Florida Panthers | SE | 82 | 43 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 244 | 209 | 98 |
| 6 | Ottawa Senators | NE | 82 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 244 | 210 | 95 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Penguins | AT | 82 | 37 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 241 | 236 | 88 |
| 8 | Buffalo Sabres | NE | 82 | 35 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 213 | 204 | 85 |
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| 9 | Carolina Hurricanes | SE | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 217 | 216 | 84 |
| 10 | Montreal Canadiens | NE | 82 | 35 | 34 | 9 | 4 | 196 | 194 | 83 |
| 11 | New York Rangers | AT | 82 | 29 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 218 | 246 | 73 |
| 12 | Boston Bruins | NE | 82 | 24 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 210 | 248 | 73 |
| 13 | New York Islanders | AT | 82 | 24 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 194 | 275 | 58 |
| 14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | SE | 82 | 19 | 47 | 9 | 7 | 204 | 310 | 54 |
| 15 | Atlanta Thrashers | SE | 82 | 14 | 57 | 7 | 4 | 170 | 313 | 39 |
Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast
bold – Qualified for playoffs; z – Won conference; y – Won division

## Playoffs

They easily defeated their first round opponent, the Buffalo Sabres, in five games. Primeau's goal in the fifth overtime of Game 4 against the team's second-round opponent, the Pittsburgh Penguins, turned that series in the Flyers' favor as they won in six games, coming back from a 2–0 series deficit. After dropping Game 1 to New Jersey in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Flyers peeled off three straight wins to take a 3–1 series lead. But New Jersey refused to give up. After New Jersey won Game 5, Lindros returned to the lineup for the first time since March for Game 6 in another losing effort. Early in Game 7, Lindros was on the receiving end of a hit by Scott Stevens, giving him another concussion and leaving the Philadelphia crowd deflated. Without Lindros, the Flyers lost the decisive game by a score of 2–1. To date, it is the only time (of 64 total series) a team in the Conference Finals or Semifinals round has held a 3-1 series lead and lost. It was the second time in franchise history the team lost a series after leading 3 games to 1. New Jersey went on to win the Stanley Cup.

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

1999 preseason :
Preseason: 2–6–0 (home: 2–2–0; road: 0–4–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordRef
1September 17@ Washington Capitals2–30–1–0
2September 18Detroit Red Wings2–50–2–0
–September 21@ Philadelphia Phantoms6–1–
3September 23@ New York Rangers1–20–3–0
4September 24New York Rangers3–21–3–0
5September 25@ New Jersey Devils2–41–4–0
6September 26New Jersey Devils10–22–4–0
7September 27Washington Capitals2–82–5–0
8September 28@ Detroit Red Wings0–32–6–0
Notes:
$^a$ Benefit game played for Dmitri Tertyshny's family at the First Union Spectrum.
$^b$ This game was not counted toward the team's preseason totals. :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :

### Regular season

1999–2000 regular season :
October: 6–5–1–1, 14 points (home: 5–3–0–1; road: 1–2–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
1October 2Ottawa Senators0–30–1–0–00Recap
2October 7Carolina Hurricanes0–20–2–0–00Recap
3October 9@ Boston Bruins1–1 OT0–2–1–01Recap
4October 12@ Washington Capitals4–50–3–1–01Recap
5October 14Montreal Canadiens4–5 OT0–3–1–12Recap
6October 16@ Detroit Red Wings2–30–4–1–12Recap
7October 17Buffalo Sabres5–21–4–1–14Recap
8October 20New York Rangers5–02–4–1–16Recap
9October 22@ New York Rangers2–03–4–1–18Recap
10October 24Florida Panthers2–04–4–1–110Recap
11October 26Vancouver Canucks2–54–5–1–110Recap
12October 28Colorado Avalanche5–4 OT5–5–1–112Recap
13October 30New Jersey Devils5–36–5–1–114Recap :
November: 7–2–3–0, 17 points (home: 4–0–1–0; road: 3–2–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
14November 3@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim3–3 OT6–5–2–115Recap
15November 5@ San Jose Sharks3–17–5–2–117Recap
16November 6@ Los Angeles Kings5–38–5–2–119Recap
17November 9@ New Jersey Devils1–28–6–2–119Recap
18November 11Carolina Hurricanes4–19–6–2–121Recap
19November 13San Jose Sharks3–210–6–2–123Recap
20November 18Dallas Stars1–1 OT10–6–3–124Recap
21November 20Tampa Bay Lightning4–111–6–3–126Recap
22November 22@ Tampa Bay Lightning1–411–7–3–126Recap
23November 24@ Florida Panthers6–112–7–3–128Recap
24November 26Toronto Maple Leafs3–2 OT13–7–3–130Recap
25November 28@ Ottawa Senators3–3 OT13–7–4–131Recap :
December: 8–3–2–0, 18 points (home: 4–0–2–0; road: 4–3–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
26December 2@ Buffalo Sabres4–214–7–4–133Recap
27December 4@ Montreal Canadiens3–215–7–4–135Recap
28December 5St. Louis Blues3–216–7–4–137Recap
29December 9Toronto Maple Leafs4–217–7–4–139Recap
30December 11@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–617–8–4–139Recap
31December 14@ Buffalo Sabres1–317–9–4–139Recap
32December 16Phoenix Coyotes5–318–9–4–141Recap
33December 18Tampa Bay Lightning4–019–9–4–143Recap
34December 19Nashville Predators1–1 OT19–9–5–144Recap
35December 22@ New Jersey Devils2–319–10–5–144Recap
36December 23Atlanta Thrashers4–4 OT19–10–6–145Recap
37December 27@ Calgary Flames5–120–10–6–147Recap
38December 29@ Vancouver Canucks3–2 OT21–10–6–149Recap :
January: 5–4–3–0, 13 points (home: 3–1–1–0; road: 2–3–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
39January 2@ New York Islanders4–122–10–6–151Recap
40January 6New York Islanders3–223–10–6–153Recap
41January 8Pittsburgh Penguins6–224–10–6–155Recap
42January 11@ Carolina Hurricanes4–325–10–6–157Recap
43January 14@ Atlanta Thrashers0–125–11–6–157Recap
44January 15New Jersey Devils1–425–12–6–157Recap
45January 17@ Florida Panthers1–325–13–6–157Recap
46January 20Ottawa Senators1–1 OT25–13–7–158Recap
47January 23@ Pittsburgh Penguins4–4 OT25–13–8–159Recap
48January 27Florida Panthers4–226–13–8–161Recap
49January 29@ Montreal Canadiens2–2 OT26–13–9–162Recap
50January 30@ Washington Capitals0–226–14–9–162Recap :
February: 7–3–2–0, 16 points (home: 4–1–2–0; road: 3–2–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
51February 3Mighty Ducks of Anaheim3–3 OT26–14–10–163Recap
52February 9@ Toronto Maple Leafs4–227–14–10–165Recap
53February 10Edmonton Oilers2–327–15–10–165Recap
54February 12Buffalo Sabres3–2 OT28–15–10–167Recap
55February 15@ New Jersey Devils2–428–16–10–167Recap
56February 17New York Islanders2–2 OT28–16–11–168Recap
57February 19Washington Capitals4–229–16–11–170Recap
58February 20@ New York Rangers3–230–16–11–172Recap
59February 22Chicago Blackhawks3–131–16–11–174Recap
60February 24Pittsburgh Penguins4–3 OT32–16–11–176Recap
61February 26@ New York Islanders5–133–16–11–178Recap
62February 29@ St. Louis Blues2–333–17–11–178Recap :
March: 7–4–1–2, 17 points (home: 3–1–1–2; road: 4–3–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
63March 1@ Dallas Stars0–233–18–11–178Recap
64March 4@ Boston Bruins3–034–18–11–180Recap
65March 5New York Islanders3–4 OT34–18–11–281Recap
66March 8@ Tampa Bay Lightning3–2 OT35–18–11–283Recap
67March 9Washington Capitals3–136–18–11–285Recap
68March 12@ Colorado Avalanche1–336–19–11–285Recap
69March 13@ Phoenix Coyotes4–137–19–11–287Recap
70March 16Montreal Canadiens1–1 OT37–19–12–288Recap
71March 18New York Rangers2–337–20–12–288Recap
72March 19Boston Bruins6–238–20–12–290Recap
73March 21@ Nashville Predators2–039–20–12–292Recap
74March 23Los Angeles Kings2–3 OT39–20–12–393Recap
75March 26Pittsburgh Penguins3–140–20–12–395Recap
76March 28@ Ottawa Senators2–540–21–12–395Recap :
April: 5–1–0–0, 10 points (home: 2–0–0–0; road: 3–1–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreRecordPointsRecap
77April 1@ Pittsburgh Penguins3–241–21–12–397Recap
78April 2@ Carolina Hurricanes0–141–22–12–397Recap
79April 4@ Atlanta Thrashers5–342–22–12–399Recap
80April 6Atlanta Thrashers3–143–22–12–3101Recap
81April 8Boston Bruins3–044–22–12–3103Recap
82April 9@ New York Rangers4–145–22–12–3105Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Tie (1 point)
  Overtime loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2000 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. Buffalo Sabres – Flyers win 4–1
GameDateOpponentScoreAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 13Buffalo Sabres3–219,607Flyers lead 1–0Recap
2April 14Buffalo Sabres2–119,752Flyers lead 2–0Recap
3April 16@ Buffalo Sabres2–018,690Flyers lead 3–0Recap
4April 18@ Buffalo Sabres2–3 OT18,690Flyers lead 3–1Recap
5April 20Buffalo Sabres5–219,801Flyers win 4–1Recap :
Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins – Flyers win 4–2
GameDateOpponentScoreAttendanceSeriesRecap
1April 27Pittsburgh Penguins0–219,846Penguins lead 1–0Recap
2April 29Pittsburgh Penguins1–419,810Penguins lead 2–0Recap
3May 2@ Pittsburgh Penguins4–3 OT17,148Penguins lead 2–1Recap
4May 4@ Pittsburgh Penguins2–1 5OT17,148Series tied 2–2Recap
5May 7Pittsburgh Penguins6–319,906Flyers lead 3–2Recap
6May 9@ Pittsburgh Penguins2–117,114Flyers win 4–2Recap :
Eastern Conference Finals vs. New Jersey Devils – Devils win 4–3
GameDateOpponentScoreAttendanceSeriesRecap
1May 14New Jersey Devils1–419,779Devils lead 1–0Recap
2May 16New Jersey Devils4–319,855Series tied 1–1Recap
3May 18@ New Jersey Devils4–219,040Flyers lead 2–1Recap
4May 20@ New Jersey Devils3–119,040Flyers lead 3–1Recap
5May 22New Jersey Devils1–419,945Flyers lead 3–2Recap
6May 24@ New Jersey Devils1–219,040Series tied 3–3Recap
7May 26New Jersey Devils1–220,037Devils win 4–3Recap :
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 |
| 8 | Mark Recchi | RW | 82 | 28 | 63 | 91 | 20 | 50 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | John LeClair | LW | 82 | 40 | 37 | 77 | 8 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 6 |
| 88 | Eric Lindros | C | 55 | 27 | 32 | 59 | 11 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Eric Desjardins | D | 81 | 14 | 41 | 55 | 20 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Daymond Langkow | C | 82 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 1 | 56 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| 12 | Simon Gagne | LW | 80 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 11 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Valeri Zelepukin | LW | 77 | 11 | 21 | 32 | −3 | 55 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 19 | Mikael Renberg‡ | RW | 62 | 8 | 21 | 29 | −1 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Keith Jones | RW | 57 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 82 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −1 | 14 |
| 3 | Dan McGillis | D | 68 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 55 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −1 | 12 |
| 25 | Keith Primeau† | C | 23 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 31 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −4 | 13 |
| 11 | Jody Hull† | RW | 67 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 0 |
| 6 | Chris Therien | D | 80 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 66 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 12 |
| 32 | Craig Berube | LW | 77 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 162 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 23 |
| 21 | Sandy McCarthy‡ | RW | 58 | 6 | 5 | 11 | −5 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Rod Brind'Amour‡ | C | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | −1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | Andy Delmore | D | 27 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −1 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 22 | Luke Richardson | D | 74 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 140 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 41 |
| 2 | Adam Burt | D | 67 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −2 | 45 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 92 | Rick Tocchet† | RW | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −2 | 49 |
| 15 | Peter White | C | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
| 9 | Mark Greig | RW | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 14 | Mikael Andersson‡ | LW | 36 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Gino Odjick† | LW | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Marc Bureau‡ | C | 54 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 55 | Ulf Samuelsson† | D | 49 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Kent Manderville† | C | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 22 |
| 44 | Mark Eaton | D | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| 24 | Zarley Zalapski† | D | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Todd White† | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Brian Boucher | G | 35 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 24 | Karl Dykhuis‡ | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | John Vanbiesbrouck | G | 50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Jeff Lank | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Mike Maneluk | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Steve Washburn† | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Goaltending

| 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 |
| 34 | John Vanbiesbrouck | 50 | 49 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 1143 | 108 | 2.20 | .906 | 3 | 2,950 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Brian Boucher | 35 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 790 | 65 | 1.91 | .918 | 4 | 2,038 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 484 | 40 | 2.03 | .917 | 1 | 1,183 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (annual) | NHL All-Rookie Team | Brian Boucher (Goaltender) |
| League (annual) | NHL All-Rookie Team | Simon Gagne (Forward) |
| League (annual) | NHL second All-Star team | Eric Desjardins (Defense) |
| 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 | Roger Neilson (coach) |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Mark Recchi |
| League (in-season) | NHL Player of the Week | John Vanbiesbrouck (October 25) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Rookie of the Month | Simon Gagne (December) |
| Team | Barry Ashbee Trophy | Eric Desjardins |
| Team | Bobby Clarke Trophy | Mark Recchi |
| Team | Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy | Luke Richardson |
| Team | Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award | Keith Jones |

### Records

Among the team records set during the 1999–2000 season was goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck setting the team record for consecutive shutouts (3) from October 20 to October 24, which was later tied by Ilya Bryzgalov during the 2011–12 season. Eric Desjardins tied the team season record for powerplay goals by a defenseman (8) and the team set a franchise record for fewest overtime losses (3), a mark that was matched in the following two seasons.
During the third period of game two of their conference semifinals playoff series with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Rick Tocchet set team playoff records for most penalties (5) and penalty minutes (29) in a single period, while the team’s 92 penalty minutes is also a franchise high. The Flyers game four victory in the fifth overtime period is the longest in team history (152 minutes and seven seconds) and also holds the team record for most shots on goal during playoff overtime (43). In game five, Andy Delmore’s hat trick tied an NHL record for most goals by a defenseman in a playoff game while Mark Recchi tied the team record for most assists in a playoff game (4). The Flyers five-game road winning streak from May 2 to May 20 tied a franchise playoff record. Delmore’s five goals during the playoffs is the most by a Flyers defenseman.

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Mark Eaton | October 2, 1999 |
| First game | Simon Gagne | October 2, 1999 |
| First game | Brian Boucher | October 14, 1999 |
| First game | Jeff Lank | January 29, 2000 |

## Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 1999, the day after the deciding game of the 1999 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 10, 2000, the day of the deciding game of the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| September 27, 1999 (1999-09-27) | To Philadelphia Flyers Matt Henderson | To Nashville Predators Paul Healey |
| October 15, 1999 (1999-10-15) | To Philadelphia Flyers Jody Hull | To Atlanta Thrashers Future considerations |
| October 20, 1999 (1999-10-20) | To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations | To Montreal Canadiens Karl Dykhuis |
| November 16, 1999 (1999-11-16) | To Philadelphia Flyers Steve Washburn | To Nashville Predators Conditional 7th-round draft pick in 2001 |
| November 30, 1999 (1999-11-30) | To Philadelphia Flyers Loan of Rastislav Pavlikovsky | To Ottawa Senators |
| December 9, 1999 (1999-12-09) | To Philadelphia Flyers Eric Bertrand | To Atlanta Thrashers Brian Wesenberg |
| January 23, 2000 (2000-01-23) | To Philadelphia Flyers Keith Primeau5th-round pick in 2000 | To Carolina Hurricanes Rod Brind'AmourJean-Marc Pelletier2nd-round pick in 2000 |
| January 26, 2000 (2000-01-26) | To Philadelphia Flyers Todd White | To Chicago Blackhawks Conditional draft pick in 2001 |
| February 14, 2000 (2000-02-14) | To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations | To Nashville Predators Eric Bertrand |
| February 15, 2000 (2000-02-15) | To Philadelphia Flyers Gino Odjick | To New York Islanders Mikael AnderssonCarolina's 5th-round pick in 2000 |
| March 6, 2000 (2000-03-06) | To Philadelphia Flyers Travis Brigley6th-round pick in 2001 | To Calgary Flames Marc Bureau |
| March 8, 2000 (2000-03-08) | To Philadelphia Flyers Rick Tocchet | To Phoenix Coyotes Mikael Renberg |
| March 14, 2000 (2000-03-14) | To Philadelphia Flyers Kent Manderville | To Carolina Hurricanes Sandy McCarthy |
| March 14, 2000 (2000-03-14) | To Philadelphia Flyers Kirby Law | To Atlanta Thrashers Vancouver's 6th-round pick in 20006th-round pick in 2001 |
| March 16, 2000 (2000-03-16) | To Philadelphia Flyers | To Utah Grizzlies (IHL) Loan of Zarley Zalapski |
| May 31, 2000 (2000-05-31) | To Philadelphia Flyers Paul Ranheim | To Carolina Hurricanes 8th-round pick in 2002 |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 13, 1999 (1999-07-13) | Dean Melanson | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 1999 (1999-07-13) | Jeff Tory | Houston Aeros (IHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 14, 1999 (1999-07-14) | Chris Albert | Michigan K-Wings (IHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 2, 1999 (1999-08-02) | Mike Maneluk | New York Rangers | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 3, 1999 (1999-08-03) | Ruslan Fedotenko | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) | | Free agency |
| October 19, 1999 (1999-10-19) | Ulf Samuelsson | Atlanta Thrashers | 2-year | Free agency |
| February 13, 2000 (2000-02-13) | Zarley Zalapski | Utah Grizzlies (IHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| June 6, 2000 (2000-06-06) | Dan Peters | Colorado College (WCHA) | | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| June 25, 1999 (1999-06-25) | Jody Hull | Atlanta Thrashers | Expansion draft |
| July 1, 1999 (1999-07-01) | Dan Kordic | | Contract expiration (UFA) |
| July 29, 1999 (1999-07-29) | Chris Joseph | Ottawa Senators | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 4, 1999 (1999-08-04) | Andre Payette | Mohawk Valley Prowlers (UHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 26, 1999 (1999-08-26) | David MacIsaac | Los Angeles Kings | Free agency (VI) |
| September 3, 1999 (1999-09-03) | Steve Duchesne | Detroit Red Wings | Free agency (III) |
| September 6, 1999 (1999-09-06) | Ron Hextall | | Retirement |
| September 20, 1999 (1999-09-20) | Dennis Bonvie | Pittsburgh Penguins | Free agency (VI) |
| September 22, 1999 (1999-09-22) | Richard Park | Utah Grizzlies (IHL) | Free agency (II) |
| December 4, 1999 (1999-12-04) | Martin Cerven | Trenton Titans (ECHL) | Buyout |
| December 4, 1999 (1999-12-04) | Roman Vopat | Essen Mosquitoes (DEL) | Buyout |
| December 4, 1999 (1999-12-04) | Jason Zent | | Buyout |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 30, 1999 (1999-06-30) | Eric Lindros | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 13, 1999 (1999-07-13) | Neil Little | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 19, 1999 (1999-07-19) | Keith Jones | 3-year | Re-signing |
| July 29, 1999 (1999-07-29) | Sandy McCarthy | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 29, 1999 (1999-07-29) | Mikael Renberg | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 3, 1999 (1999-08-03) | Sean O'Brien | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 5, 1999 (1999-08-05) | Dan McGillis | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 18, 1999 (1999-08-18) | Karl Dykhuis | 3-year | Re-signing |
| August 20, 1999 (1999-08-20) | Simon Gagne | 3-year | Entry-level |
| September 3, 1999 (1999-09-03) | Daymond Langkow | 2-year | Re-signing |
| September 6, 1999 (1999-09-06) | Craig Berube | 1-year | Re-signing |
| September 6, 1999 (1999-09-06) | Valeri Zelepukin | 1-year | Re-signing |
| January 23, 2000 (2000-01-23) | Keith Primeau | 5-year | Re-signing |
| June 6, 2000 (2000-06-06) | Petr Hubacek | | Entry-level |
| June 6, 2000 (2000-06-06) | Vaclav Pletka | | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1999 NHL entry draft, which was held at the FleetCenter in Boston on June 26, 1999. The Flyers traded their second-round pick, 58th overall, the New York Islanders' 2000 sixth-round pick, and Dainius Zubrus to the Montreal Canadiens for Mark Recchi on March 10, 1999. They also traded their fifth-round pick, 148th overall, and Colin Forbes to the Tampa Bay Lightning for Mikael Andersson and Sandy McCarthy on March 20, 1999, their eighth-round pick, 237th overall, to the Carolina Hurricanes for the rights to Francis Lessard on May 25, 1999, and their ninth-round pick, 265th overall, to the Dallas Stars for the Stars' 1998 ninth-round pick on June 27, 1998. The St. Louis Blues received the Flyers' sixth-round pick, 180th overall, as compensation for the Flyers hiring Roger Neilson as their head coach.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) |
| 1 | 22 | Maxime Ouellet | Goaltender | Canada | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 119 | Jeff Feniak | Defense | Canada | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
| 6 | 160 | Konstantin Rudenko | Forward | Russia | Severstal Cherepovets (RUS) |
| 7 | 200 | Pavel Kasparik | Center | Czech Republic | IHC Pisek (CZE) |
| 7 | 208 | Vaclav Pletka | Left wing | Czech Republic | Ocelari Trinec (CZE) |
| 8 | 224 | David Nystrom | Right wing | Sweden | Frolunda HC (Elitserien) |

## Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL and the Trenton Titans of the ECHL.