# 2018–19 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 2018–19 Philadelphia Flyers season was the 52nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. The Flyers were eliminated from playoff contention on March 30, 2019, after a 5–2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.

## Regular season

After losing five out of six games in the second half of November, general manager Ron Hextall was fired on November 27. Assistant general manager Chris Pryor and assistant coach Gord Murphy were also fired a day later. Former Minnesota Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher was named Hextall's replacement on December 3. After a four-game losing streak two weeks later, head coach Dave Hakstol was fired on December 17 and replaced on an interim basis by Lehigh Valley Phantoms head coach Scott Gordon. The team set an NHL record for most goalies used in a season with 8.

### Standings

Metropolitan Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | 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 |
Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | 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 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 15, 2018.
2018 preseason :
Preseason: 4–3–1 (home: 1–2–1; road: 3–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordRecap
1September 16Philadelphia0–3NY IslandersStolarz–0–1–0Recap
2September 17NY Islanders1–3PhiladelphiaNeuvirth17,7251–1–0Recap
3September 18Philadelphia5–1NY IslandersLyon4,7442–1–0Recap
4September 19Philadelphia6–4NY RangersElliott12,1593–1–0Recap
5September 21NY Islanders3–2PhiladelphiaOTStolarz–3–1–1Recap
6September 24Boston4–3PhiladelphiaElliott18,9553–2–1Recap
7September 27NY Rangers4–2PhiladelphiaHart18,9003–3–1Recap
8September 29Philadelphia4–1BostonElliott17,5654–3–1Recap
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 (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 21, 2018.
2018–19 regular season :
October: 5–7–0 (home: 2–4–0; road: 3–3–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 4Philadelphia5–2VegasElliott18,5551–0–02Recap
2October 6Philadelphia2–5ColoradoElliott16,7681–1–02Recap
3October 9San Jose8–2PhiladelphiaElliott19,1331–2–02Recap
4October 10Philadelphia7–4OttawaPickard13,2152–2–04Recap
5October 13Vegas1–0PhiladelphiaElliott19,0672–3–04Recap
6October 16Florida5–6PhiladelphiaSOPickard19,0383–3–06Recap
7October 18Philadelphia3–6ColumbusPickard13,4923–4–06Recap
8October 20New Jersey2–5PhiladelphiaElliott19,1054–4–08Recap
9October 22Colorado4–1PhiladelphiaElliott19,3264–5–08Recap
10October 25Philadelphia0–3BostonElliott17,5654–6–08Recap
11October 27NY Islanders6–1PhiladelphiaNeuvirth19,2474–7–08Recap
12October 30Philadelphia3–2AnaheimElliott16,4505–7–010Recap :
November: 5–5–2 (home: 3–3–1; road: 2–2–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
13November 1Philadelphia5–2Los AngelesElliott18,2306–7–012Recap
14November 3Philadelphia3–4San JoseOTPickard17,5626–7–113Recap
15November 5Philadelphia5–2ArizonaPickard13,7197–7–115Recap
16November 8Arizona4–5PhiladelphiaOTElliott18,8848–7–117Recap
17November 10Chicago0–4PhiladelphiaElliott19,3559–7–119Recap
18November 13Florida2–1PhiladelphiaElliott19,1479–8–119Recap
19November 15New Jersey3–0PhiladelphiaElliott18,8069–9–119Recap
20November 17Tampa Bay6–5PhiladelphiaOTPickard19,0609–9–220Recap
21November 21Philadelphia2–5BuffaloLyon19,0709–10–220Recap
22November 23NY Rangers0–4PhiladelphiaPickard19,52310–10–222Recap
23November 24Philadelphia0–6TorontoPickard19,37310–11–222Recap
24November 27Ottawa4–3PhiladelphiaStolarz19,08310–12–222Recap :
December: 5–6–3 (home: 2–1–1; road: 3–5–2)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
25December 1Philadelphia4–2PittsburghStolarz18,65311–12–224Recap
26December 6Columbus4–3PhiladelphiaOTStolarz19,42811–12–325Recap
27December 8Philadelphia6–2BuffaloStolarz18,28312–12–327Recap
28December 9Philadelphia1–7WinnipegNeuvirth15,32112–13–327Recap
29December 12Philadelphia5–6CalgaryOTStolarz17,76312–13–428Recap
30December 14Philadelphia1–4EdmontonStolarz18,34712–14–428Recap
31December 15Philadelphia1–5VancouverStolarz17,32812–15–428Recap
32December 18Detroit2–3PhiladelphiaHart19,25513–15–430Recap
33December 20Nashville1–2PhiladelphiaHart19,14214–15–432Recap
34December 22Columbus4–3PhiladelphiaHart19,31114–16–432Recap
35December 23Philadelphia3–2NY RangersSONeuvirth17,51515–16–434Recap
36December 27Philadelphia5–6Tampa BayOTNeuvirth19,09215–16–535Recap
37December 29Philadelphia1–2FloridaHart15,73715–17–535Recap
38December 31Philadelphia1–3CarolinaHart16,64415–18–535Recap :
January: 7–5–1 (home: 4–2–1; road: 3–3–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
39January 1Philadelphia0–4NashvilleNeuvirth17,48115–19–535Recap
40January 3Carolina5–3PhiladelphiaNeuvirth18,71815–20–535Recap
41January 5Calgary3–2PhiladelphiaOTHart19,23615–20–636Recap
42January 7St. Louis3–0PhiladelphiaHart19,02115–21–636Recap
43January 8Philadelphia3–5WashingtonMcKenna18,50615–22–636Recap
44January 10Dallas1–2PhiladelphiaHart19,44816–22–638Recap
45January 12Philadelphia2–3New JerseyHart16,51416–23–638Recap
46January 14Minnesota4–7PhiladelphiaHart19,12317–23–640Recap
47January 16Boston3–4PhiladelphiaHart19,29718–23–642Recap
48January 19Philadelphia5–2MontrealHart21,30219–23–644Recap
49January 28Winnipeg1–3PhiladelphiaHart19,08720–23–646Recap
50January 29Philadelphia1–0NY RangersStolarz17,16321–23–648Recap
51January 31Philadelphia3–2BostonOTHart17,56522–23–650Recap :
February: 8–3–2 (home: 6–2–1; road: 2–1–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
52February 2Edmonton4–5PhiladelphiaOTHart19,52623–23–652Recap
53February 4Vancouver1–2PhiladelphiaHart18,67124–23–654Recap
54February 7Los Angeles3–2PhiladelphiaSOStolarz18,98224–23–755Recap
55February 9Anaheim2–6PhiladelphiaHart19,07225–23–757Recap
56February 11Pittsburgh4–1PhiladelphiaHart19,10325–24–757Recap
57February 12Philadelphia5–4MinnesotaStolarz18,60726–24–759Recap
58February 16Detroit5–6PhiladelphiaOTHart19,34227–24–761Recap
59February 17Philadelphia3–1DetroitHart19,51528–24–763Recap
60February 19Tampa Bay5–2PhiladelphiaHart18,93228–25–763Recap
61February 21Philadelphia1–5MontrealHart21,30228–26–763Recap
62February 23Pittsburgh3–4PhiladelphiaOTElliott69,620 (outdoors)29–26–765Recap
63February 26Buffalo2–5PhiladelphiaElliott18,46630–26–767Recap
64February 28Philadelphia3–4ColumbusOTElliott17,16930–26–868Recap :
March: 7–8–0 (home: 2–5–0; road: 5–3–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
65March 1Philadelphia6–3New JerseyTalbot15,24731–26–870Recap
66March 3Philadelphia4–1NY IslandersElliott13,91732–26–872Recap
67March 6Washington5–3PhiladelphiaElliott19,23232–27–872Recap
68March 9Philadelphia5–2NY IslandersElliott13,91733–27–874Recap
69March 11Ottawa2–3PhiladelphiaElliott18,19334–27–876Recap
70March 14Washington5–2PhiladelphiaHart19,47534–28–876Recap
71March 15Philadelphia6–7TorontoElliott19,29034–29–876Recap
72March 17Philadelphia2–1PittsburghOTHart18,63635–29–878Recap
73March 19Montreal3–1PhiladelphiaHart19,04535–30–878Recap
74March 21Philadelphia3–1ChicagoHart21,48436–30–880Recap
75March 23NY Islanders4–2PhiladelphiaHart19,66836–31–880Recap
76March 24Philadelphia1–3WashingtonElliott18,50636–32–880Recap
77March 27Toronto4–5PhiladelphiaSOHart19,20537–32–882Recap
78March 30Philadelphia2–5CarolinaTalbot17,83337–33–882Recap
79March 31NY Rangers3–0PhiladelphiaHart19,43737–34–882Recap :
April: 0–3–0 (home: 0–1–0; road: 0–2–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
80April 2Philadelphia2–6DallasTalbot18,53237–35–882Recap
81April 4Philadelphia3–7St. LouisElliott18,20337–36–882Recap
82April 6Carolina4–3PhiladelphiaHart19,43337–37–882Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## 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 |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 28 | Claude Giroux | LW | 82 | 22 | 63 | 85 | 9 | 24 |
| 14 | Sean Couturier | C | 80 | 33 | 43 | 76 | 2 | 34 |
| 93 | Jakub Voracek | RW | 78 | 20 | 46 | 66 | −16 | 25 |
| 11 | Travis Konecny | C | 82 | 24 | 25 | 49 | −4 | 40 |
| 25 | James van Riemsdyk | LW | 66 | 27 | 21 | 48 | −10 | 18 |
| 53 | Shayne Gostisbehere | D | 78 | 9 | 28 | 37 | −20 | 22 |
| 6 | Travis Sanheim | D | 82 | 9 | 26 | 35 | −4 | 22 |
| 23 | Oskar Lindblom | LW | 81 | 17 | 16 | 33 | −9 | 20 |
| 21 | Scott Laughton | C | 82 | 12 | 20 | 32 | −11 | 53 |
| 19 | Nolan Patrick | C | 72 | 13 | 18 | 31 | −8 | 27 |
| 17 | Wayne Simmonds‡ | RW | 62 | 16 | 11 | 27 | −20 | 90 |
| 9 | Ivan Provorov | D | 82 | 7 | 19 | 26 | −16 | 32 |
| 8 | Robert Hagg | D | 82 | 5 | 15 | 20 | −3 | 63 |
| 3 | Radko Gudas | D | 77 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 63 |
| 12 | Michael Raffl | LW | 67 | 6 | 12 | 18 | −1 | 32 |
| 22 | Dale Weise‡ | RW | 42 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −6 | 15 |
| 40 | Jordan Weal‡ | C | 28 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −5 | 16 |
| 47 | Andrew MacDonald | D | 47 | 0 | 9 | 9 | −5 | 18 |
| 44 | Phil Varone | C | 47 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −2 | 8 |
| 38 | Ryan Hartman† | RW | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −6 | 30 |
| 10 | Corban Knight | C | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −5 | 0 |
| 15 | Jori Lehtera | C | 27 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −7 | 33 |
| 61 | Philippe Myers | D | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −5 | 2 |
| 24 | Mikhail Vorobyev | C | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Christian Folin‡ | D | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 27 | Justin Bailey† | RW | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 37 | Brian Elliott | G | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| 62 | Nicolas Aube-Kubel | RW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Mark Friedman | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 39 | Tyrell Goulbourne | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | Carter Hart | G | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 34 | Alex Lyon | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 56 | Mike McKenna† | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 5 | Samuel Morin | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 |
| 30 | Michal Neuvirth | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 33 | Calvin Pickard‡ | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 2 |
| 41 | Anthony Stolarz‡ | G | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 33 | Cam Talbot† | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |

### Goaltending

* † = 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 | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season |
| No. | Player | GP | GS | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
| 79 | Carter Hart | 31 | 30 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 976 | 81 | 2.83 | .917 | 0 | 1,717 |
| 37 | Brian Elliott | 26 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 741 | 69 | 2.96 | .907 | 1 | 1,397 |
| 33 | Calvin Pickard‡ | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 227 | 31 | 4.01 | .863 | 1 | 464 |
| 41 | Anthony Stolarz‡ | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 358 | 35 | 3.33 | .902 | 1 | 630 |
| 30 | Michal Neuvirth | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 184 | 26 | 4.27 | .859 | 0 | 366 |
| 33 | Cam Talbot† | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 13 | 3.70 | .881 | 0 | 211 |
| 34 | Alex Lyon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 5.08 | .806 | 0 | 71 |
| 56 | Mike McKenna† | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 4.22 | .833 | 0 | 57 |

## Awards and records
### Awards

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

### 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. The Flyers' one-shootout loss is tied for the fewest in team history.

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Mikhail Vorobyev | October 4, 2018 |
| First game | Nicolas Aube-Kubel | October 30, 2018 |
| First game | Carter Hart | December 18, 2018 |
| First game | Philippe Myers | February 17, 2019 |
| First game | Mark Friedman | April 6, 2019 |

## Transactions

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

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23) | To Montreal CanadiensMTL's 7th-round pick in 2018 | To Philadelphia Flyers7th-round pick in 2019 |
| January 11, 2019 (2019-01-11) | To Arizona CoyotesJordan Weal | To Philadelphia FlyersJacob Graves6th-round pick in 2019 |
| January 17, 2019 (2019-01-17) | To Buffalo SabresTaylor Leier | To Philadelphia FlyersJustin Bailey |
| February 9, 2019 (2019-02-09) | To Montreal CanadiensChristian FolinDale Weise | To Philadelphia FlyersByron FroeseDavid Schlemko |
| February 15, 2019 (2019-02-15) | To Edmonton OilersAnthony Stolarz | To Philadelphia FlyersCam Talbot |
| February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25) | To Nashville PredatorsWayne Simmonds | To Philadelphia FlyersRyan HartmanConditional 4th-round pick in 2020 |
| June 3, 2019 (2019-06-03) | To Winnipeg Jets5th-round pick in 2019 | To Philadelphia FlyersKevin Hayes |
| June 14, 2019 (2019-06-14) | To Washington CapitalsRadko Gudas | To Philadelphia FlyersMatt Niskanen |
| June 18, 2019 (2019-06-18) | To San Jose Sharks2nd-round pick in 20193rd-round pick in 2020 | To Philadelphia FlyersJustin Braun |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) | James van Riemsdyk | Toronto Maple Leafs | 5-year | Free agency |
| July 5, 2018 (2018-07-05) | Christian Folin | Los Angeles Kings | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 20, 2018 (2018-09-20) | Egor Zamula | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) | 3-year | Free agency |
| October 2, 2018 (2018-10-02) | Calvin Pickard | Toronto Maple Leafs | | Waivers |
| January 4, 2019 (2019-01-04) | Mike McKenna | Vancouver Canucks | | Waivers |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) | Valtteri Filppula | New York Islanders | 1-year | Free agency (III) |
| July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) | Brandon Manning | Chicago Blackhawks | 2-year | Free agency (III) |
| July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) | Petr Mrazek | Carolina Hurricanes | 1-year | Free agency (UFA) |
| July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) | John Muse | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency (III) |
| July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) | Johnny Oduya | | | Contract expiration (III) |
| July 9, 2018 (2018-07-09) | Will O'Neill | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency (III) |
| July 30, 2018 (2018-07-30) | Matt Read | Minnesota Wild | 1-year | Free agency (III) |
| August 20, 2018 (2018-08-20) | Dustin Tokarski | New York Rangers | 1-year | Free agency (III) |
| September 22, 2018 (2018-09-22) | Danick Martel | Tampa Bay Lightning | | Waivers |
| November 29, 2018 (2018-11-29) | Calvin Pickard | Arizona Coyotes | | Waivers |
| December 20, 2018 (2018-12-20) | Radel Fazleev | | | Mutual termination |
| December 25, 2018 (2018-12-25) | Radel Fazleev | Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| May 28, 2019 (2019-05-28) | Corban Knight | Barys Astana (KHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| June 6, 2019 (2019-06-06) | Jori Lehtera | SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| June 16, 2019 (2019-06-16) | Andrew MacDonald | | | Buyout |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| June 26, 2018 (2018-06-26) | Samuel Morin | 3-year | Re-signing |
| July 7, 2018 (2018-07-07) | Alex Lyon | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 12, 2018 (2018-07-12) | Reece Willcox | 2-year | Re-signing |
| July 15, 2018 (2018-07-15) | Tyrell Goulbourne | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 15, 2018 (2018-07-15) | Taylor Leier | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 15, 2018 (2018-07-15) | Danick Martel | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 18, 2018 (2018-07-18) | Anthony Stolarz | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 1, 2018 (2018-08-01) | Robert Hagg | 2-year | Re-signing |
| March 25, 2019 (2019-03-25) | Joel Farabee | 3-year | Entry-level |
| March 26, 2019 (2019-03-26) | Michael Raffl | 2-year | Extension |
| May 1, 2019 (2019-05-01) | Kirill Ustimenko | 3-year | Entry-level |
| June 19, 2019 (2019-06-19) | Kevin Hayes | 7-year | Extension |

## Draft picks

Below are the Philadelphia Flyers' selections at the 2018 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) |
| 1 | 14 | Joel Farabee | Left Wing | United States | U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) |
| 1 | 19 | Jay O'Brien | Center | United States | Thayer Academy (USHS) |
| 2 | 50 | Adam Ginning | Defense | Sweden | Linkopings HC (SHL) |
| 4 | 112 | Jack St. Ivany | Defense | United States | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) |
| 5 | 127 | Wyatte Wylie | Defense | United States | Everett Silvertips (WHL) |
| 5 | 143 | Samuel Ersson | Goaltender | Sweden | Brynas IF (SHL) |
| 6 | 174 | Gavin Hain | Center | United States | U.S. National Team Development Program (USHL) |
| 7 | 205 | Marcus Westfalt | Center | Sweden | Brynas IF (SHL) |