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.
==Off-season==
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The preseason schedule was published on June 15, 2018.
2018 preseason game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2018 preseason game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2018 preseason game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2018 preseason game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2018 preseason game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2018 preseason game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2018 preseason game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2018 preseason game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2018 preseason game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2018 preseason game log: 4–3–1 (Home: 1–2–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 16 	Philadelphia 	0–3 	NY Islanders 	 	Stolarz 	— 	0–1–0 	Recap
2 	September 17 	NY Islanders 	1–3 	Philadelphia 	 	Neuvirth 	17,725 	1–1–0 	Recap
3 	September 18 	Philadelphia 	5–1 	NY Islanders 	 	Lyon 	4,744 	2–1–0 	Recap
4 	September 19 	Philadelphia 	6–4 	NY Rangers 	 	Elliott 	12,159 	3–1–0 	Recap
5 	September 21 	NY Islanders 	3–2 	Philadelphia 	OT 	Stolarz 	— 	3–1–1 	Recap
6 	September 24 	Boston 	4–3 	Philadelphia 	 	Elliott 	18,955 	3–2–1 	Recap
7 	September 27 	NY Rangers 	4–2 	Philadelphia 	 	Hart 	18,900 	3–3–1 	Recap
8 	September 29 	Philadelphia 	4–1 	Boston 	 	Elliott 	17,565 	4–3–1 	Recap
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.	
Notes:
 Game was played at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
 Game was played at PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was published on June 21, 2018.
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October: 5–7–0 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 5–7–0 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 5–7–0 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 5–7–0 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 5–7–0 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 5–7–0 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 5–7–0 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 5–7–0 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 5–7–0 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 5–7–0 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)	October: 5–7–0 (Home: 2–4–0 ; Road: 3–3–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 4 	Philadelphia 	5–2 	Vegas 	 	Elliott 	18,555 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap
2 	October 6 	Philadelphia 	2–5 	Colorado 	 	Elliott 	16,768 	1–1–0 	2 	Recap
3 	October 9 	San Jose 	8–2 	Philadelphia 	 	Elliott 	19,133 	1–2–0 	2 	Recap
4 	October 10 	Philadelphia 	7–4 	Ottawa 	 	Pickard 	13,215 	2–2–0 	4 	Recap
5 	October 13 	Vegas 	1–0 	Philadelphia 	 	Elliott 	19,067 	2–3–0 	4 	Recap
6 	October 16 	Florida 	5–6 	Philadelphia 	SO 	Pickard 	19,038 	3–3–0 	6 	Recap
7 	October 18 	Philadelphia 	3–6 	Columbus 	 	Pickard 	13,492 	3–4–0 	6 	Recap
8 	October 20 	New Jersey 	2–5 	Philadelphia 	 	Elliott 	19,105 	4–4–0 	8 	Recap
9 	October 22 	Colorado 	4–1 	Philadelphia 	 	Elliott 	19,326 	4–5–0 	8 	Recap
10 	October 25 	Philadelphia 	0–3 	Boston 	 	Elliott 	17,565 	4–6–0 	8 	Recap
11 	October 27 	NY Islanders 	6–1 	Philadelphia 	 	Neuvirth 	19,247 	4–7–0 	8 	Recap
12 	October 30 	Philadelphia 	3–2 	Anaheim 	 	Elliott 	16,450 	5–7–0 	10 	Recap
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	22	63	85	9 	24
 	80	33	43	76	2 	34
 	78	20	46	66	−16	25
 	82	24	25	49	−4 	40
 	66	27	21	48	−10	18
 	78	9 	28	37	−20	22
 	82	9 	26	35	−4 	22
 	81	17	16	33	−9 	20
 	82	12	20	32	−11	53
 	72	13	18	31	−8 	27
‡ 	62	16	11	27	−20	90
 	82	7 	19	26	−16	32
 	82	5 	15	20	–3 	63
 	77	4 	16	20	6 	63
 	67	6 	12	18	–1 	32
‡ 	42	5 	6 	11	−6 	15
‡ 	28	3 	6 	9 	−5 	16
 	47	0 	9 	9 	−5 	18
 	47	3 	4 	7 	–2 	8
† 	19	2 	4 	6 	−6 	30
 	27	1 	2 	3 	−7 	33
 	23	1 	3 	4 	–5 	0
 	21	1 	1 	2 	–5 	2
 	15	1 	1 	2 	0 	2
‡ 	26	0 	2 	2 	5 	16
 	11	0 	1 	1 	0 	2
 	9 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	–3 	4
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	–1 	0
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
† 	31	30	1,717	16	13	1	81	2.83	976	.917	0	0	0	0
 	26	23	1,397	11	11	1	69	2.96	741	.907	1	0	1	2
‡ 	12	10	630 	4 	3 	3	35	3.33	358	.902	1	0	0	0
‡ 	11	8 	465 	4 	2 	2	31	4.01	227	.863	1	0	0	2
 	7 	6 	366 	1 	4 	1	26	4.26	184	.859	0	0	0	0
† 	4 	3 	211 	1 	2 	0	13	3.70	109	.881	0	0	0	0
 	2 	1 	20 	0 	1 	0	6 	5.08	31 	.806	0	0	0	0
† 	1 	1 	57 	0 	1 	0	4 	4.22	24 	.833	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 	Ref
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===
====Team====
Franchise team records set during the 2018–19 season
Record 	Type 	Total	Refs
Fewest shootouts 	Season	4 	
Fewest shootout losses	Season	1 	
==Suspensions and fines==
Player 	Explanation 	Length 	Salary 	Date issued
James van Riemsdyk	High-sticking against Los Angeles Kings defenseman Alec Martinez during NHL Game No. 826 in Philadelphia on Thursday, February 7, 2019, at 1:04 of the first period. 	— 	$5,000.00 	February 8, 2019
Radko Gudas 	High-sticking against Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov during NHL Game No. 918 in Philadelphia on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at 15:52 of the third period.	2 games	$81,707.32	February 20, 2019
Robert Hagg 	Interference against Tampa Bay Lightning forward Cedric Paquette during NHL Game No. 918 in Philadelphia on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at 0:37 of the third period. 	— 	$3,091.40 	February 20, 2019
Jakub Voracek 	Interference against New York Islanders defenseman Johnny Boychuk during NHL Game No. 1052 on Long Island on Saturday March 9, 2019, at 5:41 of the third period. 	2 games	$88,709.68	March 10, 2019
==Transactions==
The Flyers have been involved in the following transactions since June 8, 2018, the day after the deciding game of the 2018 Stanley Cup Finals.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Montreal CanadiensMTL's 7th-round pick in 2018 	To Philadelphia Flyers7th-round pick in 2019 	
 	To Arizona CoyotesJordan Weal 	To Philadelphia FlyersJacob Graves6th-round pick in 2019 	
 	To Buffalo SabresTaylor Leier 	To Philadelphia FlyersJustin Bailey 	
 	To Montreal CanadiensChristian FolinDale Weise 	To Philadelphia FlyersByron FroeseDavid Schlemko 	
 	To Edmonton OilersAnthony Stolarz 	To Philadelphia FlyersCam Talbot 	
 	To Nashville PredatorsWayne Simmonds 	To Philadelphia FlyersRyan HartmanConditional 4th-round pick in 2020	
 	To Winnipeg Jets5th-round pick in 2019 	To Philadelphia FlyersKevin Hayes 	
 	To Washington CapitalsRadko Gudas 	To Philadelphia FlyersMatt Niskanen 	
 	To San Jose Sharks2nd-round pick in 20193rd-round pick in 2020	To Philadelphia FlyersJustin Braun 	
Notes:
# Philadelphia to retain 30% ($1.005 million) of salary as part of trade.
===Free agents===
The following players joined or left the Flyers during free agency. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).
Date	Player 	Team 	Contract term	Ref
 	Valtteri Filppula 	to New York Islanders 	1-year 	
 	Brandon Manning 	to Chicago Blackhawks 	2-year 	
 	Petr Mrazek 	to Carolina Hurricanes 	1-year 	
 	John Muse 	to Pittsburgh Penguins 	1-year* 	
 	James van Riemsdyk	from Toronto Maple Leafs 	5-year 	
 	Christian Folin 	from Los Angeles Kings 	1-year 	
 	Will O'Neill 	to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)	1-year 	
 	Matt Read 	to Minnesota Wild 	1-year* 	
 	Dustin Tokarski 	to New York Rangers 	1-year* 	
 	Corban Knight 	to Barys Astana (KHL) 	1-year 	
 	Jori Lehtera 	to SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL) 	1-year 	
===Waivers===
Date	Player 	Team 	Ref
 	Danick Martel 	to Tampa Bay Lightning 	
 	Calvin Pickard	from Toronto Maple Leafs	
 	Calvin Pickard	to Arizona Coyotes 	
 	Mike McKenna 	from Vancouver Canucks 	
===Contract terminations===
Date	Player 	Via 	Ref
 	Radel Fazleev 	Mutual termination	
 	Andrew MacDonald	Buyout 	
===Retirement===
Date	Player	Ref
 	 	
===Signings===
The following players were re-signed by the Flyers. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).
Date	Player 	Contract term	Ref
 	Samuel Morin 	3-year 	
 	Alex Lyon 	2-year* 	
 	Reece Willcox 	2-year* 	
 	Tyrell Goulbourne	1-year* 	
 	Taylor Leier 	1-year 	
 	Danick Martel 	1-year* 	
 	Anthony Stolarz 	1-year* 	
 	Robert Hagg 	2-year 	
 	Michael Raffl 	2-year 	
 	Kevin Hayes 	7-year 	
====Entry-level contracts====
The following players – Flyers' draft picks, undrafted free agents, and the unsigned draft picks of other teams – were signed by the Flyers to entry level contracts.
Date	Player 	Contract terms	Ref
 	Yegor Zamula 	3-year 	
 	Joel Farabee 	3-year 	
 	Kirill Ustimenko	3-year 	
==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) 	Notes
1 	14 	Joel Farabee 	Left Wing 	 	U.S. NTDP (USHL) 	
1 	19 	Jay O'Brien 	Center 	 	Thayer Academy (USHS) 	
2 	50 	Adam Ginning 	Defense 	 	Linkopings HC (SHL) 	
4 	112 	Jack St. Ivany 	Defense 	 	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)	
5 	127 	Wyatte Wylie 	Defense 	 	Everett Silvertips (WHL) 	
5 	143 	Samuel Ersson 	Goaltender	 	Brynas IF (SHL) 	
6 	174 	Gavin Hain 	Center 	 	U.S. NTDP (USHL) 	
7 	205 	Marcus Westfalt	Center 	 	Brynas IF (SHL) 	
==Notes==
==References==
;General
*hockeyDB.com: Roster and player statisticsResults and Schedule
*hockey-reference.com: Roster and StatisticsSchedule and Results
*Flyers History: Season OverviewGame Scores & Results
;Specific
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