2019–20 Philadelphia Flyers season

The 2019–20 Philadelphia Flyers season was the 53rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. This is also the first season with head coach Alain Vigneault.
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled. The Flyers returned to the playoffs after missing them in the 2018–19 season and played in a round-robin tournament, capturing the first seed for the playoffs for the first time since the 1999–2000 season. The Flyers defeated the Montreal Canadiens in the first round, but were defeated in seven games by the New York Islanders in the second round.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Eastern Conference===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The preseason schedule was published on June 18, 2019.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 16 	NY Islanders 	3–1 	Philadelphia 	 	Elliott 	16,570 	0–1–0 	Recap
2 	September 17 	Philadelphia 	2–3 	NY Islanders 	OT 	Berube 	— 	0–1–1 	Recap
3 	September 19 	Boston 	3–1 	Philadelphia 	 	Elliott 	16,826 	0–2–1 	Recap
4 	September 21 	NY Rangers 	1–4 	Philadelphia 	 	Hart 	17,699 	1–2–1 	Recap
5 	September 23 	Philadelphia 	3–4 	Boston 	OT 	Elliott 	17,565 	1–2–2 	Recap
6 	September 26 	Philadelphia 	1–2 	NY Rangers 	SO 	Hart 	16,260 	1–2–3 	Recap
7 	September 30 	Philadelphia 	3–4 	Lausanne HC 	 	Hart 	— 	1–3–3 	Recap
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===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 4 	Chicago 	3–4 	Philadelphia 	 	Hart 	17,463 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap
2 	October 9 	New Jersey 	0–4 	Philadelphia 	 	Hart 	19,658 	2–0–0 	4 	Recap
3 	October 12 	Philadelphia 	2–3 	Vancouver 	SO 	Hart 	18,652 	2–0–1 	5 	Recap
4 	October 15 	Philadelphia 	1–3 	Calgary 	 	Elliott 	17,771 	2–1–1 	5 	Recap
5 	October 16 	Philadelphia 	3–6 	Edmonton 	 	Hart 	17,107 	2–2–1 	5 	Recap
6 	October 19 	Dallas 	4–1 	Philadelphia 	 	Hart 	18,003 	2–3–1 	5 	Recap
7 	October 21 	Vegas 	2–6 	Philadelphia 	 	Elliott 	16,780 	3–3–1 	7 	Recap
8 	October 24 	Philadelphia 	4–1 	Chicago 	 	Elliott 	21,315 	4–3–1 	9 	Recap
9 	October 26 	Columbus 	4–7 	Philadelphia 	 	Elliott 	17,840 	5–3–1 	11 	Recap
10 	October 27 	Philadelphia 	3–5 	NY Islanders 	 	Hart 	12,055 	5–4–1 	11 	Recap
11 	October 29 	Philadelphia 	1–7 	Pittsburgh 	 	Elliott 	18,560 	5–5–1 	11 	Recap
=== Playoffs ===
The Flyers played in a round-robin tournament to determine their seed for the playoffs. Philadelphia finished with a 3−0−0 record and clinched the first seed for the playoffs.
The Flyers faced the Montreal Canadiens in the first round, and eliminated them in six games, winning their first playoff series since the 2011–2012 season.
In the second round, the Flyers faced the New York Islanders, but lost in seven games.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Record 	Points 	Recap
1 	August 2 	Philadelphia 	4–1 	Boston 	 	Hart 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap
2 	August 6 	Washington 	1–3 	Philadelphia 	 	Elliott 	2–0–0 	4 	Recap
3 	August 8 	Philadelphia 	4–1 	Tampa Bay 	 	Hart 	3–0–0 	6 	Recap
==Player statistics==
As of August 21, 2020
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	66	24	37	61	−1	28
 	69	22	37	59	21	30
 	69	12	44	56	14	31
 	69	21	32	53	7 	28
 	69	23	18	41	−6	34
 	66	19	21	40	5 	8
 	69	13	23	36	11	24
 	68	8 	25	33	15	29
 	49	13	14	27	13	26
 	69	8 	17	25	4 	32
 	52	8 	13	21	6 	39
 	58	8 	12	20	−2	14
 	63	8 	12	20	11	12
 	62	3 	16	19	−2	18
 	30	11	7 	18	4 	4
 	50	4 	12	16	17	30
 	36	7 	8 	15	1 	19
 	49	3 	10	13	14	30
 	42	5 	7 	12	−4	20
 	20	2 	5 	7 	−3	4
† 	7 	1 	4 	5 	2 	2
 	20	1 	2 	3 	−5	6
 	21	1 	1 	2 	7 	2
 	6 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0
 	15	1 	0 	1 	−2	4
 	14	0 	1 	1 	−3	2
 	6 	0 	1 	1 	0 	2
 	16	0 	1 	1 	−7	21
† 	7 	0 	1 	1 	1 	9
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	−1	0
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	−1	0
Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	8	4	4	8	3 	20
 	9	1	6	7	7 	0
 	9	3	2	5	3 	14
 	9	0	5	5	3 	14
 	5	3	1	4	3 	2
 	7	3	1	4	0 	4
 	9	1	3	4	4 	4
 	9	1	3	4	4 	2
 	9	0	4	4	1 	2
 	9	0	3	3	4 	8
 	6	2	0	2	0 	6
 	9	2	0	2	8 	8
 	9	1	1	2	1 	0
 	4	0	2	2	2 	2
 	9	0	2	2	1 	2
 	9	1	0	1	−2	14
 	6	0	1	1	−1	2
 	4	0	0	0	−1	2
 	6	0	0	0	−1	2
 	9	0	0	0	−3	0
 	8	0	0	0	2 	4
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	43	40	2,355:50	24	13	3	95	2.42	1,100	.914	1	0	0	0
 	31	27	1,673:54	16	7 	4	80	2.87	796 	.899	2	0	1	2
 	3 	2 	135:19 	1 	1 	0	8 	3.55	73 	.890	0	0	0	0
Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	8	8	456:48	6	2	0	13	1.71	230	.943	2	0	0	2
 	2	1	81:53 	1	0	0	2 	1.47	23 	.913	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 	Travis Konecny 	
League (in-season)	NHL Third Star of the Week 	Brian Elliott (October 28)	
Team 	Barry Ashbee Trophy 	Ivan Provorov 	
Team 	Bobby Clarke Trophy 	Sean Couturier 	
Team 	Gene Hart Memorial Award 	Kevin Hayes 	
Team 	Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy 	Scott Laughton 	
Team 	Toyota Cup 	Travis Konecny 	
Team 	Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award	Scott Laughton 	
==Suspensions and fines==
Player 	Explanation 	Length 	Salary 	Date issued
Joel Farabee 	Interference against Winnipeg Jets forward Mathieu Perreault during NHL Game No. 515 in Winnipeg on Sunday, December 15, 2019, at 9:03 of the second period. 	3 games	$14,919.36	December 16, 2019
Matt Niskanen	Slashing against Columbus Blue Jackets forward Gustav Nyquist during NHL Game No. 936 in Columbus on Thursday, February 20, 2020, at 19:38 of the second period.	– 	$5,000 	February 21, 2020
==Transactions==
The Flyers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Arizona Coyotes1st-round pick in 2019 	To Philadelphia Flyers1st-round pick in 20192nd-round pick in 2019	
 	To Nashville PredatorsARI's 2nd-round pick in 2019NJD's 3rd-round pick in 2019	To Philadelphia FlyersNJD's 2nd-round pick in 2019 	
 	To Montreal Canadiens7th-round pick in 2019 	To Philadelphia Flyers7th-round pick in 2020 	
 	To Dallas StarsRyan Hartman 	To Philadelphia FlyersTyler Pitlick 	
 	To New York RangersJean-Francois Berube 	To Philadelphia FlyersFuture considerations 	
 	To Montreal Canadiens5th-round pick in 2021 	To Philadelphia FlyersNate Thompson 	
 	To Anaheim DucksKyle CriscuoloConditional 4th-round pick in 2020 	To Philadelphia FlyersDerek Grant 	
 	To Chicago BlackhawksT. J. Brennan 	To Philadelphia FlyersNathan Noel 	
===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
 	Andy Andreoff 	from Tampa Bay Lightning 	2-year 	
 	Jean-Francois Berube	from Columbus Blue Jackets 	1-year* 	
 	Chris Bigras 	from New York Rangers 	2-year* 	
 	Greg Carey 	to Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL)	1-year 	
 	Kyle Criscuolo 	from Buffalo Sabres 	1-year* 	
 	Byron Froese 	to Calgary Flames 	1-year* 	
 	Kurtis Gabriel 	from New Jersey Devils 	1-year* 	
 	Tyrell Goulbourne 	to Vegas Golden Knights 	2-year* 	
 	Nate Prosser 	from Minnesota Wild 	2-year* 	
 	Cam Talbot 	to Calgary Flames 	1-year 	
 	Mike Vecchione 	to St. Louis Blues 	1-year* 	
 	Andy Welinski 	from Anaheim Ducks 	1-year 	
 	Tyler Wotherspoon 	from St. Louis Blues 	2-year* 	
 	Cole Bardreau 	to New York Islanders 	2-year* 	
 	Phil Varone 	to Montreal Canadiens 	1-year* 	
 	Justin Bailey 	to Vancouver Canucks 	1-year* 	
 	Michal Neuvirth 	to Toronto Maple Leafs 	Try-out 	
 	Jacob Graves 	to Florida Everblades (ECHL) 	1-year 	
 	Chris Stewart 	from Nottingham Panthers (EIHL)	1-year 	
===Contract terminations===
Date	Player 	Via 	Ref
 	David Schlemko	Buyout	
===Retirement===
Date	Player 	Ref
 	Mike McKenna	
===Signings===
The following players were re-signed by the Flyers. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).
Date	Player 	Contract term	Ref
 	Travis Sanheim 	2-year 	
 	Brian Elliott 	1-year 	
 	Scott Laughton 	2-year 	
 	Nicolas Aube-Kubel	1-year* 	
 	Ivan Provorov 	6-year 	
 	Travis Konecny 	6-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
 	Wyatte Wylie 	3-year 	
 	Tanner Laczynski	2-year 	
 	Wade Allison 	2-year 	
 	Linus Sandin 	1-year 	
 	Linus Hogberg 	2-year 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Philadelphia Flyers' selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Round	Pick	Player 	Position 	Nationality	Team (league) 	Notes
1 	14 	Cameron York 	Defense 	 	U.S. NTDP (USHL) 	
2 	34 	Bobby Brink 	Right Wing	 	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	
3 	72 	Ronald Attard 	Defense 	 	Tri-City Storm (USHL) 	
4 	103 	Mason Millman 	Defense 	 	Saginaw Spirit (OHL) 	
6 	165 	Egor Serdyuk 	Right Wing	 	Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)	
6 	169 	Roddy Ross 	Goaltender	 	Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 	
7 	196 	Bryce Brodzinski	Right Wing	 	Blaine High School (USHS) 	
==Notes==
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