2018–19 Philadelphia Flyers season

2018–19 Philadelphia Flyers
Division TBD Metropolitan
Conference TBD Eastern
2018–19 record 2–3–0
Home record 0–2–0
Road record 2–1–0
Goals for 16
Goals against 20
Team information
President Paul Holmgren
General Manager Ron Hextall
Coach Dave Hakstol
Captain Claude Giroux
Alternate captains Sean Couturier[lower-alpha 1]
Andrew MacDonald[lower-alpha 1]
Wayne Simmonds
Arena Wells Fargo Center
Minor league affiliate(s) Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL)
Reading Royals (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals Scott Laughton
Wayne Simmonds (3)
Assists Jakub Voracek (6)
Points Jakub Voracek (8)
Penalties in minutes Jori Lehtera (10)
Plus/minus Radko Gudas
Dale Weise (+2)
Wins Brian Elliott
Calvin Pickard (1)
Goals against average Brian Elliott (3.80)

The 2018–19 Philadelphia Flyers season is the 52nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[2]

Off-season

Standings

Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 Carolina Hurricanes 6 4 1 1 4 23 18 +5 9
2 New Jersey Devils 3 3 0 0 3 14 4 +10 6
3 Columbus Blue Jackets 5 3 2 0 3 16 19 −3 6
4 Pittsburgh Penguins 4 2 1 1 2 15 17 −2 5
5 Washington Capitals 5 2 2 1 2 20 19 +1 5
6 New York Islanders 4 2 2 0 2 11 10 +1 4
7 Philadelphia Flyers 5 2 3 0 2 16 20 −4 4
8 New York Rangers 5 1 4 0 1 12 18 −6 2
Updated to game(s) played on October 14, 2018. Source: National Hockey League

Conference standings

Top 3 (Metropolitan Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 Carolina Hurricanes 6 4 1 1 4 23 18 +5 9
2 New Jersey Devils 3 3 0 0 3 14 4 +10 6
3 Columbus Blue Jackets 5 3 2 0 3 16 19 −3 6
Source: National Hockey League
Top 3 (Atlantic Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 5 1 0 5 29 22 +7 10
2 Boston Bruins 5 4 1 0 4 22 13 +9 8
3 Buffalo Sabres 5 3 2 0 3 11 13 −2 6
Source: National Hockey League
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME Pittsburgh Penguins 4 2 1 1 2 15 17 −2 5
2 AT Montreal Canadiens 4 2 1 1 1 11 10 +1 5
3 ME Washington Capitals 5 2 2 1 2 20 19 +1 5
4 AT Ottawa Senators 5 2 2 1 2 20 21 −1 5
5 AT Tampa Bay Lightning 3 2 1 0 1 11 7 +4 4
6 ME New York Islanders 4 2 2 0 2 11 10 +1 4
7 ME Philadelphia Flyers 5 2 3 0 2 16 20 −4 4
8 ME New York Rangers 5 1 4 0 1 12 18 −6 2
9 AT Detroit Red Wings 5 0 3 2 0 11 23 −12 2
10 AT Florida Panthers 3 0 2 1 0 7 10 −3 1
Updated to game(s) played on October 14, 2018. Source: National Hockey League

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 15, 2018.[3]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 21, 2018.[4]

2018–19 game log
October: 2–3–0 (Home: 0–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
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 16Florida–Philadelphia
7October 18Philadelphia–Columbus
8October 20New Jersey–Philadelphia
9October 22Colorado–Philadelphia
10October 25Philadelphia–Boston
11October 27NY Islanders–Philadelphia
12October 30Philadelphia–Anaheim

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

As of October 2018[5]

Skaters

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Claude Giroux

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Brian Elliott

†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.

Roster

Updated October 10, 2018[6][7]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
14 Canada Sean Couturier (A) C L 25 2011 Phoenix, Arizona
37 Canada Brian Elliott G L 33 2017 Newmarket, Ontario
26 Sweden Christian Folin D R 27 2018 Kungsbacka, Sweden
28 Canada Claude Giroux (C) LW R 30 2006 Hearst, Ontario
53 United States Shayne Gostisbehere D L 25 2012 Pembroke Pines, Florida
3 Czech Republic Radko Gudas D R 28 2015 Prague, Czechoslovakia
8 Sweden Robert Hagg D L 23 2013 Uppsala, Sweden
11 Canada Travis Konecny RW R 21 2015 London, Ontario
21 Canada Scott Laughton C L 24 2012 Oakville, Ontario
15 Finland Jori Lehtera C L 30 2017 Lempäälä, Finland
23 Sweden Oskar Lindblom LW L 22 2014 Gävle, Sweden
47 Canada Andrew MacDonald (A) D L 32 2014 Judique, Nova Scotia
5 Canada Samuel Morin  D L 23 2013 Lac-Beauport, Quebec
30 Czech Republic Michal Neuvirth  G L 30 2015 Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
19 Canada Nolan Patrick C R 20 2017 Winnipeg, Manitoba
33 Canada Calvin Pickard G L 26 2018 Moncton, New Brunswick
9 Russia Ivan Provorov D L 21 2015 Yaroslavl, Russia
12 Austria Michael Raffl LW L 29 2013 Villach, Austria
6 Canada Travis Sanheim D L 22 2014 Elkhorn, Manitoba
17 Canada Wayne Simmonds (A) RW R 30 2011 Scarborough, Ontario
25 United States James van Riemsdyk  LW L 29 2018 Middletown Township, New Jersey
93 Czech Republic Jakub Voracek RW L 29 2011 Kladno, Czechoslovakia
24 Russia Mikhail Vorobyev C L 21 2015 Salavat, Russia
40 Canada Jordan Weal RW R 26 2016 North Vancouver, British Columbia
22 Canada Dale Weise RW R 30 2016 Winnipeg, Manitoba

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.[8]

Trades

DateDetailsRef
June 23, 2018 To Montreal Canadiens
MTL's 7th-round pick in 2018		 To Philadelphia Flyers
7th-round pick in 2019		 [9]

Player signings

The following players were re-signed by the Flyers. Two-way contracts are marked with an asterisk (*).

DatePlayerContract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		Ref
June 26, 2018Samuel Morin3-year, $2.1 million[22]
July 7, 2018Alex Lyon2-year, $1.5 million*[lower-alpha 2][24]
July 12, 2018Reece Willcox2-year, $1.35 million*[25]
July 15, 2018Tyrell Goulbourne1-year, $715,000*[26]
July 15, 2018Taylor Leier1-year, $720,000[26]
July 15, 2018Danick Martel1-year, $715,000*[26]
July 18, 2018Anthony Stolarz1-year, $761,250*[27]
August 1, 2018Robert Hagg2-year, $2.3 million[28]

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.

DatePlayerContract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		Ref
September 20, 2018Yegor Zamula3-year, $2.35 million[29]

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.

Players drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 2018 and their NHL career regular season statistics
Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) GP G A Pts PIM W L OT GAA Notes
1 14 Joel Farabee Left Wing  United States U.S. NTDP (USHL) &
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1 19 Jay O'Brien Center  United States Thayer Academy (USHS) &
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2 50 Adam Ginning Defense  Sweden Linköpings HC (SHL) &
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4 112 Jack St. Ivany Defense  United States Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) &
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5 127 Wyatte Wylie Defense  United States Everett Silvertips (WHL) &
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5 143 Samuel Ersson Goaltender  Sweden Brynäs IF (SHL) &
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6 174 Gavin Hain Center  United States U.S. NTDP (USHL) &
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7 205 Marcus Westfalt Center  Sweden Brynäs IF (SHL) &
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Notes

  1. 1 2 The second alternate captain is Couturier for home games and MacDonald for road games.[1]
  2. ↑ The second year of the contract is one-way.[23]
  3. ↑ The Flyers acquired Jori Lehtera, a 2017 first-round pick, and this pick in a trade with the St. Louis Blues for Brayden Schenn on June 23, 2017.[30]
  4. ↑ The Flyers acquired the rights to Brendan Warren and this pick in a trade with the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Nick Cousins and the rights to Merrick Madsen on June 16, 2017.[30]

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ Hall, Jordan (October 9, 2018). "Flyers announce 2018–19 leadership group, with a new addition". NBC Sports Philadelphia. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
  3. ↑ "Flyers Release 2018-19 Preseason Schedule". Philadelphia Flyers. June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Flyers Release 2018-19 Regular Season Schedule". NHL.com. June 21, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Philadelphia Flyers Stats - 2018-2019". NHL.com. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Philadelphia Flyers Roster". NHL.com. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Philadelphia Flyers Hockey Transactions". TSN.ca. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  9. ↑ "NHL DRAFT: Rounds 2-7 Running Blog". Philadelphia Flyers. June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Flyers agree to terms with LW James van Riemsdyk on five-year contract". Philadelphia Flyers. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Flyers sign defenseman Christian Folin to one-year contract". Philadelphia Flyers. July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Phantoms Sign F Colin McDonald and D David Drake to AHL Deals". Lehigh Valley Phantoms. June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Filppula Agrees to Terms on One-Year Contract". New York Islanders. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  14. ↑ "RELEASE: Blackhawks agree to terms with three". Chicago Blackhawks. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  15. ↑ Brown, Michael (July 1, 2018). "Canes Agree to Terms with Petr Mrazek". Carolina Hurricanes. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Penguins Sign Four Players to One-Year, Two-Way Deals". Pittsburgh Penguins. July 1, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2018.
  17. ↑ Hart, Nick (July 9, 2018). "Penguins sign O'Neill, Haggerty, McGrath and Brown". Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Wild signs Read to one-year, two-way deal". Minnesota Wild. July 30, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Rangers Agree to Terms With Goaltender Dustin Tokarski". New York Rangers. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Flyers claim goaltender Calvin Pickard from waivers". Philadelphia Flyers. October 2, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  21. ↑ Burns, Bryan (September 22, 2018). "Waiver add Martel a perfect fit for Lightning". Tampa Bay Lightning. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Flyers re-sign D Samuel Morin to multi-year contract". Philadelphia Flyers. June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  23. ↑ Isaac, Dave (July 7, 2018). "What Alex Lyon's two-year deal means for Flyers". Courier Post. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Flyers, Lyon agree to terms on two-year contract". Philadelphia Flyers. July 7, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Flyers sign D Reece Willcox to contract extension". Philadelphia Flyers. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  26. 1 2 3 "Flyers sign Goulbourne, Leier to contracts; Martel accepts Offer". Philadelphia Flyers. July 15, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  27. ↑ "Flyers re-sign Anthony Stolarz". Philadelphia Flyers. July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  28. ↑ "Flyers re-sign D Robert Hagg". Philadelphia Flyers. August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  29. ↑ "Flyers sign D Yegor Zamula to entry-level contract". Philadelphia Flyers. September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  30. 1 2 "2018 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
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