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The 2020–21 Philadelphia Flyers season was the 54th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[1] This was also the second season with head coach Alain Vigneault. On December 20, 2020, the league temporarily realigned into four divisions with no conferences due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing closure of the Canada–United States border. As a result of this realignment, the Flyers played this season in the East Division and played against only the other teams in their new division during the regular season.

Division6th East
2020–21 record25–23–8
Home record12–12–4
Road record13–11–4
Quick facts Philadelphia Flyers, Division ...
2020–21 Philadelphia Flyers
Division6th East
2020–21 record25–23–8
Home record12–12–4
Road record13–11–4
Goals for163
Goals against201
Team information
General managerChuck Fletcher
CoachAlain Vigneault
CaptainClaude Giroux
Alternate captainsSean Couturier
Kevin Hayes
Ivan Provorov
Jakub Voracek
ArenaWells Fargo Center
Minor league affiliatesLehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL)
Reading Royals (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsJoel Farabee (20)
AssistsJakub Voracek (34)
PointsClaude Giroux (43)
James van Riemsdyk (43)
Jakub Voracek (43)
Penalty minutesNicolas Aube-Kubel (44)
Plus/minusScott Laughton (+13)
WinsBrian Elliott (15)
Goals against averageBrian Elliott (3.06)
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On April 29, 2021, the Flyers were eliminated from playoff contention following a 5–3 loss to the New Jersey Devils.[2]

Standings

Divisional standings

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East Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Pittsburgh Penguins 56 37 16 3 29 196 156 +40 77
2 x – Washington Capitals 56 36 15 5 29 191 163 +28 77
3 x – Boston Bruins 56 33 16 7 25 168 136 +32 73
4 x – New York Islanders 56 32 17 7 24 156 128 +28 71
5 New York Rangers 56 27 23 6 24 177 157 +20 60
6 Philadelphia Flyers 56 25 23 8 17 163 201 −38 58
7 New Jersey Devils 56 19 30 7 15 145 194 −49 45
8 Buffalo Sabres 56 15 34 7 11 138 199 −61 37
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Source: National Hockey League[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Schedule and results

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.[4]

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2020–21 regular season[5]
January: 7–2–1 (home: 5–1–0; road: 2–1–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1January 13Pittsburgh3–6PhiladelphiaHart01–0–02W
2January 15Pittsburgh2–5PhiladelphiaHart02–0–04W
3January 18Buffalo6–1PhiladelphiaHart02–1–04L
4January 19Buffalo0–3PhiladelphiaElliott03–1–06W
5January 21Philadelphia4–5BostonSOHart03–1–17OTL
6January 23Philadelphia1–6BostonHart03–2–17L
7January 26Philadelphia5–3New JerseyElliott04–2–19W
8January 28Philadelphia3–1New JerseyHart05–2–111W
9January 30NY Islanders2–3PhiladelphiaOTHart06–2–113W
10January 31NY Islanders3–4PhiladelphiaOTElliott07–2–115W
February: 4–2–2 (home: 1–1–2; road: 3–1–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
11February 3Boston4–3PhiladelphiaOTHart07–2–216OTL
12February 5Boston2–1PhiladelphiaElliott07–3–216L
13February 7Philadelphia7–4WashingtonHart08–3–218W
—February 9Philadelphia–WashingtonPostponed due to COVID-19.[6] Rescheduled for April 13.[7]
—February 11New Jersey–PhiladelphiaPostponed due to COVID-19.[8] Rescheduled for April 25.[9]
—February 13New Jersey–PhiladelphiaPostponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for May 10.[9]
—February 14Philadelphia–NY RangersPostponed due to COVID-19.[10] Rescheduled for April 22.[7]
14February 18NY Rangers3–2PhiladelphiaSOHart08–3–319OTL
15February 21Philadelphia3–7BostonHart0
(outdoors)		8–4–319L
16February 24NY Rangers3–4PhiladelphiaElliott09–4–321W
17February 27Philadelphia3–0BuffaloElliott010–4–323W
18February 28Philadelphia3–0BuffaloHart011–4–325W
March: 6–10–1 (home: 2–5–1; road: 4–5–0)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
19March 2Philadelphia2–5PittsburghHart2,80011–5–325L
20March 4Philadelphia4–3PittsburghElliott2,80012–5–327W
21March 6Philadelphia3–4PittsburghElliott2,80012–6–327L
22March 7Washington3–1PhiladelphiaHart3,02312–7–327L
23March 9Buffalo4–5PhiladelphiaSOElliott2,83813–7–329W
24March 11Washington5–3PhiladelphiaElliott2,80713–8–329L
25March 13Washington5–4PhiladelphiaHart3,08313–9–329L
26March 15Philadelphia5–4NY RangersOTHart1,63914–9–331W
27March 17Philadelphia0–9NY RangersElliott1,72314–10–331L
28March 18Philadelphia4–3NY IslandersHart1,40015–10–333W
29March 20Philadelphia1–6NY IslandersHart1,40015–11–333L
30March 22NY Islanders2–1PhiladelphiaOTElliott2,82015–11–434OTL
31March 23New Jersey4–3PhiladelphiaHart2,88215–12–434L
32March 25NY Rangers8–3PhiladelphiaHart2,85415–13–434L
33March 27NY Rangers1–2PhiladelphiaElliott3,06916–13–436W
34March 29Philadelphia4–3BuffaloOTElliott017–13–438W
35March 31Philadelphia1–6BuffaloElliott017–14–438L
April: 5–7–3 (home: 2–3–1; road: 3–4–2)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
36April 3Philadelphia2–3NY IslandersSOHart1,40017–14–539OTL
37April 5Philadelphia3–2BostonOTElliott2,19118–14–541W
38April 6Boston4–2PhiladelphiaHart2,63818–15–541L
39April 8Philadelphia2–3NY IslandersSOHart1,40018–15–642OTL
40April 10Boston2–3PhiladelphiaElliott3,02519–15–644W
41April 11Buffalo5–3PhiladelphiaHart3,25019–16–644L
42April 13Philadelphia1–6WashingtonElliott019–17–644L
43April 15Philadelphia2–1PittsburghSOHart4,67220–17–646W
44April 17Washington6–3PhiladelphiaLyon3,43020–18–646L
45April 18NY Islanders1–0PhiladelphiaOTElliott3,60320–18–747OTL
46April 22Philadelphia3–2NY RangersElliott1,80021–18–749W
47April 23Philadelphia1–4NY RangersLyon1,80021–19–749L
48April 25New Jersey3–4PhiladelphiaSOElliott3,65122–19–751W
49April 27Philadelphia4–6New JerseyElliott3,60022–20–751L
50April 29Philadelphia3–5New JerseyLyon3,60022–21–751L
May: 3–2–1 (home: 2–2–0; road: 1–0–1)
GameDateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
51May 1New Jersey4–1PhiladelphiaElliott2,68322–22–751L
52May 3Pittsburgh2–7PhiladelphiaLyon2,54223–22–753W
53May 4Pittsburgh7–3PhiladelphiaElliott2,96123–23–753L
54May 7Philadelphia4–2WashingtonElliott2,13324–23–755W
55May 8Philadelphia1–2WashingtonOTLyon2,13324–23–856OTL
56May 10New Jersey2–4PhiladelphiaElliott3,88225–23–858W

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) OTL Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)   Postponement

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Player statistics

Skaters

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Regular season[11]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
James van Riemsdyk56172643214
Claude Giroux54162743−412
Jakub Voracek5393443−1218
Sean Couturier45182341−48
Joel Farabee55201838028
Travis Konecny50112334−526
Kevin Hayes55121931−222
Ivan Provorov5671926428
Scott Laughton53911201339
Shayne Gostisbehere4191120−26
Travis Sanheim5531215−2223
Oskar Lindblom508614−99
Nicolas Aube-Kubel503912−344
Philippe Myers4411011−1022
Erik Gustafsson‡241910−20
Nolan Patrick52459−3020
Michael Raffl‡34358−526
Wade Allison1443714
Justin Braun53156018
Robert Hagg34235−318
Nate Prosser6112−70
Samuel Morin20101−737
Connor Bunnaman18011−62
Jackson Cates4011−30
Andy Andreoff6000−69
Mark Friedman‡4000−24
David Kase100000
Carsen Twarynski7000−32
Tanner Laczynski500010
Morgan Frost200000
Maxim Sushko2000−10
Egor Zamula200010
Cam York3000−10
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Goaltenders

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Regular season[12]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Brian Elliott30261,607:431592823.06738.8892010
Carter Hart27251,456:199115893.67721.8771002
Alex Lyon65324:09131183.33169.8930000
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†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

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)		 Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy Oskar Lindblom [13]
League
(in-season)		 NHL East Star of the Month James van Riemsdyk (January) [14]
NHL Second Star of the Week Travis Konecny (January 18) [15]
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Ivan Provorov [16]
Bobby Clarke Trophy Sean Couturier [16]
Gene Hart Memorial Award Sean Couturier [16]
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy Joel Farabee [16]
Toyota Cup Claude Giroux [16]
Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award James van Riemsdyk [16]
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Records

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers records

Among the team records set during the 2020–21 season was the Flyers giving up seven goals during the second period against the New York Rangers on March 17.

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Maxim Sushko February 18, 2021 [17]
Tanner Laczynski April 3, 2021
Wade Allison April 15, 2021
Jackson Cates April 23, 2021
Egor Zamula April 27, 2021
Cam York May 7, 2021
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Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions during the 2020–21 season.

Trades

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DateDetailsRef
October 7, 2020 (2020-10-07) To Tampa Bay Lightning
4th-round pick in 2020 (116th overall)
5th-round pick in 2020 (147th overall)		 To Philadelphia Flyers
DET 4th-round pick in 2020 (94th overall)		 [18]
October 7, 2020 (2020-10-07) To Nashville Predators
MTL 7th-round pick in 2020 (202nd overall)
7th-round pick in 2020 (209th overall)		 To Philadelphia Flyers
5th-round pick in 2020 (135th overall)		 [19]
April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12) To Montreal Canadiens
Erik Gustafsson[a]		 To Philadelphia Flyers
STL 7th-round pick in 2022		 [20]
April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12) To Washington Capitals
Michael Raffl[b]		 To Philadelphia Flyers
VGK 5th-round pick in 2021		 [21]
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Players acquired

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DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10)Derrick PouliotSt. Louis Blues1-yearFree agency[22]
October 12, 2020 (2020-10-12)Erik GustafssonCalgary Flames1-yearFree agency[23]
March 24, 2021 (2021-03-24)Max WillmanLehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL)2-yearFree agency[24]
April 13, 2021 (2021-04-13)Jackson CatesUniversity of Minnesota-Duluth (NCHC)2-yearFree agency[25]
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Players lost

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DatePlayerNew teamTermViaRef
October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)Derek GrantAnaheim Ducks3-yearFree agency[26]
Nathan Noel[c]Contract expiration[28]
Tyler PitlickArizona Coyotes2-yearFree agency[29]
October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10)Nate ThompsonWinnipeg Jets1-yearFree agency[30]
Andy WelinskiAnaheim Ducks1-yearFree agency[31]
November 2, 2020 (2020-11-02)Kurtis GabrielSan Jose Sharks1-yearFree agency[32]
January 5, 2021 (2021-01-05)Reece WillcoxFlorida Everblades (ECHL)1-yearFree agency[33]
February 24, 2021 (2021-02-24)Mark FriedmanPittsburgh PenguinsWaivers[34]
May 25, 2021 (2021-05-25)David KaseHC Sparta Praha (ELH)2-yearFree agency[35]
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Signings

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DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
October 12, 2020 (2020-10-12)Zayde Wisdom3-yearEntry-level[36]
October 14, 2020 (2020-10-14)Tyson Foerster3-yearEntry-level[37]
October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)Nolan Patrick1-yearRe-signing[38]
December 8, 2020 (2020-12-08)Philippe Myers3-yearExtension[39]
December 18, 2020 (2020-12-18)Mason Millman3-yearEntry-level[40]
March 31, 2021 (2021-03-31)Cam York3-yearEntry-level[41]
April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12)Scott Laughton5-yearExtension[42]
May 5, 2021 (2021-05-05)Elliot Desnoyers3-yearEntry-level[43]
Olle Lycksell2-yearEntry-level[43]
June 3, 2021 (2021-06-03)Samuel Ersson3-yearEntry-level[44]
June 8, 2021 (2021-06-08)Felix Sandstrom1-yearExtension[45]
June 14, 2021 (2021-06-14)German Rubtsov1-yearExtension[46]
Linus Sandin1-yearExtension[46]
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Draft picks

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks

Below are the Philadelphia Flyers' selections at the 2020 NHL entry draft, which was originally scheduled for June 26–27, 2020 at the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec, but was postponed on March 25, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was held October 6–7, 2020 virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.

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Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) Notes
1 23 Tyson Foerster RW Canada Canada Barrie Colts (OHL)
2 54 Emil Andrae D Sweden Sweden HV71 J20 (J20 SuperElit)
4 94 Zayde Wisdom RW Canada Canada Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
5 135 Elliot Desnoyers LW Canada Canada Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
6 178 Connor McClennon RW Canada Canada Winnipeg Ice (WHL)
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Notes

  1. [a]
    The Flyers retained 50% of Gustafsson's remaining salary.
  2. [b]
    The Flyers retained 25% of Raffl's remaining salary.
  3. [c]
    Noel was inactive during the 2020–21 season.[27]

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