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The Flyers tied an NHL record with seven playoff in-game goaltender changes, and were the only NHL team not to record a shutout in either the regular season or playoffs. Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren made two franchise-altering trades within the span of an hour on June 23, 2011, trading Mike Richards to the Los Angeles Kings for Brayden ...
The Rangers and Flyers met in the playoffs six times ranging from the 1979–80 to 1986–87 seasons. In 1980, the Flyers had the league's best record with 116 points and played the Rangers in the second round. They took a commanding 3–0 series lead, New York avoided the sweep, but the Flyers won at home in game five to clinch it.
The 2021–22 Philadelphia Flyers season was the 55th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. [2] On March 29, 2022, the Flyers were eliminated from playoff contention, with a 4–1 loss to the Minnesota Wild . [ 3 ]
They have played more than 400 playoff games, winning 221. As of the end of the 2018–19 season, Philadelphia has won more than 2,000 regular season games, the 7th-highest victory total among NHL teams and the most among non-Original Six teams. [2] The Flyers also possess an all-time .575 points percentage, the third highest among NHL teams. [2]
Bobby Clarke holds the franchise regular season and playoff records for seasons played, games played, assists, and points. In his record-tying 15th season with the Flyers, Claude Giroux became the second Flyer to reach 1,000 games played for the team before his trade to the Florida Panthers. He has scored the most overtime and shootout goals in ...
The Flyers made their first Finals appearance and the Bruins returned to the Finals for the third time in five years, having won the Stanley Cup in 1970 and 1972. The Flyers won the best-of-seven series, four games to two, becoming the first team from the 1967 Expansion to win the Stanley Cup, as well as the first non- Original Six Cup champion ...
By the end of the 2010s, the two teams were both playoff contenders once again, competing in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, formed in the 2013–14 NHL season. [10] In 2020, the Flyers and Islanders met for the fifth time in the playoffs (the first time in 33 years) during the Eastern Conference second round.
In 1988–89, the Flyers and the Penguins met for the first time in the playoffs in the Patrick Division Finals. The series proved to be a turning point for both franchises. The Flyers missed the playoffs for the next five seasons, while the Penguins became an annual contender with such stars as Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Ron Francis, and Larry Murphy.