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2017–18 Philadelphia Flyers
Division3rd Metropolitan
Conference6th Eastern
2017–18 record42–26–14
Home record22–13–6
Road record20–13–8
Goals for251
Goals against243
Team information
PresidentPaul Holmgren
General managerRon Hextall
CoachDave Hakstol
CaptainClaude Giroux
Alternate captainsValtteri Filppula[a]
Andrew MacDonald[a]
Wayne Simmonds
ArenaWells Fargo Center
Average attendance19,517 (99.9%)[2]
Minor league affiliate(s)Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL)
Reading Royals (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsClaude Giroux (34)
AssistsClaude Giroux (68)
PointsClaude Giroux (102)
Penalty minutesRadko Gudas (83)
Plus/minusSean Couturier (+34)
WinsBrian Elliott (23)
Goals against averageMichal Neuvirth (2.60)

The 2017–18 Philadelphia Flyers season was the 51st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[3] They would improve from their record from last year and make the playoffs for the first time since the 2015–16 season.

Off-season

The first major event of the off-season was the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft with General Manager Ron Hextall having to submit his list of protected players for the draft. The Vegas Golden Knights selected Pierre-Edouard Bellemare at number 12 from the Flyers.

Having been awarded the second overall pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft in the draft lottery, Hextall made several trades in the lead-up to draft day. The most significant of them being to trade Brayden Schenn to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for the 27th overall pick in the draft, a conditional first round pick in 2018, and Jori Lehtera.[4] The Flyers selected forward Nolan Patrick with the second overall pick, and went on to add Morgan Frost with the pick acquired from St. Louis and Isaac Ratcliffe with their second round selection, to add to their forward prospects.

The Flyers remained fairly quiet players in free agency, as had been the case the previous year. The main issue for Hextall being to decide how to fill the vacancy left in net by Steve Mason. On July 1, 2017 the Flyers announced the signing of free agent Brian Elliott who would join the recently extended Michal Neuvirth to make up the goalie tandem.[5] The Flyers also re-signed several players including Scott Laughton, Taylor Leier, Jordan Weal and Shayne Gostisbehere.

Standings

Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Washington Capitals 82 49 26 7 46 259 239 +20 105
2 x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 47 29 6 45 272 250 +22 100
3 x – Philadelphia Flyers 82 42 26 14 40 251 243 +8 98
4 x – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 45 30 7 39 242 230 +12 97
5 x – New Jersey Devils 82 44 29 9 39 248 244 +4 97
6 Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 35 11 33 228 256 −28 83
7 New York Islanders 82 35 37 10 32 264 296 −32 80
8 New York Rangers 82 34 39 9 31 231 268 −37 77
Source: National Hockey League[6]
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Conference standings

Template:2017–18 NHL Eastern Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 15, 2017.[7]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 22, 2017.[9]

2017–18 game log

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

Playoffs

2018 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season[10]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Brian Elliott 43 42 2,522 23 11 7 112 2.66 1,116 .909 1 0 0 2
Michal Neuvirth 22 18 1,039 9 7 3 45 2.60 530 .915 1 0 1 0
Petr Mrazek 17 15 914 6 6 3 49 3.22 401 .891 1 0 0 0
Alex Lyon 11 7 480 4 2 1 22 2.75 232 .905 0 0 0 0
Playoffs[11]
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Brian Elliott 4 4 178 1 3 14 4.75 97 .856 0 0 0 0
Michal Neuvirth 3 2 150 1 1 11 4.40 72 .847 0 0 0 0
Petr Mrazek 1 0 31 0 0 2 3.87 14 .857 0 0 0 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Flyers. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
Traded/Waived mid-season

Awards and honors

Awards

League awards and honors
Award or honor Recipient Ref
NHL First Star of the Week Claude Giroux (February 12) [12]
NHL Second Star of the Week Brian Elliott (December 18) [13]
NHL Third Star of the Week Wayne Simmonds (October 9) [14]
Brian Elliott (December 11) [15]
Claude Giroux (April 9) [16]
Selected to NHL All-Star Game Claude Giroux [17]
Team awards[18]
Award Recipient
Barry Ashbee Trophy Shayne Gostisbehere
Bobby Clarke Trophy Claude Giroux
Gene Hart Memorial Award Sean Couturier
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy Sean Couturier
Toyota Cup Claude Giroux
Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award Sean Couturier

Milestones


Suspensions and fines

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Radko Gudas Slashing against Winnipeg Jets forward Mathieu Perreault during NHL Game No. 284 in Winnipeg on Thursday, November 16, 2017, at 9:50 of the first period. 10 games $408,536.60 November 19, 2017[19]

Transactions

The Flyers have been involved in the following transactions since June 12, 2017, the day after the deciding game of the 2017 Stanley Cup Finals.[20]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 16, 2017 To Arizona Coyotes
Nick Cousins
Rights to Merrick Madsen
To Philadelphia Flyers
Rights to Brendan Warren
5th-round pick in 2018
[21]
June 23, 2017 To St. Louis Blues
Brayden Schenn
To Philadelphia Flyers
Jori Lehtera
Capitals' 1st-round pick in 2017
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2018[b]
[4]
June 24, 2017 To Arizona Coyotes
2nd-round pick in 2017
3rd-round pick in 2017
Islanders' 4th-round pick in 2017
To Philadelphia Flyers
2nd-round pick in 2017
[23]
June 24, 2017 To Montreal Canadiens
7th-round pick in 2017
To Philadelphia Flyers
7th-round pick in 2018
[24]
October 9, 2017 To Anaheim Ducks
Future considerations
To Philadelphia Flyers
Dustin Tokarski
[25]
February 19, 2018 To Detroit Red Wings
Conditional 4th-round pick in 2018[c]
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2019[d]
To Philadelphia Flyers
Petr Mrazek[e]
[27]
March 21, 2018 To Edmonton Oilers
Rights to Cooper Marody
To Philadelphia Flyers
Devils' 3rd-round pick in 2019
[28]