League: | NHL |
Season: | 2021–22 |
Year: | 2021 |
Team: | Philadelphia Flyers |
Division: | Metropolitan |
Divisionrank: | 8th |
Conference: | Eastern |
Conferencerank: | 15th |
Record: | 25–46–11 |
Homerecord: | 14–21–6 |
Roadrecord: | 11–25–5 |
Goalsfor: | 211 |
Goalsagainst: | 298 |
Generalmanager: | Chuck Fletcher |
Coach: | Alain Vigneault (Oct. 15 – Dec. 6) Mike Yeo (Dec. 6 – Apr. 29) |
Captain: | Claude Giroux (Oct. 15 – Mar. 19) Vacant (Mar. 19 – Apr. 29) |
Altcaptain: | Sean Couturier Kevin Hayes Ivan Provorov |
Arena: | Wells Fargo Center |
Attendance: | 16,540[1] |
Minorleague: | Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) Reading Royals (ECHL) |
Goalsleader: | James van Riemsdyk (24) |
Assistsleader: | Travis Konecny (36) |
Pointsleader: | Travis Konecny (52) |
Plusminusleader: | Travis Sanheim (+9) |
Pimleader: | Zack MacEwen (110) |
Winsleader: | Carter Hart (13) |
Gaaleader: | Carter Hart (3.16) |
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] The Flyers missed the playoffs for the second year in a row, marking the first time since 1993–94 that the Flyers missed the playoffs in consecutive seasons.[4]
The Flyers' regular season schedule was released on July 22, 2021.[5] |-style="background:#ffc;"| 1 || October 15 || Vancouver || 5–4 || Philadelphia || SO || Hart || 19,338 || 0–0–1 || 1 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 2 || October 18 || Seattle || 1–6 || Philadelphia || || Hart || 17,727 || 1–0–1 || 3 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 3 || October 20 || Boston || 3–6 || Philadelphia || || Jones || 15,310 || 2–0–1 || 5 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 4 || October 23 || Florida || 4–2 || Philadelphia || || Hart || 16,936 || 2–1–1 || 5 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 5 || October 27 || Philadelphia || 5–3 || Edmonton || || Hart || 14,328 || 3–1–1 || 7 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 6 || October 28 || Philadelphia || 2–1 || Vancouver || || Jones || 18,344 || 4–1–1 || 9 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 7 || October 30 || Philadelphia || 0–4 || Calgary || || Hart || 15,319 || 4–2–1 || 9 || |-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 8 || November 2 || Arizona || 0–3 || Philadelphia || || Hart || 16,057 || 5–2–1 || 11 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 9 || November 4 || Philadelphia || 2–3 || Pittsburgh || OT || Hart || 17,037 || 5–2–2 || 12 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 10 || November 6 || Philadelphia || 2–1 || Washington || || Jones || 18,573 || 6–2–2 || 14 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 11 || November 10 || Toronto || 3–0 || Philadelphia || || Hart || 17,997 || 6–3–2 || 14 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 12 || November 12 || Philadelphia || 2–1 || Carolina || || Hart || 18,680 || 7–3–2 || 16 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 13 || November 13 || Philadelphia || 2–5 || Dallas || || Jones || 18,532 || 7–4–2 || 16 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 14 || November 16 || Calgary || 1–2 || Philadelphia || OT || Hart || 16,278 || 8–4–2 || 18 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 15 || November 18 || Tampa Bay || 4–3 || Philadelphia || SO || Hart || 18,243 || 8–4–3 || 19 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 16 || November 20 || Boston || 5–2 || Philadelphia || || Jones || 19,644 || 8–5–3 || 19 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 17 || November 23 || Philadelphia || 0–4 || Tampa Bay || || Hart || 19,092 || 8–6–3 || 19 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 18 || November 24 || Philadelphia || 1–2 || Florida || OT || Jones || 15,545 || 8–6–4 || 20 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 19 || November 26 || Carolina || 6–3 || Philadelphia || || Hart || 18,959 || 8–7–4 || 20 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 20 || November 28 || Philadelphia || 2–5 || New Jersey || || Jones || 13,113 || 8–8–4 || 20 || |- style="background:#ccc;"| — || November 30 || NY Islanders || || Philadelphia || colspan="6"|Postponed due to COVID-19. Moved to January 18.[6] |-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 21 || December 1 || Philadelphia || 1–4 || NY Rangers || || Hart || 15,687 || 8–9–4 || 20 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 22 || December 5 || Tampa Bay || 7–1 || Philadelphia || || Hart || 16,014 || 8–10–4 || 20 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 23 || December 6 || Colorado || 7–5 || Philadelphia || || Jones || 16,649 || 8–11–4 || 20 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 24 || December 8 || Philadelphia || 0–3 || New Jersey || || Hart || 12,163 || 8–12–4 || 20 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 25 || December 10 || Philadelphia || 4–3 || Vegas || || Hart || 18,011 || 9–12–4 || 22 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 26 || December 11 || Philadelphia || 5–3 || Arizona || || Jones || 10,562 || 10–12–4 || 24 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 27 || December 14 || New Jersey || 1–6 || Philadelphia || || Hart || 18,594 || 11–12–4 || 26 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 28 || December 16 || Philadelphia || 2–3 || Montreal || SO || Hart || 0 || 11–12–5 || 27 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 29 || December 18 || Ottawa || 3–4 || Philadelphia || OT || Jones || 18,437 || 12–12–5 || 29 || |- style="background:#ccc;"| — || December 21 || Washington || || Philadelphia || colspan="6"|Postponed due to COVID-19[7] Moved to February 17.[8] |- style="background:#ccc;"| — || December 23 || Philadelphia || || Pittsburgh || colspan="6"|Postponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 15.[8] |- style="background:#cfc;"| 30 || December 29 || Philadelphia || 3–2 || Seattle || OT || Jones || 17,151 || 13–12–5 || 31 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 31 || December 30 || Philadelphia || 2–3 || San Jose || OT || Sandstrom || 12,540 || 13–12–6 || 32 || |-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 32 || January 1 || Philadelphia || 3–6 || Los Angeles || || Jones || 14,301 || 13–13–6 || 32 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 33 || January 4 || Philadelphia || 1–4 || Anaheim || || Hart || 11,375 || 13–14–6 || 32 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 34 || January 6 || Pittsburgh || 6–2 || Philadelphia || || Hart || 17,944 || 13–15–6 || 32 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 35 || January 8 || San Jose || 3–2 || Philadelphia || OT || Jones || 15,600 || 13–15–7 || 33 || |- style="background:#ccc;"| — || January 11 || Carolina || || Philadelphia || colspan="6"|Postponed due to COVID-19.[9] Moved to February 21.[8] |- style="background:#fcc;"| 36 || January 13 || Philadelphia || 2–3 || Boston || || Hart || 17,850 || 13–16–7 || 33 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 37 || January 15 || NY Rangers || 3–2 || Philadelphia || || Hart || 18,293 || 13–17–7 || 33 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 38 || January 17 || Philadelphia || 1–4 || NY Islanders || || Jones || 17,255 || 13–18–7 || 33 || |- style="background:#ccc;"| — || January 18 || Detroit || || Philadelphia || colspan="6"|Postponed due to rescheduling of November 30 game.[10]
Moved to February 9.[8] |-style="background:#ffc;"| 39 || January 18 || NY Islanders || 4–3 || Philadelphia || SO || Hart || 16,362 || 13–18–8 || 34 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 40 || January 20 || Columbus || 2–1 || Philadelphia || || Hart || 15,359 || 13–19–8 || 34 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 41 || January 22 || Philadelphia || 3–6 || Buffalo || || Jones || 9,264 || 13–20–8 || 34 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 42 || January 24 || Dallas || 3–1 || Philadelphia || || Hart || 14,868 || 13–21–8 || 34 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 43 || January 25 || Philadelphia || 3–4 || NY Islanders || || Jones || 17,255 || 13–22–8 || 34 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 44 || January 29 || Los Angeles || 3–4 || Philadelphia || OT || Hart || 13,763 || 14–22–8 || 36 || |-|- style="background:#cfc;"| 45 || February 1 || Winnipeg || 1–3 || Philadelphia || || Hart || 13,433 || 15–22–8 || 38 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 46 || February 9 || Detroit || 6–3 || Philadelphia || || Hart || 13,243 || 15–23–8 || 38 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 47 || February 12 || Philadelphia || 2–4 || Detroit || || Hart || 15,965 || 15–24–8 || 38 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 48 || February 15 || Philadelphia || 4–5 || Pittsburgh || OT || Hart || 18,385 || 15–24–9 || 39 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 49 || February 17 || Washington || 5–3 || Philadelphia || || Jones || 16,886 || 15–25–9 || 39 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 50 || February 21 || Carolina || 4–3 || Philadelphia || OT || Jones || 14,591 || 15–25–10 || 40 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 51 || February 22 || St. Louis || 4–1 || Philadelphia || || Jones || 14,929 || 15–26–10 || 40 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 52 || February 26 || Washington || 1–2 || Philadelphia || || Hart || 18,276 || 16–26–10 || 42 || |-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 53 || March 1 || Edmonton || 3–0 || Philadelphia || || Hart || 15,114 || 16–27–10 || 42 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 54 || March 3 || Minnesota || 5–4 || Philadelphia || || Hart || 13,876 || 16–28–10 || 42 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 55 || March 5 || Chicago || 3–4 || Philadelphia || || Jones || 18,448 || 17–28–10 || 44 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 56 || March 8 || Vegas || 1–2 || Philadelphia || || Hart || 14,482 || 18–28–10 || 46 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 57 || March 10 || Philadelphia || 3–6 || Florida || || Hart || 17,193 || 18–29–10 || 46 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 58 || March 12 || Philadelphia || 1–3 || Carolina || || Jones || 18,680 || 18–30–10 || 46 || |- style="background:#ffc;"| 59 || March 13 || Montreal || 4–3 || Philadelphia || OT || Hart || 15,451 || 18–30–11 || 47 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 60 || March 17 || Nashville || 4–5 || Philadelphia || || Hart || 18,405 || 19–30–11 || 49 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 61 || March 18 || Philadelphia || 1–3 || Ottawa || || Jones || 11,431 || 19–31–11 || 49 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 62 || March 20 || NY Islanders || 1–2 || Philadelphia || || Hart || 17,218 || 20–31–11 || 51 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 63 || March 22 || Philadelphia || 3–6 || Detroit || || Hart || 15,521 || 20–32–11 || 51 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 64 || March 24 || Philadelphia || 5–2 || St. Louis || || Jones || 18,096 || 21–32–11 || 53 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 65 || March 25 || Philadelphia || 3–6 || Colorado || || Hart || 18,051 || 21–33–11 || 53 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 66 || March 27 || Philadelphia || 4–5 || Nashville || || Jones || 17,414 || 21–34–11 || 53 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 67 || March 29 || Philadelphia || 1–4 || Minnesota || || Jones || 17,874 || 21–35–11 || 53 || |-|- style="background:#fcc;"| 68 || April 2 || Toronto || 6–3 || Philadelphia || || Hart || 17,097 || 21–36–11 || 53 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 69 || April 3 || Philadelphia || 4–3 || NY Rangers || SO || Jones || 16,005 || 22–36–11 || 55 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 70 || April 5 || Columbus || 4–2 || Philadelphia || || Hart || 14,367 || 22–37–11 || 55 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 71 || April 7 || Philadelphia || 4–1 || Columbus || || Jones || 17,118 || 23–37–11 || 57 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 72 || April 9 || Anaheim || 5–3 || Philadelphia || || Jones || 17,455 || 23–38–11 || 57 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 73 || April 12 || Philadelphia || 2–9 || Washington || || Hart || 18,573 || 23–39–11 || 57 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 74 || April 13 || NY Rangers || 4–0 || Philadelphia || || Sandstrom || 15,967 || 23–40–11 || 57 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 75 || April 16 || Philadelphia || 3–4 || Buffalo || || Jones || 11,046 || 23–41–11 || 57 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 76 || April 17 || Buffalo || 5–3 || Philadelphia || || Sandstrom || 14,377 || 23–42–11 || 57 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 77 || April 19 || Philadelphia || 2–5 || Toronto || || Jones || 18,291 || 23–43–11 || 57 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 78 || April 21 || Philadelphia || 6–3 || Montreal || || Jones || 21,105 || 24–43–11 || 59 || |- style="background:#cfc;"| 79 || April 24 || Pittsburgh || 1–4 || Philadelphia || || Jones || 18,601 || 25–43–11 || 61 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 80 || April 25 || Philadelphia || 1–3 || Chicago || || Sandstrom || 18,642 || 25–44–11 || 61 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 81 || April 27 || Philadelphia || 0–4 || Winnipeg || || Sandstrom || 13,383 || 25–45–11 || 61 || |- style="background:#fcc;"| 82 || April 29 || Ottawa || 4–2 || Philadelphia || || Jones || 17,575 || 25–46–11 || 61 || |-|-| Legend:
79 | 16 | 36 | 52 | −23 | 77 | ||
73 | 23 | 27 | 50 | −2 | 10 | ||
‡ | 57 | 18 | 24 | 42 | −12 | 20 | |
82 | 24 | 14 | 38 | −33 | 25 | ||
63 | 17 | 17 | 34 | −11 | 50 | ||
48 | 10 | 21 | 31 | −20 | 26 | ||
79 | 9 | 22 | 31 | −20 | 34 | ||
80 | 7 | 24 | 31 | +9 | 34 | ||
67 | 11 | 19 | 30 | −9 | 35 | ||
79 | 12 | 14 | 26 | −11 | 22 | ||
77 | 1 | 18 | 19 | −47 | 14 | ||
29 | 6 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 14 | ||
‡ | 31 | 6 | 10 | 16 | +6 | 10 | |
‡ | 61 | 5 | 11 | 16 | +3 | 36 | |
55 | 5 | 11 | 16 | −11 | 14 | ||
66 | 2 | 14 | 16 | −9 | 38 | ||
30 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −14 | 6 | ||
16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +4 | 4 | ||
44 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −16 | 11 | ||
75 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −15 | 110 | ||
† | 21 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 | |
‡ | 25 | 6 | 0 | 6 | −5 | 10 | |
41 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −13 | 16 | ||
4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 0 | ||
15 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 8 | ||
10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 10 | ||
10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −5 | 0 | ||
33 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −15 | 31 | ||
† | 26 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −7 | 2 | |
43 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −3 | 29 | ||
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 11 | ||
5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 0 | ||
‡ | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 6 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | ||
‡ | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | 4 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | ||
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 4 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
45 | 44 | 2,603:04 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 137 | 3.16 | 1,441 | .905 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
35 | 33 | 1,997:08 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 114 | 3.42 | 1,027 | .900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
5 | 5 | 297:15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 3.23 | 177 | .910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Claude Giroux | [13] |
NHL First Star of the Week | Claude Giroux (February 7) | [14] | |
Team | Barry Ashbee Trophy | Travis Sanheim | [15] |
Bobby Clarke Trophy | Cam Atkinson | ||
Gene Hart Memorial Award | Zack MacEwen | ||
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy | Travis Sanheim | ||
Toyota Cup | Carter Hart | ||
Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award | Cam Atkinson |
See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers records.
The Flyers 4–3 loss to the New York Islanders on January 25 featured two records being broken. It was the final loss in a team record 13-game winless streak, breaking the previous record (12) set in 1999.[16] The game also featured defenseman Keith Yandle breaking Doug Jarvis’ 36-year-old NHL record consecutive games played streak.[17] Yandle’s streak continued until he was a healthy scratch on April 2, ending it at 989 games.[18] Yandle’s –47 plus/minus rating on the season is the worst in team history.[19] The team also set a franchise record for fewest powerplay goals scored (30) and tied the mark for fewest shootouts wins (1).[20] [21]
Milestone | Player | Date | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|
600th assist | Claude Giroux | December 29, 2021 | [22] | |
1,000th game played | Claude Giroux | March 17, 2022 | [23] |
The Flyers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.
Date | Details | Ref | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
To Nashville Predators Philippe Myers Nolan Patrick | To Philadelphia Flyers Ryan Ellis | [24] | ||
To Arizona Coyotes Shayne Gostisbehere 2nd-round pick in 2022 STL 7th-round pick in 2022 | To Philadelphia Flyers Future considerations | [25] | ||
To Buffalo Sabres Robert Hagg 1st-round pick in 2021 2nd-round pick in 2023 | To Philadelphia Flyers Rasmus Ristolainen | [26] | ||
To Columbus Blue Jackets Jakub Voracek | To Philadelphia Flyers Cam Atkinson | [27] | ||
To Florida Panthers Claude Giroux Connor Bunnaman German Rubtsov 5th-round pick in 2024 | To Philadelphia Flyers Owen Tippett Conditional4 1st-round pick in 2024 3rd-round pick in 2023 | [28] | ||
To New York Rangers Justin Braun | To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2023 | [29] | ||
To Edmonton Oilers Derick Brassard | To Philadelphia Flyers 4th-round pick in 2023 | [30] | ||
To Toronto Maple Leafs Future considerations | To Philadelphia Flyers Brennan Menell | [31] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1-year | Free agency | [32] | ||||
Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [33] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | |||||
1-year | Free agency | |||||
1-year | Free agency | |||||
1-year | Free agency | [34] | ||||
Providence Bruins (AHL) | 2-year | Free agency | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [35] | ||||
Peterborough Petes (OHL) | 3-year | Free agency | [36] | |||
Waivers | [37] | |||||
Waivers | [38] | |||||
Waivers | [39] | |||||
Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [40] |
Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[41] | ||||||
1-year | Free agency | [42] | ||||
1-year | Free agency | [43] | ||||
Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [44] | |||
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [45] | |||
Maine Mariners (ECHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [46] | |||
1-year | Free agency | [47] | ||||
Utica Comets (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [48] | |||
Waivers | [49] | |||||
Retirement | [50] | |||||
Waivers | [51] | |||||
Retirement | [52] | |||||
Dynamo Moscow (KHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [53] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1-year | Re-signing | [54] | |||
3-year | Re-signing | [55] | |||
3-year | Entry-level | [56] | |||
2-year | Re-signing | [57] | |||
2-year | Re-signing | [58] | |||
8-year | Extension | [59] | |||
6-year | Extension | [60] | |||
5-year | Extension | [61] | |||
2-year | Entry-level | [62] | |||
2-year | Entry-level | [63] | |||
3-year | Entry-level | [64] | |||
1-year | Entry-level | [65] | |||
2-year | Entry-level | [66] | |||
2-year | Extension | [67] | |||
1-year | Extension | [68] |
See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers draft picks. Below are the Philadelphia Flyers' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which were held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Round | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 46 | Samu Tuomaala | RW | Karpat U20 (U20 SM-sarja) | ||
3 | 78 | Alexei Kolosov | G | HC Dinamo Minsk (KHL) | ||
4 | 110 | Brian Zanetti | D | HC Lugano U20 (U20-Elit) | ||
5 | 158 | Ty Murchison | D | U.S. NTDP (USHL) | ||
6 | 174 | Ethan Samson | D | Prince George Cougars (WHL) | ||
7 | 206 | Owen McLaughlin | C | Mount St. Charles Mounties (USHS-RI) |