The 2007–08

Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games in Wells ...

season was the Flyers' 41st

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in the

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(NHL). The Flyers went from the worst team in the league during the previous season to the Eastern Conference Finals, losing to the

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in five games.

Off-season

In June, the Flyers made a trade which sent the first round draft pick they had acquired in the

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trade (23rd overall) back to the

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for the rights to negotiate with impending unrestricted free agents

Kimmo Timonen Kimmo Samuel Timonen (born 18 March 1975) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Nashville Predators, Philadelphia Flyers, and Chicago Blackhawks. Timonen had ...

and

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. Both were signed to six-year contracts. Due to having the NHL's worst record during the 2006–07 season, the Flyers had the best chance to claim the first overall pick in the draft lottery. However, the

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won the lottery and jumped up to the first overall selection, relegating the Flyers to the 2nd overall pick. After much speculation as to whether the Flyers would trade the pick in the

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, the Flyers stayed put and selected New Jersey native

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. The Flyers wasted no time in addressing their free agent needs. On July 1, the Flyers signed

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center

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to an eight-year, $52 million contract. Continuing to revamp their defensive core, defenseman Joni Pitkanen and forward

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were traded to the

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for defenseman Jason Smith and forward

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. Smith was named Flyers captain on October 1.

Regular season

The season began in the image of the ''Broad Street Bullies'' era, with multiple-game suspensions handed out to five separate players, the most serious being 20- and 25-game suspensions to Steve Downie and

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, respectively, for two separate incidents. A 7–3 start in October and a 9–3–1 January run had the Flyers near the top of both the division and conference standings. However, a disastrous ten-game losing streak in February, reminiscent of such a streak the previous season, nearly derailed the Flyers' season. An 8–3–4 run in March coupled with two vital wins over the

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and the

over the final weekend of the regular season put the Flyers back in the playoffs as the sixth seed and set for a first round matchup with the

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Divisional standings

Conference standings

Playoffs

After taking a three games to one series lead over Washington, the Capitals won Games 5 and 6 to force a Game 7 in Washington. The Flyers won the series in overtime on

's power play goal. The Flyers then drew a matchup with the heavily-favored

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in the second round. Despite being outshot the majority of the series, the Flyers upset Montreal in five games and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2003–04 to face the

. Before the start of the series, the Flyers suffered a fatal blow when it was learned that defenseman

was out with a blood clot in his ankle. Coupled with a gruesome facial injury to

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in Game 2, Pittsburgh ran roughshod over the Flyers' depleted defense and jumped out to a 3–0 series lead. The Flyers won Game 4 at home to stave off elimination, and although Timonen returned for Game 5, Pittsburgh finished off the Flyers in five games.

Schedule and results

Preseason

, - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , , September 17 , , @

, , 3–2 , , 4,615 , , 1–0–0 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , , September 18 , ,

Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (french: Sénateurs d'Ottawa), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a membe ...

, , 0–4 , , 9,100 , , 1–1–0 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , , September 22 , , @

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...

, , 5–0 , , 12,500 , , 2–1–0 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 4 , , September 24 , , New Jersey Devils , , 1–3, , 16,572 , , 2–2–0 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 5 , , September 25 , , @ Ottawa Senators , , 2–4 , , 18,053 , , 2–3–0 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 6 , , September 26 , ,

, , 2–1 , , 16,327 , , 3–3–0 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 7 , , September 28 , , @ Washington Capitals , , 5–7 , , 10,409 , , 3–4–0 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 8 , , September 29 , , New York Rangers , , 2–3 , , 17,911 , , 3–5–0 , , , - , colspan="7" style="text-align:center;", ''Notes:''
Game played at

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. , - , - , ''Legend'':

Regular season

, - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , , October 4 , , Philadelphia , , 3–2 , ,

Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...

, , , , Biron , , 19,289 , , 1–0–0 , , 2 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , , October 6 , , Philadelphia , , 3–5 , ,

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, , , , Biron , , 16,839 , , 1–1–0 , , 2 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , , October 10 , , Philadelphia , , 8–2 , ,

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, , , , Biron , , 18,630 , , 2–1–0 , , 4 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , , October 13 , ,

NY Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, ...

, , 1–3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron , , 19,714 , , 3–1–0 , , 6 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , , October 16 , ,

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, , 0–4 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron , , 18,933 , , 4–1–0 , , 8 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 6 , , October 18 , ,

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, , 0–4 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron , , 19,113 , , 5–1–0 , , 10 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 7 , , October 20 , , Carolina , , 2–3 , , Philadelphia , , OT , , Biron , , 19,615 , , 6–1–0 , , 12 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 8 , , October 24 , , Philadelphia , , 3–4 , ,

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

, , , , Biron , , 12,856 , , 6–2–0 , , 12 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 9 , , October 25 , , Philadelphia , , 2–5 , ,

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, , , , Niittymaki , , 18,616 , , 6–3–0 , , 12 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 10 , , October 27 , , Philadelphia , , 2–1 , ,

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

, , , , Biron , , 14,956 , , 7–3–0 , , 14 , , , - , - style="background:#fcc;" , 11 , , November 1 , , Philadelphia , , 2–5 , ,

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, , , , Biron , , 21,173 , , 7–4–0 , , 14 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 12 , , November 2 , , Philadelphia , , 3–2 , ,

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, , , , Niittymaki , , 16,055 , , 8–4–0 , , 16 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 13 , , November 5 , , Philadelphia , , 0–2 , , NY Rangers , , , , Biron , , 18,200 , , 8–5–0 , , 16 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 14 , , November 7 , , Philadelphia , , 3–1 , ,

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, , , , Biron , , 17,132 , , 9–5–0 , , 18 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 15 , , November 8 , , Philadelphia , , 1–4 , ,

, , , , Biron , , 14,948 , , 9–6–0 , , 18 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 16 , , November 10 , ,

, , 2–5 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron , , 19,859 , , 10–6–0 , , 20 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 17 , , November 12 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron , , 19,312 , , 11–6–0 , , 22 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 18 , , November 15 , , NY Rangers , , 4–3 , , Philadelphia , , SO , , Biron , , 19,571 , , 11–6–1 , , 23 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 19 , , November 17 , ,

, , 6–2 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron , , 19,621 , , 11–7–1 , , 23 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 20 , , November 21 , , Philadelphia , , 6–3 , , Carolina , , , , Biron , , 16,351 , , 12–7–1 , , 25 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 21 , , November 23 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Philadelphia , , OT , , Biron , , 19,727 , , 12–7–2 , , 26 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 22 , , November 24 , , Philadelphia , , 4–3 , ,

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, , , , Niittymaki , , 20,128 , , 13–7–2 , , 28 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 23 , , November 26 , ,

, , 6–3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Niittymaki , , 19,457 , , 13–8–2 , , 28 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 24 , , November 28 , , Philadelphia , , 3–1 , , Carolina , , , , Biron , , 15,108 , , 14–8–2 , , 30 , , , - , - style="background:#fcc;" , 25 , , December 1 , ,

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, , 4–1 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron , , 19,660 , , 14–9–2 , , 30 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 26 , , December 5 , , Philadelphia , , 3–1 , ,

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, , , , Niittymaki , , 18,568 , , 15–9–2 , , 32 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 27 , , December 7 , , Philadelphia , , 1–2 , ,

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, , , , Biron , , 16,312 , , 15–10–2 , , 32 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 28 , , December 11 , ,

, , 2–8 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron , , 19,409 , , 16–10–2 , , 34 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 29 , , December 13 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Philadelphia , , , , Niittymaki , , 19,322 , , 16–11–2 , , 34 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 30 , , December 15 , , Carolina , , 6–5 , , Philadelphia , , SO , , Biron , , 19,460 , , 16–11–3 , , 35 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 31 , , December 16 , , Philadelphia , , 2–4 , ,

, , , , Niittymaki , , 16,687 , , 16–12–3 , , 35 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 32 , , December 18 , ,

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, , 3–2 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron , , 19,211 , , 16–13–3 , , 35 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 33 , , December 21 , , Philadelphia , , 2–3 , , Buffalo , , , , Biron , , 18,690 , , 16–14–3 , , 35 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 34 , , December 22 , , Buffalo , , 6–5 , , Philadelphia , , SO , , Biron , , 19,606 , , 16–14–4 , , 36 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 35 , , December 27 , ,

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, , 1–4 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron , , 19,727 , , 17–14–4 , , 38 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 36 , , December 29 , , Philadelphia , , 4–2 , ,

, , , , Biron , , 20,124 , , 18–14–4 , , 40 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 37 , , December 30 , , Philadelphia , , 1–0 , ,

, , , , Niittymaki , , 18,767 , , 19–14–4 , , 42 , , , - , - style="background:#fcc;" , 38 , , January 4 , , Philadelphia , , 0–3 , ,

, , , , Biron , , 17,625 , , 19–15–4 , , 42 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 39 , , January 5 , , Philadelphia , , 3–2 , ,

, , , , Niittymaki , , 19,412 , , 20–15–4 , , 44 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 40 , , January 8 , , Philadelphia , , 4–1 , ,

, , , , Niittymaki , , 13,047 , , 21–15–4 , , 46 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 41 , , January 10 , , Philadelphia , , 6–2 , , NY Rangers , , , , Niittymaki , , 18,200 , , 22–15–4 , , 48 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 42 , , January 12 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Philadelphia , , OT , , Niittymaki , , 19,792 , , 22–15–5 , , 49 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 43 , , January 13 , , Philadelphia , , 6–4 , ,

, , , , Biron , , 17,713 , , 23–15–5 , , 51 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 44 , , January 16 , ,

, , 3–5 , , Philadelphia , , , , Niittymaki , , 19,207 , , 24–15–5 , , 53 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 45 , , January 19 , , Philadelphia , , 5–3 , ,

, , , , Biron , , 16,234 , , 25–15–5 , , 55 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 46 , , January 20 , ,

, , 1–6 , , Philadelphia , , , , Niittymaki , , 19,742 , , 26–15–5 , , 57 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 47 , , January 22 , ,

, , 7–3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Niittymaki , , 19,677 , , 26–16–5 , , 57 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 48 , , January 24 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron , , 19,807 , , 27–16–5 , , 59 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 49 , , January 29 , ,

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, , 2–3 , , Philadelphia , , OT , , Biron , , 19,127 , , 28–16–5 , , 61 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 50 , , January 31 , , NY Rangers , , 4–0 , , Philadelphia , , , , Niittymaki , , 19,670 , , 28–17–5 , , 61 , , , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 51 , , February 2 , ,

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, , 0–3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron , , 19,822 , , 29–17–5 , , 63 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 52 , , February 5 , , Philadelphia , , 3–2 , ,

, , , , Niittymaki , , 15,082 , , 30–17–5 , , 65 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 53 , , February 6 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron , , 19,778 , , 30–18–5, , 65 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 54 , , February 9 , , NY Rangers , , 2–0 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron , , 19,862 , , 30–19–5 , , 65 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 55 , , February 10 , , Philadelphia , , 3–4 , ,

, , , , Biron , , 17,132 , , 30–20–5, , 65 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 56 , , February 12 , , Philadelphia , , 3–4 , ,

, , , , Niittymaki , , 11,193 , , 30–21–5, , 65 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 57 , , February 14 , ,

, , 5–3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron , , 19,336 , , 30–22–5 , , 65 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 58 , , February 16 , , Philadelphia , , 0–1 , ,

, , , , Niittymaki , , 21,273 , , 30–23–5 , , 65 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 59 , , February 17 , ,

, , 5–3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Niitymaki , , 19,611 , , 30–24–5 , , 65 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 60 , , February 19 , , Philadelphia , , 2–3 , ,

, , SO , , Biron , , 19,729 , , 30–24–6 , , 66 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 61 , , February 21 , , San Jose , , 3–1 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron , , 19,487 , , 30–25–6 , , 66 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 62 , , February 23 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Philadelphia , , OT , , Niitymaki , , 19,629 , , 30–25–7 , , 67 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 63 , , February 25 , , Philadelphia , , 4–3 , , Buffalo , , SO , , Biron , , 18,690 , , 31–25–7 , , 69 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 64 , , February 28 , ,

, , 1–3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron , , 19,567 , , 32–25–7 , , 71 , , , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 65 , , March 1 , , Philadelphia , , 4–1 , ,

, , , , Biron , , 15,136 , , 33–25–7 , , 73 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 66 , , March 2 , , Philadelphia , , 4–5 , , NY Rangers , , SO , , Biron , , 18,200 , , 33–25–8 , , 74 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 67 , , March 4 , , Buffalo , , 5–2 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron , , 19,516 , , 33–26–8 , , 74 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 68 , , March 6 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron , , 19,217 , , 34–26–8 , , 76 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 69 , , March 8 , ,

, , 1–4 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron , , 19,748 , , 35–26–8 , , 78 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 70 , , March 11 , , Philadelphia , , 3–4 , ,

, , OT , , Biron , , 19,507, , 35–26–9 , , 79 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 71 , , March 12 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron, , 19,642 , , 35–27–9 , , 79 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 72 , , March 15 , , Philadelphia , , 2–3 , ,

, , OT, , Biron , , 17,565 , , 35–27–10 , , 80 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 73 , , March 16 , , Philadelphia , , 1–7 , ,

, , , , Biron , , 17,132 , , 35–28–10 , , 80 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 74 , , March 18 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Niittymaki , , 19,564 , , 36–28–10 , , 82 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 75 , , March 21 , , NY Rangers , , 3–4 , , Philadelphia , , SO , , Biron, , 19,819 , , 37–28–10 , , 84 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 76 , , March 23 , ,

, , 1–4 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron , , 19,136 , , 38–28–10 , , 86 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 77 , , March 25 , , Philadelphia , , 2–1 , , NY Rangers , , OT , , Biron , , 18,200, , 39–28–10 , , 88 , , , - style="background:#ffc;" , 78 , , March 28 , , Philadelphia , , 4–5 , ,

, , SO , , Biron , , 17,056, , 39–28–11, , 89 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 79 , , March 29 , , Philadelphia , , 4–3 , ,

, , SO , , Niittymaki , , 15,223 , , 40–28–11, , 91 , , , - , - style="background:#fcc;" , 80 , , April 2 , , Philadelphia , , 2–4 , ,

, , , , Biron , , 17,132 , , 40–29–11 , , 91 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 81 , , April 4 , ,

, , 0–3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron , , 19,957 , , 41–29–11 , , 93 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 82 , , April 6 , ,

, , 0–2 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron , , 19,767 , , 42–29–11 , , 95 , , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Playoffs

, - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , , April 11 , , Philadelphia , , 4–5 , ,

, , , , Biron , , 18,277 , , Capitals lead 1–0 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , , April 13 , , Philadelphia , , 2–0 , ,

, , , , Biron , , 18,277 , , Series tied 1–1 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , , April 15 , ,

, , 3–6 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron , , 19,822 , , Flyers lead 2–1 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , , April 17 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Philadelphia , , 2OT , , Biron , , 19,913 , , Flyers lead 3–1 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 5 , , April 19 , , Philadelphia , , 2–3 , ,

, , , , Biron , , 18,277 , , Flyers lead 3–2 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 6 , , April 21 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron , , 19,927 , , Series tied 3–3 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 7 , , April 22 , , Philadelphia , , 3–2 , ,

, , OT , , Biron , , 18,277 , , Flyers win 4–3 , , , - , - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , , April 24 , , Philadelphia , , 3–4 , ,

, , OT , , Biron , , 21,273 , , Canadiens lead 1–0 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , , April 26 , , Philadelphia , , 4–2 , ,

, , , , Biron , , 21,273 , , Series tied 1–1 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , , April 28 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron , , 19,849 , , Flyers lead 2–1 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , , April 30 , ,

, , 2–4 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron , , 19,872 , , Flyers lead 3–1 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , , May 3 , , Philadelphia , , 6–4 , ,

, , , , Biron , , 21,273 , , Flyers win 4–1 , , , - , - style="background:#fcc;" , 1 , , May 9 , , Philadelphia , , 2–4 , ,

, , , , Biron , , 17,132 , , Penguins lead 1–0 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 2 , , May 11 , , Philadelphia , , 2–4 , ,

, , , , Biron , , 17,132 , , Penguins lead 2–0 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 3 , , May 13 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron , , 19,965 , , Penguins lead 3–0 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , , May 15 , ,

, , 2–4 , , Philadelphia , , , , Biron , , 19,972 , , Penguins lead 3–1 , , , - style="background:#fcc;" , 5 , , May 18 , , Philadelphia , , 0–6 , ,

, , , , Biron , , 17,132 , , Penguins win 4–1 , , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Player statistics

Scoring

* ''Position abbreviations: C =

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; D =

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; G =

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; LW =

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; RW =

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'' * '' = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.'' * '' = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.''

Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Among the team records set during the 2007–08 season was

tying the team record for most goals scored in a single period (3) on November 21. In a 3–2 win against the

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on January 5, goaltender

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made 54 saves on 56 shots against, both team single game records. On January 19,

scored three powerplay goals, tying the Flyers single game record.

Milestones

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 7, 2007, the day after the deciding game of the

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, through June 4, 2008, the day of the deciding game of the

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Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the

, which was held at

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on June 22–23, 2007. The Flyers traded their original second, third, and fourth-round picks in three different trades.

Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the

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of the AHL and the

Wheeling Nailers The Wheeling Nailers are a professional ECHL ice hockey team based in Wheeling, West Virginia. They are the ECHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey Lea ...

of the

ECHL The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, with teams scattered across the United States and Canada. It is a tier below the American Hockey League (AHL). The E ...

. The Phantoms, with

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returning as head coach, finished second in their division and won their first round playoff series against the

Albany River Rats The Albany River Rats were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Albany, New York at the Times Union Center. History Before the formation of the franchise Without a viable indoor arena with a ...

in seven games. They lost in the second round to the

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, and are the AHL affiliates of the National Hockey League's Pittsburgh Penguins. They play at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre ...

in five games. In their first and only season as the Flyers ECHL affiliate, the Nailers finished last in their division and missed the playoffs.

Notes

References

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External links

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