The 2020–21 Philadelphia Flyers season was the 54th season for the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Cana ...

franchise that was established on June 5, 1967. This was also the second season with head coach

Alain Vigneault Alain Vigneault (born May 14, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey coach. Vigneault has previously coached the Montreal Canadiens, Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers and the Philadelphia Flyers for 19 seasons in the NHL, as well as ...

. On December 20, 2020, the league temporarily realigned into four divisions with no conferences due to the

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and the ongoing closure of the

Canada–United States border The international border between Canada and the United States is the longest in the world by total length. The boundary (including boundaries in the Great Lakes, Atlantic, and Pacific coasts) is long. The land border has two sections: Canada' ...

. 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. On April 29, 2021, the Flyers were eliminated from playoff contention following a 5–3 loss to the

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Standings

Divisional standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020. , - , 1 , , January 13 , ,

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia) and the List of Un ...

, , 3–6 , , Philadelphia , , , ,

Hart Hart often refers to: * Hart (deer) * Hart (surname) Hart may also refer to: Organizations * Hart Racing Engines, a former Formula One engine manufacturer * Hart Skis, US ski manufacturer * Hart Stores, a Canadian chain of department store ...

, , 0 , , 1–0–0 , , 2 , , , - , 2 , , January 15 , , Pittsburgh , , 2–5 , , Philadelphia , , , , Hart , , 0 , , 2–0–0 , , 4 , , , - , 3 , , January 18 , ,

Buffalo Buffalo most commonly refers to: * True buffalo or Bubalina, a subtribe of wild cattle, including most "Old World" buffalo, such as water buffalo * Bison, a genus of wild cattle, including the American buffalo * Buffalo, New York, a city in the n ...

, , 6–1 , , Philadelphia , , , , Hart , , 0 , , 2–1–0 , , 4 , , , - , 4 , , January 19 , , Buffalo , , 0–3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Elliott , , 0 , , 3–1–0 , , 6 , , , - , 5 , , January 21 , , Philadelphia , , 4–5 , ,

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

, , SO , , Hart , , 0 , , 3–1–1 , , 7 , , , - , 6 , , January 23 , , Philadelphia , , 1–6 , , Boston , , , , Hart , , 0 , , 3–2–1 , , 7 , , , - , 7 , , January 26 , , Philadelphia , , 5–3 , ,

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

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, , 4–3 , , Philadelphia , , OT , ,

, , 0 , , 7–2–2 , , 16 , , , - , 12 , , February 5 , , Boston , , 2–1 , , Philadelphia , , , , Elliott , , 0 , , 7–3–2 , , 16 , , , - , 13 , , February 7 , , Philadelphia , , 7–4 , ,

Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...

, , , , Hart , , 0 , , 8–3–2 , , 18 , , , - style="background:#ccc;" , — , , February 9 , , Philadelphia , , – , , Washington , , colspan="6", Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for April 13. , - style="background:#ccc;" , — , , February 11 , ,

, , – , , Philadelphia , , colspan="6", Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for April 25. , - style="background:#ccc;" , — , , February 13 , , New Jersey , , – , , Philadelphia , , colspan="6", Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for May 10. , - style="background:#ccc;" , — , , February 14 , , Philadelphia , , – , , NY Rangers , , colspan="6", Postponed due to COVID-19. Rescheduled for April 22. , - , 14 , , February 18 , , NY Rangers , , 3–2 , , Philadelphia , , SO , , Hart , , 0 , , 8–3–3 , , 19 , , , - , 15 , , February 21 , , Philadelphia , , 3–7 , , Boston , , , , Hart , , 0
( outdoors) , , 8–4–3 , , 19 , , , - , 16 , , February 24 , , NY Rangers , , 3–4 , , Philadelphia , , , , Elliott , , 0 , , 9–4–3 , , 21 , , , - , 17 , , February 27 , , Philadelphia , , 3–0 , ,

, , , , Elliott , , 0 , , 10–4–3 , , 23 , , , - , 18 , , February 28 , , Philadelphia , , 3–0 , , Buffalo , , , , Hart , , 0 , , 11–4–3 , , 25 , , , - , - , 19 , , March 2 , , Philadelphia , , 2–5 , ,

, , , ,

, , 2,800 , , 11–5–3 , , 25 , , , - , 20 , , March 4 , , Philadelphia , , 4–3 , , Pittsburgh , , , , Elliott , , 2,800 , , 12–5–3 , , 27 , , , - , 21 , , March 6 , , Philadelphia , , 3–4 , , Pittsburgh , , , , Elliott , , 2,800 , , 12–6–3 , , 27 , , , - , 22 , , March 7 , ,

, , 3–1 , , Philadelphia , , , , Hart , , 3,023 , , 12–7–3 , , 27 , , , - , 23 , , March 9 , ,

, , 4–5 , , Philadelphia , , SO , , Elliott , , 2,838 , , 13–7–3 , , 29 , , , - , 24 , , March 11 , , Washington , , 5–3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Elliott , , 2,807 , , 13–8–3 , , 29 , , , - , 25 , , March 13 , , Washington , , 5–4 , , Philadelphia , , , , Hart , , 3,083 , , 13–9–3 , , 29 , , , - , 26 , , March 15 , , Philadelphia , , 5–4 , , NY Rangers , , OT , , Hart , , 1,639 , , 14–9–3 , , 31 , , , - , 27 , , March 17 , , Philadelphia , , 0–9 , , NY Rangers , , , , Elliott , , 1,723 , , 14–10–3 , , 31 , , , - , 28 , , March 18 , , Philadelphia , , 4–3 , , NY Islanders , , , , Hart , , 1,400 , , 15–10–3 , , 33 , , , - , 29 , , March 20 , , Philadelphia , , 1–6 , , NY Islanders , , , , Hart , , 1,400 , , 15–11–3 , , 33 , , , - , 30 , , March 22 , , NY Islanders , , 2–1 , , Philadelphia , , OT , , Elliott , , 2,820 , , 15–11–4 , , 34 , , , - , 31 , , March 23 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Hart , , 2,882 , , 15–12–4 , , 34 , , , - , 32 , , March 25 , , NY Rangers , , 8–3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Hart , , 2,854 , , 15–13–4 , , 34 , , , - , 33 , , March 27 , , NY Rangers , , 1–2 , , Philadelphia , , , , Elliott , , 3,069 , , 16–13–4 , , 36 , , , - , 34 , , March 29 , , Philadelphia , , 4–3 , , Buffalo , , OT , , Elliott , , 0 , , 17–13–4 , , 38 , , , - , 35 , , March 31 , , Philadelphia , , 1–6 , , Buffalo , , , , Elliott , , 0 , , 17–14–4 , , 38 , , , - , - , 36 , , April 3 , , Philadelphia , , 2–3 , , NY Islanders , , SO , ,

, , 1,400 , , 17–14–5 , , 39 , , , - , 37 , , April 5 , , Philadelphia , , 3–2 , ,

, , OT , , Elliott , , 2,191 , , 18–14–5 , , 41 , , , - , 38 , , April 6 , , Boston , , 4–2 , , Philadelphia , , , , Hart , , 2,638 , , 18–15–5 , , 41 , , , - , 39 , , April 8 , , Philadelphia , , 2–3 , , NY Islanders , , SO , , Hart , , 1,400 , , 18–15–6 , , 42 , , , - , 40 , , April 10 , , Boston , , 2–3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Elliott , , 3,025 , , 19–15–6 , , 44 , , , - , 41 , , April 11 , ,

, , 5–3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Hart , , 3,250 , , 19–16–6 , , 44 , , , - , 42 , , April 13 , , Philadelphia , , 1–6 , ,

, , , , Elliott , , 0 , , 19–17–6 , , 44 , , , - , 43 , , April 15 , , Philadelphia , , 2–1 , , Pittsburgh , , SO , , Hart , , 4,672 , , 20–17–6 , , 46 , , , - , 44 , , April 17 , , Washington , , 6–3 , , Philadelphia , , , ,

Lyon Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...

, , 3,430 , , 20–18–6 , , 46 , , , - , 45 , , April 18 , , NY Islanders , , 1–0 , , Philadelphia , , OT , , Elliott , , 3,603 , , 20–18–7 , , 47 , , , - , 46 , , April 22 , , Philadelphia , , 3–2 , , NY Rangers , , , , Elliott , , 1,800 , , 21–18–7 , , 49 , , , - , 47 , , April 23 , , Philadelphia , , 1–4 , , NY Rangers , , , , Lyon , , 1,800 , , 21–19–7 , , 49 , , , - , 48 , , April 25 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Philadelphia , , SO , , Elliott , , 3,651 , , 22–19–7 , , 51 , , , - , 49 , , April 27 , , Philadelphia , , 4–6 , , New Jersey , , , , Elliott , , 3,600 , , 22–20–7 , , 51 , , , - , 50 , , April 29 , , Philadelphia , , 3–5 , , New Jersey , , , , Lyon , , 3,600 , , 22–21–7 , , 51 , , , - , - , 51 , , May 1 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Philadelphia , , , , Elliott , , 2,683 , , 22–22–7 , , 51 , , , - , 52 , , May 3 , ,

, , 2–7 , , Philadelphia , , , ,

, , 2,542 , , 23–22–7 , , 53 , , , - , 53 , , May 4 , , Pittsburgh , , 7–3 , , Philadelphia , , , , Elliott , , 2,961 , , 23–23–7 , , 53 , , , - , 54 , , May 7 , , Philadelphia , , 4–2 , ,

, , , , Elliott , , 2,133 , , 24–23–7 , , 55 , , , - , 55 , , May 8 , , Philadelphia , , 1–2 , , Washington , , OT , , Lyon , , 2,133 , , 24–23–8 , , 56 , , , - , 56 , , May 10 , , New Jersey , , 2–4 , , Philadelphia , , , , Elliott , , 3,882 , , 25–23–8 , , 58 , , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltenders

^†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

Records

Among the team records set during the 2020–21 season was the Flyers giving up seven goals during the second period against the

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on March 17.

Milestones

Transactions

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

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

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 Bell Centre (French: ''Centre Bell)'', formerly known as Molson Centre, is a multi-purpose arena located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Opened on March 16, 1996, it is the home arena of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL), ...

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, but was postponed on March 25, 2020, due to the

. It was held October 6–7, 2020 virtually via

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from the NHL Network studio in

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Notes

References

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