2015–16 Philadelphia Flyers season

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2015–16 Philadelphia Flyers
Division 5th Metropolitan
Conference 7th Eastern
2015–16 record 41–27–14
Home record 23–10–8
Road record 18–17–6
Goals for 214
Goals against 218
Team information
General Manager Ron Hextall
Coach Dave Hakstol
Captain Claude Giroux
Alternate captains Wayne Simmonds
Mark Streit
Arena Wells Fargo Center
Average attendance 19,277 (98.4%)[1]
Minor league affiliations Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Reading Royals
Team leaders
Goals Wayne Simmonds (32)
Assists Claude Giroux (45)
Points Claude Giroux (67)
Penalties in minutes Wayne Simmonds (147)
Plus/minus Andrew MacDonald (+10)
Wins Steve Mason (23)
Goals against average Michal Neuvirth (2.27)
<2014–15 2016–17>

The 2015–16 Philadelphia Flyers season was the 49th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 5, 1967.[2] The Flyers opened the regular season on October 8, 2015 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.[3] This was the first season under new head coach Dave Hakstol. The Flyers finished fifth in the Metropolitan Division and seventh in the Eastern Conference, qualifying for the Stanley Cup Playoffs as the second Wild Card team in the Eastern Conference, where they would lose in the first round in six games to the Washington Capitals.

Off-season

After the Flyers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second time in three seasons in 2014–15, head coach Craig Berube was fired.[4] On May 18, 2015, the Flyers hired Dave Hakstol to replace Berube. Hakstol had been the University of North Dakota's head coach for the past 11 seasons, during which he had a 289–143–43 record and led the school to the NCAA tournament in each season and advanced to the Frozen Four seven times.[5] The Flyers retained assistant coaches Ian Laperriere, Joe Mullen and Gord Murphy.[6] Kim Dillabaugh was named goaltending coach on July 3, 2015, replacing Jeff Reese.[7]

The Flyers signed Kontinental Hockey League defenseman Evgeny Medvedev to a one-year, $3 million contract on May 20.[8] June 27, the first day of the draft, was a busy one for the Flyers, as they selected defenseman Ivan Provorov with the seventh overall pick while also trading the 29th and 61st overall selection for the 24th in order to select forward Travis Konecny.[9] The next day, the Flyers made a trade to create some cap space, with the Arizona Coyotes receiving Nicklas Grossmann and acquiring the contract of Chris Pronger, while the Flyers received Sam Gagner and a conditional 2016 or 2017 draft pick.[10] The Flyers then traded Zac Rinaldo to the Boston Bruins in exchange for a 2017 third-round pick on June 29, while re-signing Chris VandeVelde to a two-year deal.[11][12] The next day, the Flyers re-signed Ryan White to a one-year deal.[13] On July 1, the Flyers signed free-agent goaltender Michal Neuvirth to a two-year, $3.25 million contract.[14]

Standings

Divisional standings

Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Washington Capitals 82 56 18 8 52 252 193 +59 120
2 x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 48 26 8 44 245 203 +42 104
3 x – New York Rangers 82 46 27 9 43 236 217 +19 101
4 x – New York Islanders 82 45 27 10 40 232 216 +16 100
5 x – Philadelphia Flyers 82 41 27 14 38 214 218 −4 96
6 Carolina Hurricanes 82 35 31 16 33 198 226 −28 86
7 New Jersey Devils 82 38 36 8 36 184 208 −24 84
8 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 34 40 8 28 219 252 −33 76
Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot.

Conference standings

Top 3 (Metropolitan Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Washington Capitals 82 56 18 8 52 252 193 +59 120
2 x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 48 26 8 44 245 203 +42 104
3 x – New York Rangers 82 46 27 9 43 236 217 +19 101
Source: National Hockey League
p – Clinched Presidents Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot.
Top 3 (Atlantic Division)
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Florida Panthers 82 47 26 9 40 239 203 +36 103
2 x – Tampa Bay Lightning 82 46 31 5 43 227 201 +26 97
3 x – Detroit Red Wings 82 41 30 11 39 211 224 −13 93
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME x – New York Islanders 82 45 27 10 40 232 216 +16 100
2 ME x – Philadelphia Flyers 82 41 27 14 38 214 218 −4 96
3 AT Boston Bruins 82 42 31 9 38 240 230 +10 93
4 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 35 31 16 33 198 226 −28 86
5 AT Ottawa Senators 82 38 35 9 32 236 247 −11 85
6 ME New Jersey Devils 82 38 36 8 36 184 208 −24 84
7 AT Montreal Canadiens 82 38 38 6 33 221 236 −15 82
8 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 35 36 11 33 201 222 −21 81
9 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 82 34 40 8 28 219 252 −33 76
10 AT Toronto Maple Leafs 82 29 42 11 23 198 246 −48 69
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot.


Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2015–16 Game Log[3]

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

Playoffs

2016 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:       Win       Loss

Player statistics

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[15]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO
Steve Mason 54 53 3150 23 19 10 132 2.51 1602 .918 4
Michal Neuvirth 32 29 1825 18 8 4 69 2.27 908 .924 3
Playoffs[16]
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO
Michal Neuvirth 3 3 178 2 1 2 0.67 105 .981 1
Steve Mason 3 3 176 0 3 12 4.09 81 .852 0

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

Awards and honors

Awards

League awards and honors
Award or honor Recipient Ref
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 Shayne Gostisbehere
Pelle Lindbergh Memorial Trophy Brayden Schenn
Toyota Cup Claude Giroux
Yanick Dupre Memorial Class Guy Award Wayne Simmonds

Records

  •  dagger  NHL record

Individual

Franchise player records set during the 2015–16 season
Record Type Total Player Date(s) Ref
Games with a point by a rookie defenseman Streak 15dagger Shayne Gostisbehere 1/19/2016 – 1/19/2016 [19]
Powerplay goals scored by a defenseman Season 8[lower-alpha 1] Shayne Gostisbehere [20]
Goals scored by a rookie defenseman Season 17 Shayne Gostisbehere [21]
Overtime goals scored Season 4 Shayne Gostisbehere [22]

Milestones

Suspensions and fines

Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Radko Gudas Illegal check to the head of Ottawa Senators forward Mika Zibanejad during NHL Game No. 361 in Ottawa on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at 2:07 of the third period. 3 games $15,994.62 December 2, 2015[23]
Chris VandeVelde Elbowing Chicago Blackhawks forward Jonathan Toews during NHL Game No. 1048 in Chicago on Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at 19:30 of the first period. 2 games $7,661.30 March 18, 2016[24]
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare Illegal check from behind on Washington Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov during Game 3 in Philadelphia on Monday, April 18, 2016, at 12:17 of the third period. 1 game April 19, 2016[25]
Brayden Schenn Charging Washington Capitals forward T. J. Oshie during Game 6 in Philadelphia on Sunday, April 24, 2016, at 14:24 of the second period. 3 games April 26, 2016[26]

Transactions

The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from June 16, 2015, the day after the deciding game of the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 12, 2016, the day of the deciding game of the 2016 Stanley Cup Finals.[27]

Trades

Date
Details
Ref
June 26, 2015 (2015-06-26) To Toronto Maple Leafs
Tampa Bay's 1st-round pick in 2015
Chicago's 2nd-round pick in 2015
To Philadelphia Flyers
Nashville's 1st-round pick in 2015
[28]
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) To Los Angeles Kings
Columbus' 4th-round pick in 2015
To Philadelphia Flyers
4th-round pick in 2015
6th-round pick in 2016
[29]
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) To Arizona Coyotes
Nicklas Grossmann[lower-alpha 2]
contract of Chris Pronger
To Philadelphia Flyers
Sam Gagner
conditional draft pick in 2016 or 2017[lower-alpha 3]
[32]
June 29, 2015 (2015-06-29) To Boston Bruins
Zac Rinaldo
To Philadelphia Flyers
3rd-round pick in 2017
[33]
January 6, 2016 (2016-01-06) To Los Angeles Kings
Vincent Lecavalier[lower-alpha 4]
Luke Schenn[lower-alpha 4]
To Philadelphia Flyers
Jordan Weal
3rd-round pick in 2016
[35]