The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Eastern Conference.
[1] The Flyers were founded in 1967 as one of six expansion teams, increasing the size of the NHL at that time to 12 teams.
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Claude Giroux, pictured here during an April 13, 2012 playoff game, set a team record during the game for most points in a single playoff game.
Bobby Clarke holds the franchise regular season and playoff records for seasons played, games played, assists, and points.
In his record-tying 15th season with the Flyers, Claude Giroux became the second Flyer to reach 1,000 games played for the team before his trade to the
Florida Panthers
. He has scored the most overtime and shootout goals in franchise history.
Bill Barber holds the franchise career regular season record and is tied for the career playoff record in goals scored.
Mark Howe holds the team records for most career regular season goals, assists, and points by a defenseman.
Mike Richards holds the NHL career record for most 3-on-5 shorthanded goals scored. He's also one of only two Flyers to score a penalty shot goal in a playoff game.
Ron Hextall holds the franchise regular season and playoff records for games played by a goalie, wins, and losses.
Eric Lindros’ 41 goals during the 1992–93 season is the most by a Flyers rookie. His 1.58 points per game average during the 1995–96 season is also a franchise record.
Dave Schultz holds the NHL single season record for most penalty minutes.
Bernie Parent held the NHL single season wins record until he was surpassed in 2007.
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When overtime and shootout wins are excluded (neither had been adopted by the NHL at the time the original record was set in 1974), Parent still holds the NHL single season record for most wins in regulation time.
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Roman Cechmanek
’s 1.83 goals against average during the 2002–03 season is a franchise best.
Danny Briere set the team single playoff season record for most points in 2010.
Chris Pronger tied the team playoff record for points by a defenseman during the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Rick MacLeish scored the first two 4-goal games in team history, a mark that has been matched but not exceeded in regular season competition 15 times since.
Antero Niittymaki holds the team regular season record for most saves in a game.
Simon Gagne scored the fastest overtime goal in franchise history on January 5, 2006.
On May 1, 1980, Bob Dailey set a franchise playoff high for defensemen when he tallied five points. His four assists in that game is also tied for the team high among all skaters.
Sean Couturier, pictured here during an April 13, 2012 playoff game, tied a team record during the game for most points by a rookie in a single playoff game.
Of the 13 Flyers to score three goals in a single period during the regular season, Scott Hartnell is one of only two to do so twice.
On October 6, 2009, defenseman Matt Carle tallied four assists in the second period, tying the team records for most assists and points in a single period.
Ilya Bryzgalov set the team record in 2012 by going 249 minutes and 43 seconds without allowing a goal.
Michael Leighton tied an NHL record in the 2010 Eastern Conference Finals for most shutouts in a playoff series.
