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Top 5 Flyers wins of 2024-25 season

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The Flyers had fewer wins this in 2024-25 than they did the previous season. Yet there were a few of the 33 Ws that were more memorable for a few reasons. Here then are the top 5 wins by the Flyers over the colorful, eventful 82-game schedule.

5) Flyers 7, Wild 5 (October 26, 2024)

The Flyers were reeling a bit early in the year. After winning their season opener the team then went winless in their next six including a home-and-home to Washington. However on this Saturday afternoon, a lot of things went right, particularly for Flyers captain Sean Couturier. Opening the scoring 78 seconds in, Couturier (who also earned his 500th NHL point with the goal) would have one of his best games all season. He could’ve probably ended up with four or five goals had he got one or two more bounces. But he ended up with his best offensive game in some time.

Matvei Michkov had a goal. Hell Nick Seeler and Rasmus Ristolainen also scored goals. Yet Couturier’s scoring touch emerged in the third, putting the Flyers ahead 5-4 roughly halfway through the third, banging home a rebound before falling down. Both teams traded goals, with Couturier assisting on Ristolainen’s eventual game-winner to make it 6-5. The icing on the cake was Couturier scoring an empty-netter for a five-point afternoon, including his second career hat trick in the regular season (he had another in the playoffs against the Penguins). It was a sign that Couturier might be back. Or at least still had something left to give.

4) Flyers 6, Oilers 3 (February 22, 2025)

Following a 3-2 win against Pittsburgh which snapped a five-game winless streak, the Flyers entertained the defending Western Conference champions from Edmonton. And namely faced Leon Draisatl and Connor McDavid, arguably two of the best players in the league for some time. Philadelphia had their work cut out for them and were down 2-1 after the opening period thanks to Draisatl scoring his 41st goal of the year. However, the following two periods the Flyers effectively shut down the Oilers and their two biggest stars.

In the second period Owen Tippett had a pair and Andrei Kuzmenko scored a power play goal as part of a four-goal outburst. Edmonton countered with a goal from Mattias Ekholm. But after that the Flyers were like glue to the opposition, outshooting the Oilers 32-18 and leaving McDavid with no points, two shots and a plus/minus of -3. Ty Emberson of all people lead Edmonton in shots with four of the 18. Meanwhile the duo of Matvei Michkov and Sean Couturier combined for six points (three each) as Philadelphia earned an impressive win over the subsequent two-time Western Conference winners.

3) Flyers 8, Rangers 5 (April 9, 2025)

Philadelphia was playing out the stretch by this point, having been officially eliminated after losing to Montreal on April 5. Nonetheless, with nothing to play for (although losses key to getting more lottery balls), the Flyers visited the Rangers in what was one of the strangest games all year. Less than two minutes in, the Rangers were awarded a penalty shot, but Mika Zibanejad failed to connect.

After the first period the Rangers, on a short-handed goal, led 1-0. After 40 it was still rather defensive and tied 2-2. However in the third the floodgates opened. Nine goals were scored, six by the Flyers, three by the Rangers. With just under 13 minutes left the Rangers were ahead 4-3 thanks to the recently acquired J.T. Miller putting New York in front. The Flyers responded, and in a huge way.

Goals by Jakob Pelletier, Sean Couturier, and Tyson Foerster put the Flyers up 6-4 with just under five minutes to play. New York got within a goal late but Philadelphia scored twice in the empty net. The first was by Foerster, giving him a hat trick for the night. The second was by Owen Tippett, who finally potted his 20th goal of the much maligned season to quieten a few people. Aleksei Kolosov made a few more saves than Jonathan Quick, giving the Flyers an 8-5 win. A win (which included a three-assist night from Nick Seeler) that meant nothing in the end. Yet it still made it fun to watch.

2) Flyers 2, Bruins 0 (October 29, 2024)

An afternoon game in Boston has often resulted in heartbreak the last two decades, specifically late in the season when two points were desperately needed. On this early season game, the Flyers visited the Bruins. And they did a great job checking them into the ground. The Bruins had four power play opportunities. The Flyers were perfect on each. They were outshot but not by a large margin, with both teams giving very little room in the neutral zones and offensive zones.

Following a scoreless first period, the Flyers took the lead on a goal from Tyson Foerster who had plenty of room and time to beat Bruins goalie Joonas Korpisalo. After that, they played a tight checking game, rarely out of position and rarely letting Boston into areas where they could score. Joel Farabee would score an empty net goal as insurance and the Flyers walked away with a highly impressive 2-0 win, the Flyers first regulation victory in Boston dating back to the 2011-12 season.

1) Flyers 6, Ducks 0 (January 11, 2025)

The date was marked on the calendar since the season’s schedule was released in the summer. A day that the Flyers and their fans would focus on one person: William Gauthier. As has been well-documented, Gauthier was drafted by Philadelphia but decided he didn’t want to play for them. And essentially hid on Flyers general manager Danny Briere and President of Hockey Operations Keith Jones while the pair were in Europe to discuss the situation. Gauthier was traded in January 2024 to Anaheim with a second-round pick and defenseman Jamie Drysdale coming back in return. The distance from Philadelphia to sunny California was vast, but everyone knew he had to play at the Wells Fargo Center sometime. And on that early January night, both the Flyers and their fans were relentless.

No bottles were thrown, but barbs in the form of chants, posters and boos rained down on Gauthier. Chirps from Travis Konecny and others after the whistles were abundant. And the Flyers, in a rarity during the 2024-25 season, laid a can of whoopass on the Ducks. Roughing minors were the order of the evening, with former Flyer Radko Gudas and Matvei Michkov getting into it briefly. After getting an early 1-0 lead, the Flyers poured salt into the wound with Drysdale scoring on the power play.

Things settled down in the second as Philadelphia made it 3-0 on an Owen Tippett power play goal. And in the third the Flyers turned it into a laugher with Ryan Poehling making it 4-0 just 24 seconds into period three. Then Matvei Michkov scored a power play goal to make it 5-0.

Garnet Hathaway scored shortly after Michkov’s goal, making it a comfortable 6-0 lead. As for Gauthier, he was held pointless and ended up a -1, with three shots on goal. It was a statement game by the Flyers, and one that William Gauthier won’t soon forget.

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