Flyers Bill Clement had the 1st penalty shot in team history on March 7th, 1974 vs. Detroit Red Wings. Clement did not score.
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On March 6th, 1971, Flyers Gary Dornhoefer notched the team’s 1st-ever natural hat trick.
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Sixers Wilt Chamberlain had a team-record 43 rebounds in a 103-98 victory over the Boston Celtics on March 6th, 1965.
On March 6th, 1979 Flyers goalie Robbie Moore defeated the Colorado Rockies 5-0 becoming the 15th goalie in NHL history and the only Flyer to record a shutout in his NHL debut.
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On March 2nd, 1962 in Hershey Pennsylvania, as a member of the Philadelphia Warriors, Wilt Chamberlain scored his all-time record 100 points in the game. The Warriors beat the New York Knicks 169-147. The combined 316 points is also an NBA record. Chamberlain set 6 records that night.
On March 2nd, 1963, the Sixers scored a team-record 51 3rd quarter points vs Detroit Pistons in a 152-128 victory
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Flyers Simon Gagne was born on February 29th, 1980 on leap day. Happy 9th Birthday, Simon!!!
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Flyers Simon Gagne was born on February 29th, 1980 on leap day. Gagne will celebrate his 9th birthday in 2020.
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On February 22nd, 2018, Flyers goalie Peter Mrazek won his first game as a Flyer defeating the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1. It was the fourth different Flyer goalie to win a game in a two-week period (Brian Elliott, Michal Neuvirth, Alex Lyon).
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On February 20th, 2016 Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere became the first rookie defenseman in NHL history to score his fourth overtime game-winning goal in a single season.
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Flyers Claude Giroux scored his 200th career goal on February 18th, 2018 vs New York Rangers (Henrik Lundqvist).