the Los Angeles Kings. Despite these setbacks, van Riemsdyk proved to be a strong offensive generator during the 2018–19 season. Between January 10 and March 16, 2019, van Riemsdyk scored 27 points in 28 games, including 18 goals. Six of those goals came from a pair of hat-tricks: the first against the Minnesota Wild on January 14, and the second against the Maple Leafs on March 15. In his first season back with Philadelphia, van Riemsdyk scored 27 goals and 48 points in 66 games. Van Riemsdyk took a step back in the 2019–20 season, scoring 19 goals and 40 points. His performance was prone to streaks: for instance, after starting the season with seven pointless games, van Riemsdyk then scored six points in his next three games. In the 66 regular season games that van Riemsdyk played, he posted three separate droughts of seven games or more without registering a point. Each drought was subsequently followed by a surge: six points in three games, 14 points in 13 games, and 15 points in 14 games. On March 4, 2020, while blocking a shot from Capitals defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler, van Riemsdyk fractured the index finger on his right hand, and he was expected to be out for the remainder of the regular season. On March 12, the NHL season was suspended indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When the NHL resumed for the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs in Toronto, van Riemsdyk was one of 31 Flyers selected to play in the "bubble". He failed to score any goals during the quarterfinal series against the Montreal Canadiens, and was a healthy scratch for multiple games. His first postseason goal came during game five of the Flyers' semifinal series, an ultimate 4–3 overtime win against the Islanders. The Islanders took the series in seven games. As the continued effects of the COVID-19 pandemic reduced the 2020–21 NHL season to 56 regular-season games, in which the Flyers only played the seven other teams in the East Division, van Riemsdyk's focus was on starting the season strong. He was named the NHL East Division Star of the Month for January 2021, after leading the league with four power-play goals in the first 10 games of the season, leading the Flyers to 15 points. It was the most points the team had recorded in the first 10 games of a season since 2002–03. Being placed