Ivan Fedotov made his debut for the Philadelphia Flyers in a regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL) The Russian goalkeeper replaced Samuel Ersson in the hosts' goal, who had conceded two goals by that time. The winning goal was scored by Brock Nelson, who scored in the 84th second off a pass from Kyle Palmieri.
During preparation for the season, he was detained in St. Petersburg and drafted into the ranks of the Russian Armed Forces for military service in Severodvinsk.