In his final two playing seasons, both spent at the Flyers, Hextall made fewer appearances; he played 46 games in , and 23 in . He maintained a sub-3.00 GAA in each year, repeating the achievement in each of his final five seasons in the NHL having failed to do so in the previous eight seasons. At the end of , Hextall was waived by the Flyers, and after going unclaimed in the expansion draft, he announced his retirement on September 6, 1999.