2017–18 Florida Panthers season

The 2017–18 Florida Panthers season was the 24th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 14, 1993.[2] The Panthers missed the playoffs for the second straight season, despite recording 96 points, tied with the 2014–15 Boston Bruins and 2018–19 Montreal Canadiens for the most by a team to miss the playoffs.

2017–18 Florida Panthers
Division4th Atlantic
Conference9th Eastern
2017–18 record44–30–8
Home record27–11–3
Road record17–19–5
Goals for248
Goals against246
Team information
General managerDale Tallon
CoachBob Boughner
CaptainDerek MacKenzie
Alternate captainsAleksander Barkov
Aaron Ekblad
Vincent Trocheck
Keith Yandle
ArenaBB&T Center
Average attendance13,851[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsVincent Trocheck (31)
AssistsAleksander Barkov (51)
PointsAleksander Barkov (78)
Penalty minutesMicheal Haley (212)
Plus/minusJared McCann (+11)
WinsJames Reimer (22)
Goals against averageRoberto Luongo (2.47)

Standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 z Tampa Bay Lightning 82 54 23 5 48 296 236 +60 113
2 x Boston Bruins 82 50 20 12 47 270 214 +56 112
3 x Toronto Maple Leafs 82 49 26 7 42 277 232 +45 105
4 Florida Panthers 82 44 30 8 41 248 246 +2 96
5 Detroit Red Wings 82 30 39 13 25 217 255 38 73
6 Montreal Canadiens 82 29 40 13 27 209 264 55 71
7 Ottawa Senators 82 28 43 11 26 221 291 70 67
8 Buffalo Sabres 82 25 45 12 24 199 280 81 62
Source: National Hockey League[3]
x Clinched playoff spot; z Clinched conference
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME x Columbus Blue Jackets 82 45 30 7 39 242 230 +12 97
2 ME x New Jersey Devils 82 44 29 9 39 248 244 +4 97
3 AT Florida Panthers 82 44 30 8 41 248 246 +2 96
4 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 35 11 33 228 256 28 83
5 ME New York Islanders 82 35 37 10 32 264 296 32 80
6 ME New York Rangers 82 34 39 9 31 231 268 37 77
7 AT Detroit Red Wings 82 30 39 13 25 217 255 38 73
8 AT Montreal Canadiens 82 29 40 13 27 209 264 55 71
9 AT Ottawa Senators 82 28 43 11 26 221 291 70 67
10 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 25 45 12 24 199 280 81 62
Source: National Hockey League[4]
x Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 9, 2017.[5]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.[6]

2017–18 game log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

As of April 9, 2018[7]

Skaters

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Aleksander Barkov79275178914
Vincent Trocheck82314475−954
Jonathan Huberdeau82274269−232
Evgenii Dadonov74283765108
Keith Yandle8284856735
Nick Bjugstad82193049541
Aaron Ekblad82162238971
Jamie McGinn76131629−533
Jared McCann68919281130
Michael Matheson81101727−161
Colton Sceviour76111324624
Denis Malgin5111112246
Mark Pysyk8231316−820
Radim Vrbata425914−716
Derek MacKenzie7531114−931
Alex Petrovic6721113−298
Connor Brickley444812−619
Micheal Haley75369−13212
Frank Vatrano16538612
MacKenzie Weegar60268532
Maxim Mamin2631427
Ian McCoshen38314−1025
Henrik Borgstrom4101−10
Owen Tippett7101−60
Henrik Haapala501100
Dryden Hunt11011−52
Chase Balisy8000−20
Curtis Valk100000

Goaltenders

Regular season[7]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
James Reimer44422,411:25221461202.991373.9134014
Roberto Luongo35331,965:5818112812.471143.9293020
Harri Sateri97492:36440242.92271.9110000
Antti Niemi†‡2058:4201055.1139.8720000

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Panthers. Statistics reflect time with the Panthers only.
Denotes player was traded mid-season. Statistics reflect time with the Panthers only.
Bold denotes season record.

Transactions

The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

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