2019–20 Florida Panthers season
The 2019–20 Florida Panthers season was the 26th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 14, 1993.[2] It is their first season under head coach Joel Quenneville.[3]
2019–20 Florida Panthers | |
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Division | 4th Atlantic |
Conference | 10th Eastern |
2019–20 record | 35–26–8 |
Home record | 17–14–4 |
Road record | 18–12–4 |
Goals for | 231 |
Goals against | 228 |
Team information | |
General manager | Dale Tallon |
Coach | Joel Quenneville |
Captain | Aleksander Barkov |
Alternate captains | Aaron Ekblad Jonathan Huberdeau Vincent Trocheck (Oct. 3 – Feb. 24) Keith Yandle |
Arena | BB&T Center |
Average attendance | 14,104[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Mike Hoffman (29) |
Assists | Jonathan Huberdeau (55) |
Points | Jonathan Huberdeau (78) |
Penalty minutes | Josh Brown (39) |
Plus/minus | Aaron Ekblad (+12) |
Wins | Sergei Bobrovsky (23) |
Goals against average | Chris Driedger (2.05) |
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.[6] The Panthers advanced to the playoffs for the first time since the 2015–16 season and lost in four games to the New York Islanders in the qualifying round.[7]
Standings
Divisional standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | p – Boston Bruins | 70 | 44 | 14 | 12 | 38 | 227 | 174 | +53 | 100 |
2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 70 | 43 | 21 | 6 | 35 | 245 | 195 | +50 | 92 |
3 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 28 | 238 | 227 | +11 | 81 |
4 | Florida Panthers | 69 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 30 | 231 | 228 | +3 | 78 |
5 | Montreal Canadiens | 71 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 19 | 212 | 221 | −9 | 71 |
6 | Buffalo Sabres | 69 | 30 | 31 | 8 | 22 | 195 | 217 | −22 | 68 |
7 | Ottawa Senators | 71 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 18 | 191 | 243 | −52 | 62 |
8 | Detroit Red Wings | 71 | 17 | 49 | 5 | 13 | 145 | 267 | −122 | 39 |
Eastern Conference
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | PCT | Qualification |
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1 | Boston Bruins | 70 | 44 | 14 | 12 | 38 | 227 | 174 | +53 | .714 | Advance to Seeding round-robin tournament[9] |
2 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 70 | 43 | 21 | 6 | 35 | 245 | 195 | +50 | .657 | |
3 | Washington Capitals | 69 | 41 | 20 | 8 | 31 | 240 | 215 | +25 | .652 | |
4 | Philadelphia Flyers | 69 | 41 | 21 | 7 | 31 | 232 | 196 | +36 | .645 | |
5 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 69 | 40 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 224 | 196 | +28 | .623 | Advance to 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs qualifying round[9] |
6 | Carolina Hurricanes | 68 | 38 | 25 | 5 | 27 | 222 | 193 | +29 | .596 | |
7 | New York Islanders | 68 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 192 | 193 | −1 | .588 | |
8 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 70 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 28 | 238 | 227 | +11 | .579 | |
9 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 70 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 25 | 180 | 187 | −7 | .579 | |
10 | Florida Panthers | 69 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 30 | 231 | 228 | +3 | .565 | |
11 | New York Rangers | 70 | 37 | 28 | 5 | 31 | 234 | 222 | +12 | .564 | |
12 | Montreal Canadiens | 71 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 19 | 212 | 221 | −9 | .500 | |
13 | Buffalo Sabres | 69 | 30 | 31 | 8 | 22 | 195 | 217 | −22 | .493 | |
14 | New Jersey Devils | 69 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 22 | 189 | 230 | −41 | .493 | |
15 | Ottawa Senators | 71 | 25 | 34 | 12 | 18 | 191 | 243 | −52 | .437 | |
16 | Detroit Red Wings | 71 | 17 | 49 | 5 | 13 | 145 | 267 | −122 | .275 |
Schedule and results
Preseason
The preseason schedule was published on June 12, 2019.[11]
2019 preseason game log: 3–4–1 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 2–3–1) | |||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1[A] | September 16 | Florida | 3–6 | Nashville | Desrosiers | — | 0–1–0 | [12] | |
2[A] | September 16 | Florida | 0–1 | Nashville | Bednard | 17,200 | 0–2–0 | [13] | |
3[a] | September 18 | Florida | 3–4 | Montreal | Driedger | — | 0–3–0 | [14] | |
4 | September 19 | Florida | 4–5 | Montreal | SO | Montembeault | 19,101 | 0–3–1 | [15] |
5[b] | September 21 | Florida | 6–0 | Dallas | Montembeault | — | 1–3–1 | [16] | |
6 | September 24 | Tampa Bay | 3–6 | Florida | Bobrovsky | 8,744 | 2–3–1 | [17] | |
7 | September 26 | Tampa Bay | 4–2 | Florida | Bobrovsky | 8,611 | 2–4–1 | [18] | |
8 | September 28 | Florida | 1–0 | Tampa Bay | SO | Bobrovsky | 14,732 | 3–4–1 | [19] |
Notes: |
Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.[20]
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Playoffs
The Panthers faced the New York Islanders in the qualifying round,[90] where they were defeated in four games.
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Player statistics
Skaters
Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Sergei Bobrovsky | 50 | 49 | 2,805:59 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 151 | 3.23 | 1,505 | .900 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Driedger | 12 | 11 | 642:40 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 2.05 | 354 | .938 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sam Montembeault | 14 | 9 | 700:45 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 3.34 | 356 | .890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Sergei Bobrovsky | 4 | 4 | 234:23 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3.07 | 121 | .901 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Panthers. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only.
‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.
Transactions
The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.
Contract terminations
Date | Player | Via | Ref |
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July 7, 2019 | Scott Darling | [99] |
Retirement
Date | Player | Ref |
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June 26, 2019 | Roberto Luongo | [100] |
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