2023–24 Florida Panthers season

The 2023–24 Florida Panthers season is the 30th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established in 1993. They enter the season as the defending Eastern Conference champions, having lost in five games to the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2023 Stanley Cup Finals.

2023–24 Florida Panthers
DivisionAtlantic
ConferenceEastern
2023–24 record3–3–0
Home record2–1–0
Road record1–2–0
Goals for17
Goals against18
Team information
General managerBill Zito
CoachPaul Maurice
CaptainAleksander Barkov
Alternate captainsAaron Ekblad
Matthew Tkachuk
ArenaAmerant Bank Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Charlotte Checkers (AHL)
Florida Everblades (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsSam Reinhart (7)
AssistsEvan Rodrigues
Matthew Tkachuk (6)
PointsSam Reinhart (9)
Penalty minutesMatthew Tkachuk (9)
Plus/minusEvan Rodrigues (+6)
WinsSergei Bobrovsky (2)
Goals against averageAnthony Stolarz (1.01)

Previous season

After barely clinching a wild card spot in the playoffs, the Panthers were set to face the Boston Bruins, who had set the NHL record for most wins and points in a season. After being down 3–1 in the series, the Panthers came back and won the series in overtime in Game 7 to pull off one of the biggest upsets in NHL history.[1] The Panthers would then upset the Toronto Maple Leafs to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 27 years.[2] Subsequently, the Panthers would sweep the Carolina Hurricanes to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time since 1996.[3] In the Stanley Cup Finals, the Panthers were defeated by the Vegas Golden Knights in five games.[4] Coupled with the Miami Heat's defeat one night earlier in the NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets (which was also decided in five games), South Florida had two teams lose their respective sport's finals on consecutive days.

30th anniversary celebrations

In July 2023, the Florida Panthers announced announced celebrations for their 30th Anniversary season including the unveiling of the club's 30th Anniversary logo.[5] The Panthers will celebrate thirty years of Panthers hockey with a theme night honoring each decade. On Jan. 11 as the Panthers host the LA Kings, fans can hark back to the birth of the franchise in the 1990's. On March 7 vs. the Philadelphia Flyers, the 2000's will be in the spotlight and on March 28 vs. the New York Islanders, game presentation and in-game themes will highlight the 2010s into the current era. Stay tuned for more information on these decade nights.[5]

Standings

Divisional standings
Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Boston Bruins 6 6 0 0 6 19 7 +12 12
2 Detroit Red Wings 7 5 1 1 5 34 20 +14 11
3 Toronto Maple Leafs 6 4 2 0 2 23 20 +3 8
4 Tampa Bay Lightning 7 3 2 2 3 23 24 −1 8
5 Montreal Canadiens 6 3 2 1 2 18 21 −3 7
6 Ottawa Senators 6 3 3 0 3 25 21 +4 6
7 Florida Panthers 6 3 3 0 3 17 18 −1 6
8 Buffalo Sabres 7 3 4 0 2 19 22 −3 6
Updated to game(s) played on October 24, 2023. Source: National Hockey League[6]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 AT Tampa Bay Lightning 7 3 2 2 3 23 24 −1 8
2 ME Columbus Blue Jackets 6 3 2 1 2 17 19 −2 7
3 AT Montreal Canadiens 6 3 2 1 2 18 21 −3 7
4 AT Ottawa Senators 6 3 3 0 3 25 21 +4 6
5 AT Florida Panthers 6 3 3 0 3 17 18 −1 6
6 AT Buffalo Sabres 7 3 4 0 2 19 22 −3 6
7 ME Carolina Hurricanes 7 3 4 0 2 28 33 −5 6
8 ME New York Islanders 5 2 2 1 2 13 17 −4 5
9 ME Pittsburgh Penguins 6 2 4 0 2 17 20 −3 4
10 ME Washington Capitals 5 1 3 1 0 7 19 −12 3
Updated to game(s) played on October 24, 2023. Source: National Hockey League[7]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 23, 2023.[8]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 27, 2023.[17]

2023–24 game log
October: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTDecisionAttendanceRecordPtsRecap
1October 12Florida0–2MinnesotaBobrovsky18,9760–1–00[18]
2October 14Florida4–6WinnipegBobrovsky13,4100–2–00[19]
3October 16Florida4–3New JerseyBobrovsky15,0231–2–02[20]
4October 19Toronto1–3FloridaBobrovsky19,2882–2–04[21]
5October 21Vancouver5–3FloridaBobrovsky16,9912–3–04[22]
6October 24San Jose1–3FloridaStolarz16,1423–3–06[23]
7October 28Seattle–Florida
8October 30Florida–Boston

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

Player statistics

As of October 23, 2023[24]

Skaters
Regular season[25]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Sam Reinhart562852
Evan Rodrigues525766
Aleksander Barkov515652
Matthew Tkachuk5044–29
Dmitry Kulikov503338
Carter Verhaeghe520202
Oliver Ekman-Larsson5112–12
Josh Mahura5022–16
Niko Mikkola510126
Kevin Stenlund510102
Uvis Balinskis500006
Mackie Samoskevich2000–20
Anton Lundell5000–10
Justin Sourdif300000
Eetu Luostarinen5000–12
Ryan Lomberg500010
Steven Lorentz5000–10
Gustav Forsling500032
Nick Cousins5000–14

Goaltenders
Regular season[26]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Sergei Bobrovsky55294:23230153.06148.8890000
  • † 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.

Roster

Updated October 23, 2023[27][28]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
26 Latvia Uvis Balinskis D L 27 2023 Ventspils, Latvia
16 Finland Aleksander Barkov (C) C L 28 2013 Tampere, Finland
9 Canada Sam Bennett Injured Reserve C L 27 2021 East Gwillimbury, Ontario
72 Russia Sergei Bobrovsky G L 35 2019 Novokuznetsk, Soviet Union
21 Canada Nick Cousins C L 30 2022 Belleville, Ontario
5 Canada Aaron Ekblad (A) Injured Reserve D R 27 2014 Windsor, Ontario
91 Sweden Oliver Ekman-Larsson D L 32 2023 Karlskrona, Sweden
42 Sweden Gustav Forsling D L 27 2021 Linköping, Sweden
12 Canada Jonah Gadjovich LW L 25 2023 Whitby, Ontario
7 Russia Dmitry Kulikov D L 32 2023 Lipetsk, Soviet Union
67 United States William Lockwood RW R 25 2023 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
94 Canada Ryan Lomberg LW L 29 2021 Richmond Hill, Ontario
18 Canada Steven Lorentz LW L 27 2023 Kitchener, Ontario
15 Finland Anton Lundell C L 22 2020 Espoo, Finland
27 Finland Eetu Luostarinen C L 25 2020 Siilinjärvi, Finland
28 Canada Josh Mahura D L 25 2022 St. Albert, Alberta
77 Finland Niko Mikkola D L 27 2023 Kiiminki, Finland
62 Canada Brandon Montour Injured Reserve D R 29 2021 Ohsweken, Ontario
6 United States Mike Reilly D L 30 2023 Chicago, Illinois
13 Canada Sam Reinhart C R 27 2021 North Vancouver, British Columbia
17 Canada Evan Rodrigues C R 30 2023 Toronto, Ontario
82 Sweden Kevin Stenlund C L 27 2023 Stockholm, Sweden
41 United States Anthony Stolarz G L 29 2023 Edison, New Jersey
19 United States Matthew Tkachuk (A) LW L 25 2022 Scottsdale, Arizona
23 Canada Carter Verhaeghe C L 28 2020 Toronto, Ontario

Awards and honors

Transactions

The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.
 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.

Trades
DateDetailsRef
June 29, 2023 (2023-06-29) To San Jose Sharks
Anthony Duclair		 To Florida Panthers
Steven Lorentz
5th-round pick in 2025		 [29]

Players acquired
DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)Oliver Ekman-LarssonVancouver Canucks1-yearFree agency[30]
Dmitry KulikovMinnesota Wild1-yearFree agency[31]
Niko MikkolaNew York Rangers3-yearFree agency[32]
Mike ReillyBoston Bruins1-yearFree agency[33]
Kevin StenlundWinnipeg Jets1-yearFree agency[34]
Anthony StolarzAnaheim Ducks1-yearFree agency[35]
July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02)Will LockwoodNew York Rangers1-yearFree agency[36]
Evan RodriguesColorado Avalanche4-yearFree agency[37]
Alexander TrueSeattle Kraken1-yearFree agency[38]
July 5, 2023 (2023-07-05)Rasmus AsplundNashville Predators1-yearFree agency[39]

Players lost
DatePlayerNew teamTermViaRef
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)Evan FitzpatrickSyracuse Crunch (AHL)1-yearFree agency[40]
Radko GudasAnaheim Ducks3-yearFree agency[41]
Alex LyonDetroit Red Wings2-yearFree agency[42]
Givani SmithSan Jose Sharks2-yearFree agency[43]
July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03)Marc StaalPhiladelphia Flyers1-yearFree agency[44]
July 21, 2023 (2023-07-21)Aleksi HeponiemiEHC Biel-Bienne (NL)1-yearFree agency[45]
July 31, 2023 (2023-07-31)Connor BunnamanOulun Kärpät (Liiga)1-yearFree agency[46]
August 3, 2023 (2023-08-03)Max GildonAdler Mannheim (DEL)1-yearFree agency[47]

Signings
DatePlayerTermRef
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01)Lucas Carlsson1-year[48]
Grigori Denisenko2-year[49]
July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02)Gerald Mayhew1-year[50]
July 25, 2023 (2023-07-25)Eetu Luostarinen3-year‡[51]

Draft picks
See also: List of Florida Panthers draft picks

Below are the Florida Panthers' selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which will be held on June 28 and 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
2 63 Gracyn Sawchyn C  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
4 127 Albert Wikman D  Sweden Färjestad BK (J20 Nationell)
5 159 Olof Glifford G  Sweden HV71 (J18 Nationell)
6 191 Luke Coughlin D  Canada Rimouski Océanic (QMJHL)
7 1983 Stepan Zvyagin LW  Russia Dinamo Minsk (KHL)

Notes:

  1. The Florida Panthers' first-round pick will go to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on March 16, 2022, that sent Ben Chiarot to Florida in exchange for Ty Smilanic, a conditional fourth-round pick in 2022 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[52] The condition – Montreal will receive a first-round pick in 2023 if Florida's first-round pick in 2022 is outside of the top ten selections[53] – was converted when the Panthers qualified for the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 3, 2022.[54]
  2. The Florida Panthers' third-round pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on July 13, 2022, that sent Brent Burns and Lane Pederson to Carolina in exchange for Steven Lorentz, Eetu Makiniemi and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[55] The condition – San Jose will receive the lowest of the Flyers', Hurricanes', Rangers' or Panthers' third-round picks in 2023[55] – was converted when Florida advanced to the 2023 Stanley Cup Finals, ensuring that their third-round pick would be the lowest, on May 24, 2023.
  3. The Arizona Coyotes' seventh-round pick will go to the Florida Panthers as a result of a trade on July 26, 2021, that sent Anton Stralman, Vladislav Kolyachonok and second-round pick in 2024 to Arizona in exchange for this pick.[56]
  4. The Florida Panthers' seventh-round pick will go to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on July 8, 2022, that sent a seventh-round pick in 2022 to Florida in exchange for this pick.[57]

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