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
Division4th Atlantic
Conference10th Eastern
2019–20 record35–26–8
Home record17–14–4
Road record18–12–4
Goals for231
Goals against228
Team information
General managerDale Tallon
CoachJoel Quenneville
CaptainAleksander Barkov
Alternate captainsAaron Ekblad
Jonathan Huberdeau
Vincent Trocheck (Oct. 3 – Feb. 24)
Keith Yandle
ArenaBB&T Center
Average attendance14,104[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsMike Hoffman (29)
AssistsJonathan Huberdeau (55)
PointsJonathan Huberdeau (78)
Penalty minutesJosh Brown (39)
Plus/minusAaron Ekblad (+12)
WinsSergei Bobrovsky (23)
Goals against averageChris 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

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Divisional standings

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Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: National Hockey League[8]
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy

Eastern Conference

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Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD PCT Qualification
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
Source: National Hockey League[10]

Schedule and results

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Preseason

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The preseason schedule was published on June 12, 2019.[11]

Regular season

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The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.[20]

2019–20 game log

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

Playoffs

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The Panthers faced the New York Islanders in the qualifying round,[90] where they were defeated in four games.

2020 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Skaters

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Goaltenders

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Regular season[97]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
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
Playoffs[98]
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
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

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The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2019–20 season.

Trades

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Free agents

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Contract terminations

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Date Player Via Ref
July 7, 2019 (2019-07-07) Scott Darling [99]

Retirement

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Date Player Ref
June 26, 2019 (2019-06-26) Roberto Luongo [100]

Draft picks

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References

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