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The 2021–22 Florida Panthers season was the 28th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established in 1993.[2] Head coach Joel Quenneville returned to coach his third season with the team. The Panthers began the season 3–0–0 for the second time in team history in as many years.[3]
2021–22 Florida Panthers | |
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Presidents' Trophy winners | |
Atlantic Division champions | |
Division | 1st Atlantic |
Conference | 1st Eastern |
2021–22 record | 58–18–6 |
Home record | 34–7–0 |
Road record | 24–11–6 |
Goals for | 340 |
Goals against | 246 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bill Zito |
Coach | Joel Quenneville (Oct. 14 – Oct. 28) Andrew Brunette (interim, Oct. 29 – May 23) |
Captain | Aleksander Barkov |
Alternate captains | Aaron Ekblad Patric Hornqvist Jonathan Huberdeau |
Arena | FLA Live Arena |
Average attendance | 14,811[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Charlotte Checkers (AHL) Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Aleksander Barkov (39) |
Assists | Jonathan Huberdeau (85) |
Points | Jonathan Huberdeau (115) |
Penalty minutes | Radko Gudas (105) |
Plus/minus | Gustav Forsling (+41) |
Wins | Sergei Bobrovsky (39) |
Goals against average | Sergei Bobrovsky (2.67) |
Quenneville resigned from his coaching duties as a result of the fallout from the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks sexual assault scandal on October 28, 2021.[4] On October 29, assistant coach Andrew Brunette was named interim head coach.[5]
The franchise record season opening winning streak reached an 8–0–0 record. The streak ended after the Panthers lost to the Boston Bruins 3–2 in a shootout.[6] The Panthers became the seventh team to begin the season at 8–0–0.[7] The Panthers became the first team to clinch a berth in the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs following a 5–3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on April 3, 2022.[8] On April 21, the Panthers clinched the Atlantic Division title,[9] and on April 28, they won the Presidents' Trophy for the first time in franchise history.[10]
On May 13, 2022, the Florida Panthers won their first playoff series since 1996 by defeating the Washington Capitals in six games,[11] only to suffer an upset in the Second Round by the Tampa Bay Lightning, who swept them in four games.[12]
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | p – Florida Panthers | 82 | 58 | 18 | 6 | 42 | 340 | 246 | +94 | 122 |
2 | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 54 | 21 | 7 | 45 | 315 | 253 | +62 | 115 |
3 | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 51 | 23 | 8 | 39 | 287 | 233 | +54 | 110 |
4 | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 40 | 255 | 220 | +35 | 107 |
5 | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 25 | 232 | 290 | −58 | 75 |
6 | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 21 | 230 | 312 | −82 | 74 |
7 | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 26 | 227 | 266 | −39 | 73 |
8 | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 22 | 49 | 11 | 16 | 221 | 319 | −98 | 55 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | AT | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 51 | 26 | 5 | 40 | 255 | 220 | +35 | 107 |
2 | ME | x – Washington Capitals | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 35 | 275 | 245 | +30 | 100 |
3 | ME | e – New York Islanders | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 34 | 231 | 237 | −6 | 84 |
4 | ME | e – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 26 | 262 | 300 | −38 | 81 |
5 | AT | e – Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 25 | 232 | 290 | −58 | 75 |
6 | AT | e – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 21 | 230 | 312 | −82 | 74 |
7 | AT | e – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 33 | 42 | 7 | 26 | 227 | 266 | −39 | 73 |
8 | ME | e – New Jersey Devils | 82 | 27 | 46 | 9 | 19 | 248 | 307 | −59 | 63 |
9 | ME | e – Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 25 | 46 | 11 | 20 | 211 | 298 | −87 | 61 |
10 | AT | e – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 22 | 49 | 11 | 16 | 221 | 319 | −98 | 55 |
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Legend: Win Loss |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Sergei Bobrovsky | 54 | 53 | 3,082:10 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 137 | 2.67 | 1,566 | .913 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Spencer Knight | 32 | 27 | 1,740:14 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 81 | 2.79 | 876 | .908 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jonas Johansson | 2 | 2 | 116:13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7.74 | 64 | .766 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Sergei Bobrovsky | 10 | 10 | 600:18 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 2.70 | 303 | .911 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
†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.
The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.
Date | Details | Ref | |
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July 24, 2021 | To Buffalo Sabres Devon Levi Conditional1 1st-round pick in 2022 or 2023 |
To Florida Panthers Sam Reinhart |
[112] |
July 26, 2021 | To Arizona Coyotes Anton Stralman Vladislav Kolyachonok 2nd-round pick in 2024 |
To Florida Panthers 7th-round pick in 2023 |
[113] |
October 10, 2021 | To Vancouver Canucks Noah Juulsen Juho Lammikko |
To Florida Panthers Olli Juolevi |
[114] |
March 16, 2022 | To New York Rangers Frank Vatrano |
To Florida Panthers Conditional2 NYR or WPG 4th-round pick in 2022 |
[115] |
March 16, 2022 | To Montreal Canadiens Ty Smilanic Conditional3 1st-round pick in 2023 Conditional2 NYR or WPG 4th-round pick in 2022 |
To Florida Panthers Ben Chiarot |
[116] |
March 19, 2022 | To Philadelphia Flyers Owen Tippett Conditional4 1st-round pick in 2024 3rd-round pick in 2023 |
To Florida Panthers Claude Giroux Connor Bunnaman German Rubtsov 5th-round pick in 2024 |
[117] |
March 20, 2022 | To Buffalo Sabres CGY 6th-round pick in 2022 |
To Florida Panthers Robert Hagg |
[118] |
March 21, 2022 | To Carolina Hurricanes Max Domi Tyler Inamoto |
To Florida Panthers Yegor Korshkov CBJ 6th-round pick in 2022 |
[119] |
To Columbus Blue Jackets Aidan Hreschuk |
Notes:
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 28, 2021 | Christopher Gibson | Tampa Bay Lightning | 1-year | Free agency | [120] |
July 30, 2021 | Zac Dalpe | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2-year | Free agency | [121] |
August 13, 2021 | Joe Thornton | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | Free agency | [122] |
December 13, 2021 | Jonas Johansson | Colorado Avalanche | Waivers | [123] | |
January 14, 2022 | Evan Fitzpatrick | Charlotte Checkers (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [124] |
February 7, 2022 | Mack Guzda | Barrie Colts (OHL) | 3-year | Free agency | [125] |
February 28, 2022 | Petteri Lindbohm | Jokerit (KHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [126] |
June 10, 2022 | Calle Sjalin | Leksands IF (SHL) | 2-year | Free agency | [127] |
June 14, 2022 | Anton Levtchi | Tappara (Liiga) | 1-year | Free agency | [128] |
Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 15, 2021 | Keith Yandle | Buy-out | [129] | ||
July 21, 2021 | Chris Driedger | Seattle Kraken | Expansion draft | [130] | |
July 28, 2021 | Brady Keeper | Vancouver Canucks | 2-year | Free agency | [131] |
Ethan Prow | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency | [132] | |
Alexander Wennberg | Seattle Kraken | 3-year | Free agency | [133] | |
July 30, 2021 | Tommy Cross | St. Louis Blues | 1-year | Free agency | [134] |
August 13, 2021 | Ryan Bednard | Hershey Bears (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [135] |
August 17, 2021 | Philippe Desrosiers | Manitoba Moose (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [136] |
August 19, 2021 | Jake Massie | South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [137] |
September 1, 2021 | Alec Rauhauser | Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [138] |
September 8, 2021 | Patrick Bajkov | Reading Royals (ECHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [139] |
Brad Morrison | HC Pustertal Wolfe (ICEHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [140] | |
October 2, 2021 | Samuel Montembeault | Montreal Canadiens | Waivers | [141] | |
October 4, 2021 | Scott Wilson | Charlotte Checkers (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [142] |
October 12, 2021 | Nikita Gusev | SKA St. Petersburg (KHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [143] |
December 7, 2021 | Kevin Connauton | Philadelphia Flyers | Waivers | [144] | |
March 6, 2022 | Olli Juolevi | Detroit Red Wings | Waivers | [145] | |
June 9, 2022 | Evan Fitzpatrick | Charlotte Checkers (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [146] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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July 15, 2021 | Anthony Duclair | 3-year | Re-signing | [147] |
Gustav Forsling | 3-year | Re-signing | [148] | |
July 26, 2021 | Sam Bennett | 4-year | Re-signing | [149] |
Lucas Carlsson | 1-year | Re-signing | [150] | |
Noah Juulsen | 1-year | Re-signing | [151] | |
July 28, 2021 | Juho Lammikko | 1-year | Re-signing | [152] |
Carter Verhaeghe | 3-year | Extension | [153] | |
Maxim Mamin | 1-year | Re-signing | [154] | |
Brandon Montour | 3-year | Re-signing | [155] | |
August 1, 2021 | Sam Montembeault | 1-year | Re-signing | [156] |
August 5, 2021 | Chase Priskie | 1-year | Re-signing | [157] |
August 11, 2021 | Sam Reinhart | 3-year | Re-signing | [158] |
September 25, 2021 | Justin Sourdif | 3-year | Entry-level | [159] |
October 9, 2021 | Aleksander Barkov | 8-year | Extension | [160] |
November 26, 2021 | Ryan Lomberg | 2-year | Extension | [161] |
March 16, 2021 | Zach Uens | 3-year | Entry-level | [162] |
May 2, 2022 | Santtu Kinnunen | 2-year | Entry-level | [163] |
June 27, 2022 | Matt Kiersted | 2-year | Extension | [164] |
July 5, 2022 | Aleksi Heponiemi | 1-year | Extension | [165] |
Below are the Florida Panthers' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which were held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 24 | Mackie Samoskevich | RW | USA | Chicago Steel (USHL) |
2 | 56 | Evan Nause | D | Canada | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
4 | 120 | Vladislav Lukashevich | D | Russia | Loko Yaroslavl (MHL) |
5 | 152 | Kirill Gerasimyuk | G | Russia | SKA Varyagi (MHL) |
6 | 184 | Jakub Kos | LW | Czech Republic | Ilves U20 (U20 SM-sarja) |
7 | 210 | Braden Hache | D | USA | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
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