2019–20 Florida Panthers season explained

The 2019–20 Florida Panthers season was the 26th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 14, 1993.^[1] It is their first season under head coach Joel Quenneville.^[2]

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.^{[3] [4]} On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.^[5] 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.^[6]

Standings

Eastern Conference

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 12, 2019.^[7]

2019 preseason game log: 3–4–1 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 2–3–1)
	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 16	Florida	3–6				—	0–1–0	[8]
2	September 16	Florida	0–1	Nashville			17,200	0–2–0	[9]
3	September 18	Florida	3–4				—	0–3–0	[10]
4	September 19	Florida	4–5	Montreal	SO		19,101	0–3–1	[11]
5	September 21	Florida	6–0			Montembeault	—	1–3–1	[12]
6	September 24		3–6	Florida			8,744	2–3–1	[13]
7	September 26	Tampa Bay	4–2	Florida		Bobrovsky	8,611	2–4–1	[14]
8	September 28	Florida	1–0	Tampa Bay	SO	Bobrovsky	14,732	3–4–1	[15]
Notes: Indicates split-squad. Game was played at K. C. Irving Regional Centre in Bathurst, New Brunswick as part of Kraft Hockeyville. Game was played at BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.^[16]

2019–20 game log
October: 6–3–4 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 4–2–3) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 3 Florida 2–5 19,092 0–1–0 0 [17] 2 October 5 Tampa Bay 3–4 Florida Bobrovsky 17,424 1–1–0 2 [18] 3 October 8 6–3 Florida Bobrovsky 11,638 1–2–0 2 [19] 4 October 11 Florida 2–3 SO Bobrovsky 15,638 1–2–1 3 [20] 5 October 12 Florida 2–3 SO 11,421 1–2–2 4 [21] 6 October 14 Florida 6–4 Bobrovsky 13,208 2–2–2 6 [22] 7 October 18 5–4 Florida OT Bobrovsky 13,382 2–2–3 7 [23] 8 October 19 Florida 3–2 SO Montembeault 17,534 3–2–3 9 [24] 9 October 22 2–4 Florida Bobrovsky 12,738 4–2–3 11 [25] 10 October 24 Florida 5–6 SO Bobrovsky 18,011 4–2–4 12 [26] 11 October 27 Florida 6–2 Bobrovsky 17,278 5–2–4 14 [27] 12 October 28 Florida 2–7 Montembeault 17,864 5–3–4 14 [28] 13 October 30 Florida 4–3 Colorado OT Bobrovsky 16,022 6–3–4 16 [29]
November: 7–5–1 (Home: 5–2–1 ; Road: 2–3–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 14 November 2 0–4 Florida 14,411 7–3–4 18 [30] 15 November 7 5–4 Florida OT Bobrovsky 14,085 7–3–5 19 [31] 16 November 9 Florida 1–2 Bobrovsky 13,100 7–4–5 19 [32] 17 November 10 Florida 6–5 SO 17,464 8–4–5 21 [33] 18 November 12 Florida 5–4 SO Montembeault 17,850 9–4–5 23 [34] 19 November 14 4–3 Florida Bobrovsky 12,190 9–5–5 23 [35] 20 November 16 NY Rangers 3–4 Florida Bobrovsky 16,512 10–5–5 25 [36] 21 November 19 2–5 Florida Bobrovsky 11,515 11–5–5 27 [37] 22 November 21 4–5 Florida OT Bobrovsky 11,316 12–5–5 29 [38] 23 November 23 Florida 2–4 Bobrovsky 18,159 12–6–5 29 [39] 24 November 24 5–2 Florida Montembeault 14,443 12–7–5 29 [40] 25 November 27 Florida 3–4 Washington Bobrovsky 18,573 12–8–5 29 [41] 26 November 30 0–3 Florida 14,285 13–8–5 31 [42]
December: 7–6–0 (Home: 5–4–0 ; Road: 2–2–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 27 December 3 4–2 Florida 10,167 13–9–5 31 [43] 28 December 7 1–4 Florida 11,640 14–9–5 33 [44] 29 December 8 1–5 Florida Bobrovsky 11,340 15–9–5 35 [45] 30 December 10 2–1 Florida Bobrovsky 10,685 15–10–5 35 [46] 31 December 12 3–1 Florida Bobrovsky 12,609 15–11–5 35 [47] 32 December 14 4–2 Florida Bobrovsky 15,157 15–12–5 35 [48] 33 December 16 1–6 Florida Bobrovsky 10,448 16–12–5 37 [49] 34 December 20 4–7 Florida Bobrovsky 14,040 17–12–5 39 [50] 35 December 21 Florida 4–2 Driedger 18,224 18–12–5 41 [51] 36 December 23 Florida 1–6 Tampa Bay Bobrovsky 19,092 18–13–5 41 [52] 37 December 28 4–5 Florida Driedger 17,731 19–13–5 43 [53] 38 December 29 5–6 Florida Bobrovsky 19,651 20–13–5 45 [54] 39 December 31 Florida 1–4 Columbus Bobrovsky 18,977 20–14–5 45 [55]
January: 8–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 5–1–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 January 2 Florida 6–3 10,991 21–14–5 47 [56] 41 January 4 Florida 2–3 Bobrovsky 17,731 21–15–5 47 [57] 42 January 5 Florida 4–1 18,564 22–15–5 49 [58] 43 January 7 5–2 Florida Driedger 12,120 22–16–5 49 [59] 44 January 9 2–5 Florida Bobrovsky 12,648 23–16–5 51 [60] 45 January 12 4–8 Florida Driedger 15,535 24–16–5 53 [61] 46 January 16 3–4 Florida 12,575 25–16–5 55 [62] 47 January 18 Florida 4–1 Bobrovsky 19,231 26–16–5 57 [63] 48 January 20 Florida 5–4 Bobrovsky 17,255 27–16–5 59 [64] 49 January 21 Florida 4–3 Bobrovsky 21,559 28–16–5 61 [65]
February: 5–9–2 (Home: 0–5–1 ; Road: 5–4–1) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 50 February 1 Florida 0–4 21,302 28–17–5 61 [66] 51 February 3 Florida 5–3 Bobrovsky 19,156 29–17–5 63 [67] 52 February 4 Florida 0–1 OT Bobrovsky 17,811 29–17–6 64 [68] 53 February 6 7–2 Florida Bobrovsky 15,057 29–18–6 64 [69] 54 February 8 3–2 Florida Bobrovsky 17,773 29–19–6 64 [70] 55 February 10 Florida 1–4 Bobrovsky 17,867 29–20–6 64 [71] 56 February 11 Florida 5–3 12,732 30–20–6 66 [72] 57 February 13 Philadelphia 6–2 Florida Bobrovsky 15,556 30–21–6 66 [73] 58 February 15 4–1 Florida Montembeault 15,069 30–22–6 66 [74] 59 February 17 Florida 5–3 Bobrovsky 16,510 31–22–6 68 [75] 60 February 19 Florida 4–1 Bobrovsky 15,716 32–22–6 70 [76] 61 February 20 Florida 4–5 Bobrovsky 16,911 32–23–6 70 [77] 62 February 22 Florida 3–5 Montembeault 18,480 32–24–6 70 [78] 63 February 25 Florida 2–1 Bobrovsky 12,391 33–24–6 72 [79] 64 February 27 Toronto 5–3 Florida Bobrovsky 16,322 33–25–6 72 [80] 65 February 29 3–2 Florida SO Bobrovsky 16,055 33–25–7 73 [81]
March: 2–1–1 (Home: 1–1–1 ; Road: 1–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 66 March 1 3–0 Florida 14,104 33–26–7 73 [82] 67 March 5 2–1 Florida OT 15,577 33–26–8 74 [83] 68 March 7 1–4 Florida Driedger 17,873 34–26–8 76 [84] 69 March 9 Florida 2–1 Driedger 18,096 35–26–8 78 [85]
Cancelled games Date Visitor Home 70 March 12 Florida Dallas 71 March 14 Florida 72 March 16 Florida Detroit 73 March 17 Florida Winnipeg 74 March 19 Florida 75 March 21 Florida 76 March 23 Florida Toronto 77 March 24 Florida Ottawa 78 March 26 Florida Montreal 79 March 28 Florida Boston 80 March 30 Florida 81 April 2 Ottawa Florida 82 April 4 Florida
Legend:

Playoffs

See main article: 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Panthers faced the New York Islanders in the qualifying round,^[86] where they were defeated in four games.

2020 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference Qualifying Round vs. (7) New York Islanders: New York won 3–1 Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Series Recap 1 August 1 Florida 1–2 NY Islanders 0–1 [87] 2 August 4 Florida 2–4 NY Islanders Bobrovsky 0–2 [88] 3 August 5 NY Islanders 2–3 Florida Bobrovsky 1–2 [89] 4 August 7 NY Islanders 5–1 Florida Bobrovsky 1–3 [90]
Legend:

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular season^[91] ! Player! ! ! ! ! data-sort-type="number"

	69	23	55	78	5	30
	66	20	42	62	2	18
	69	29	30	59	−5	28
	69	25	22	47	−7	10
	69	5	40	45	0	20
	67	5	36	41	12	26
‡	55	10	26	36	−3	33
	69	16	18	34	−8	30
	69	19	14	33	−3	26
	66	20	7	27	2	21
	59	8	12	20	−1	14
	69	5	14	19	−6	14
	58	9	9	18	4	20
	45	7	11	18	6	33
	69	6	10	16	2	6
	39	6	9	15	−5	17
‡	36	4	8	12	−6	12
	46	4	7	11	4	37
	56	3	5	8	1	39
	34	0	5	5	−3	14
	9	2	2	4	2	0
	21	0	4	4	0	24
	15	1	2	3	−1	8
†	7	1	1	2	0	0
†	7	0	2	2	0	2
	4	0	0	0	−2	2

Playoffs^[92] ! Player! ! ! ! ! data-sort-type="number"

	4	3	2	5	−1	4
	4	1	3	4	0	2
	4	1	2	3	0	2
	4	0	3	3	−2	0
	4	1	0	1	−1	12
	4	1	0	1	−3	0
	4	0	1	1	1	2
	4	0	1	1	1	4
	3	0	0	0	−3	0
	4	0	0	0	−3	0
	2	0	0	0	1	0
	2	0	0	0	−1	2
	4	0	0	0	0	2
	2	0	0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0	−3	0
	4	0	0	0	−1	0
	4	0	0	0	−5	2
	4	0	0	0	−5	2
	1	0	0	0	−1	0
	1	0	0	0	0	0
	2	0	0	0	−2	2
	2	0	0	0	−2	8
	2	0	0	0	−1	0

Goaltenders

Regular season^[93] ! Player! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

	50	49	2,805:59	23	19	6	151	3.23	1,505	.900	1	0	0	0
	12	11	642:40	7	2	1	22	2.05	354	.938	1	0	0	0
	14	9	700:45	5	5	1	39	3.34	356	.890	0	0	0	0

Playoffs^[94] ! Player! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

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.

Retirement

Notes and References

1. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011. 2010 . Triumph Books . 63. 978-1-60078-422-4.
2. Web site: Florida Panthers Name Joel Quenneville Head Coach . NHL.com . April 8, 2019 . April 8, 2019.
3. Web site: NHL statement on coronavirus . NHL.com . March 12, 2020 . March 12, 2020.
4. Web site: Fernandez . Gabriel . Coronavirus live updates: NHL suspends season; MLB to halt spring training; NCAA conference tourneys canceled . CBSSports.com . March 12, 2020 . March 12, 2020.
5. Web site: Gulitti . Tom . NHL plans to return with 24 teams competing for Stanley Cup . NHL.com . May 27, 2020 . May 26, 2020.
6. Web site: Islanders trounce Panthers to advance to first round of playoffs . Sportsnet.ca . August 7, 2020 . August 7, 2020.
7. Web site: Florida Panthers Announce 2019-20 Preseason Schedule . NHL.com . September 2, 2019 . June 12, 2019.
8. Web site: Florida Panthers - Nashville Predators - September 16th, 2019. NHL.com.
9. Web site: Florida Panthers - Nashville Predators - September 16th, 2019. NHL.com.
10. Web site: Florida Panthers - Montréal Canadiens - September 18th, 2019. NHL.com.
11. Web site: Florida Panthers - Montréal Canadiens - September 19th, 2019. NHL.com.
12. Web site: Florida Panthers - Dallas Stars - September 21st, 2019. NHL.com.
13. Web site: Tampa Bay Lightning - Florida Panthers - September 24th, 2019. NHL.com.
14. Web site: Tampa Bay Lightning - Florida Panthers - September 26th, 2019. NHL.com.
15. Web site: Florida Panthers - Tampa Bay Lightning - September 28th, 2019. NHL.com.
16. Web site: Florida Panthers Announce 2019-20 Regular Season Schedule . NHLcom . September 2, 2019 . June 25, 2019.
17. Web site: Florida Panthers - Tampa Bay Lightning - October 3rd, 2019. NHL.com.
18. Web site: Tampa Bay Lightning - Florida Panthers - October 5th, 2019. NHL.com.
19. Web site: Carolina Hurricanes - Florida Panthers - October 8th, 2019. NHL.com.
20. Web site: Florida Panthers - Buffalo Sabres - October 11th, 2019. NHL.com.
21. Web site: Florida Panthers - New York Islanders - October 12th, 2019. NHL.com.
22. Web site: Florida Panthers - New Jersey Devils - October 14th, 2019. NHL.com.
23. Web site: Colorado Avalanche - Florida Panthers - October 18th, 2019. NHL.com.
24. Web site: Florida Panthers - Nashville Predators - October 19th, 2019. NHL.com.
25. Web site: Pittsburgh Penguins - Florida Panthers - October 22nd, 2019. NHL.com.
26. Web site: Florida Panthers - Calgary Flames - October 24th, 2019. NHL.com.
27. Web site: Florida Panthers - Edmonton Oilers - October 27th, 2019. NHL.com.
28. Web site: Florida Panthers - Vancouver Canucks - October 28th, 2019. NHL.com.
29. Web site: Florida Panthers - Colorado Avalanche - October 30th, 2019. NHL.com.
30. Web site: Detroit Red Wings - Florida Panthers - November 2nd, 2019. NHL.com.
31. Web site: Washington Capitals - Florida Panthers - November 7th, 2019. NHL.com.
32. Web site: Florida Panthers - New York Islanders - November 9th, 2019. NHL.com.
33. Web site: Florida Panthers - New York Rangers - November 10th, 2019. NHL.com.
34. Web site: Florida Panthers - Boston Bruins - November 12th, 2019. NHL.com.
35. Web site: Winnipeg Jets - Florida Panthers - November 14th, 2019. NHL.com.
36. Web site: New York Rangers - Florida Panthers - November 16th, 2019. NHL.com.
37. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers - Florida Panthers - November 19th, 2019. NHL.com.
38. Web site: Anaheim Ducks - Florida Panthers - November 21st, 2019. NHL.com.
39. Web site: Florida Panthers - Carolina Hurricanes - November 23rd, 2019. NHL.com.
40. Web site: Buffalo Sabres - Florida Panthers - November 24th, 2019. NHL.com.
41. Web site: Florida Panthers - Washington Capitals - November 27th, 2019. NHL.com.
42. Web site: Nashville Predators - Florida Panthers - November 30th, 2019. NHL.com.
43. Web site: Minnesota Wild - Florida Panthers - December 3rd, 2019. NHL.com.
44. Web site: Columbus Blue Jackets - Florida Panthers - December 7th, 2019. NHL.com.
45. Web site: San Jose Sharks - Florida Panthers - December 8th, 2019. NHL.com.
46. Web site: Tampa Bay Lightning - Florida Panthers - December 10th, 2019. NHL.com.
47. Web site: New York Islanders - Florida Panthers - December 12th, 2019. NHL.com.
48. Web site: Boston Bruins - Florida Panthers - December 14th, 2019. NHL.com.
49. Web site: Ottawa Senators - Florida Panthers - December 16th, 2019. NHL.com.
50. Web site: Dallas Stars - Florida Panthers - December 20th, 2019. NHL.com.
51. Web site: Florida Panthers - Carolina Hurricanes - December 21st, 2019. NHL.com.
52. Web site: Florida Panthers - Tampa Bay Lightning - December 23rd, 2019. NHL.com.
53. Web site: Detroit Red Wings - Florida Panthers - December 28th, 2019. NHL.com.
54. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Florida Panthers - December 29th, 2019. NHL.com.
55. Web site: Florida Panthers - Columbus Blue Jackets - December 31st, 2019. NHL.com.
56. Web site: Florida Panthers - Ottawa Senators - January 2nd, 2020. NHL.com.
57. Web site: Florida Panthers - Buffalo Sabres - January 4th, 2020. NHL.com.
58. Web site: Florida Panthers - Pittsburgh Penguins - January 5th, 2020. NHL.com.
59. Web site: Arizona Coyotes - Florida Panthers - January 7th, 2020. NHL.com.
60. Web site: Vancouver Canucks - Florida Panthers - January 9th, 2020. NHL.com.
61. Web site: Toronto Maple Leafs - Florida Panthers - January 12th, 2020. NHL.com.
62. Web site: Los Angeles Kings - Florida Panthers - January 16th, 2020. NHL.com.
63. Web site: Florida Panthers - Detroit Red Wings - January 18th, 2020. NHL.com.
64. Web site: Florida Panthers - Minnesota Wild - January 20th, 2020. NHL.com.
65. Web site: Florida Panthers - Chicago Blackhawks - January 21st, 2020. NHL.com.
66. Web site: Florida Panthers - Montréal Canadiens - February 1st, 2020. NHL.com.
67. Web site: Florida Panthers - Toronto Maple Leafs - February 3rd, 2020. NHL.com.
68. Web site: Florida Panthers - Columbus Blue Jackets - February 4th, 2020. NHL.com.
69. Web site: Vegas Golden Knights - Florida Panthers - February 6th, 2020. NHL.com.
70. Web site: Pittsburgh Penguins - Florida Panthers - February 8th, 2020. NHL.com.
71. Web site: Florida Panthers - Philadelphia Flyers - February 10th, 2020. NHL.com.
72. Web site: Florida Panthers - New Jersey Devils - February 11th, 2020. NHL.com.
73. Web site: Philadelphia Flyers - Florida Panthers - February 13th, 2020. NHL.com.
74. Web site: Edmonton Oilers - Florida Panthers - February 15th, 2020. NHL.com.
75. Web site: Florida Panthers - San Jose Sharks - February 17th, 2020. NHL.com.
76. Web site: Florida Panthers - Anaheim Ducks - February 19th, 2020. NHL.com.
77. Web site: Florida Panthers - Los Angeles Kings - February 20th, 2020. NHL.com.
78. Web site: Florida Panthers - Vegas Golden Knights - February 22nd, 2020. NHL.com.
79. Web site: Florida Panthers - Arizona Coyotes - February 25th, 2020. NHL.com.
80. Web site: Toronto Maple Leafs - Florida Panthers - February 27th, 2020. NHL.com.
81. Web site: Chicago Blackhawks - Florida Panthers - February 29th, 2020. NHL.com.
82. Web site: Calgary Flames - Florida Panthers - March 1st, 2020. NHL.com.
83. Web site: Boston Bruins - Florida Panthers - March 5th, 2020. NHL.com.
84. Web site: Montréal Canadiens - Florida Panthers - March 7th, 2020. NHL.com.
85. Web site: Florida Panthers - St. Louis Blues - March 9th, 2020. NHL.com.
86. Web site: Stanley Cup Qualifiers schedule . NHL.com . NHL.com . July 16, 2020 . July 10, 2020.
87. Web site: Florida Panthers - New York Islanders - August 1st, 2020. NHL.com.
88. Web site: Florida Panthers - New York Islanders - August 4th, 2020. NHL.com.
89. Web site: New York Islanders - Florida Panthers - August 5th, 2020. NHL.com.
90. Web site: New York Islanders - Florida Panthers - August 7th, 2020. NHL.com.
91. Web site: 2019–20 Regular season – Florida Panthers Stats – Skaters . NHL.com . March 12, 2020.
92. Web site: 2019–20 Playoffs – Florida Panthers Stats – Skaters . NHL.com . August 8, 2020.
93. Web site: 2019–20 Regular season – Florida Panthers Stats – Goalies . NHL.com . March 12, 2020.
94. Web site: 2019–20 Playoffs – Florida Panthers Stats – Goalies . NHL.com . August 8, 2020.
95. Web site: Florida Panthers Buy Out Goaltender Scott Darling . Florida Panthers . July 1, 2019.
96. Web site: Florida Panthers Goaltender Roberto Luongo Announces Retirement from NHL . Florida Panthers . June 26, 2019.