2021–22 Florida Panthers season
{{Short description|National Hockey League season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox ice hockey team season
| League = NHL
| Season = 2021–22
| year = 2021
| Team = Florida Panthers
| Division = Atlantic
| DivisionRank = 1st
| Conference = Eastern
| ConferenceRank = 1st
| Record = 58–18–6
| HomeRecord = 34–7–0
| RoadRecord = 24–11–6
| GoalsFor = 340
| GoalsAgainst = 246
| GeneralManager = Bill Zito
| Coach = Joel Quenneville (Oct. 14 – Oct. 28)
Andrew Brunette (interim, Oct. 29 – May 23)
| Captain = Aleksander Barkov
| AltCaptain = Aaron Ekblad
Patric Hornqvist
Jonathan Huberdeau
| Arena = FLA Live Arena
| Attendance = 14,811{{cite web |title=2021-2022 NHL Attendance |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/?year=2022 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=May 3, 2022}}
| MinorLeague = Charlotte Checkers (AHL)
Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL)
| GoalsLeader = Aleksander Barkov (39)
| AssistsLeader = Jonathan Huberdeau (85)
| PointsLeader = Jonathan Huberdeau (115)
| PlusMinusLeader = Gustav Forsling (+41)
| PIMLeader = Radko Gudas (105)
| WinsLeader = Sergei Bobrovsky (39)
| GAALeader = Sergei Bobrovsky (2.67)
| DivisionWin = yes
| PresidentsTrophy = yes
| ConferenceWin =
| StanleyCup =
}}
The 2021–22 Florida Panthers season was the 28th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established in 1993.{{cite web|last1=Whyno|first1=Stephen|title=NHL trageting Jan. 1 to begin next season|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/ct-nhl-january-1-season-start-date-20201007-sxqyyr7etrg4xlekc7ciaxy6iu-story.html|work=Chicago Tribune|agency=Associated Press|date=October 6, 2020|accessdate=October 20, 2020}}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 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.{{Cite web|title=Panthers vs. Flyers - Game Recap - October 23, 2021|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/401349203|access-date=2021-10-24|website=ESPN}}
Quenneville resigned from his coaching duties as a result of the fallout from the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks sexual assault scandal on October 28, 2021.{{Cite web|title=Florida Panthers Announce Resignation of Joel Quenneville|url=https://www.nhl.com/panthers/news/florida-panthers-announce-resignation-of-joel-quenneville/c-327334254|access-date=2021-10-29|publisher=National Hockey League}} On October 29, assistant coach Andrew Brunette was named interim head coach.{{Cite web|title=PREVIEW: In First Game Under Brunette, Panthers Will 'Rally Together'|url=https://www.nhl.com/panthers/news/preview-in-first-game-under-brunette-panthers-will-rally-together/c-327368880|access-date=2021-10-30|website=NHL.com}}
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. The Panthers became the seventh team to begin the season at 8–0–0.{{Cite web|title=NHL.com Media Site|url=https://media.nhl.com/public/news/15351|access-date=2021-10-30|website=media.nhl.com}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Engel |first1=Heather |title=Panthers become first to clinch playoff berth with win against Sabres |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/florida-panthers-buffalo-sabres-game-recap/c-332581858 |website=NHL.com |access-date=April 3, 2022 |date=April 3, 2022}} On April 21, the Panthers clinched the Atlantic Division title,{{cite web |title=Panthers clinch top seed in Eastern Conference playoffs with win |url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/lightning/2022/04/21/panthers-clinch-top-seed-in-eastern-conference-playoffs-with-win/ |website=Tampa Bay Times |access-date=April 29, 2022 |date=April 21, 2022}} and on April 28, they won the Presidents' Trophy for the first time in franchise history.{{cite web |last1=Ellis |first1=Steven |title=Florida Panthers Win Presidents' Trophy for First Time |url=https://thehockeynews.com/news/florida-panthers-win-presidents-trophy-for-first-time |website=The Hockey News |access-date=April 29, 2022 |date=April 29, 2022}}
On May 13, 2022, the Florida Panthers won their first playoff series since 1996 by defeating the Washington Capitals in six games,{{Cite web |title=Florida Panthers - Washington Capitals - May 13th, 2022 |url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/fla-vs-wsh/2022/05/13/2021030116/recap |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=NHL.com |language=en-US}} only to suffer an upset in the Second Round by the Tampa Bay Lightning, who swept them in four games.{{cite web |last1=Long |first1=Corey |title=Lightning shut out Panthers in Game 4, sweep Eastern Second Round series |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/florida-panthers-tampa-bay-lightning-game-4-recap/c-334129356 |website=NHL.com |access-date=May 23, 2022 |date=May 23, 2022}}
Standings
=Divisional standings=
{{2021–22 NHL standings|Atlantic|showteam=FLA}}
=Conference standings=
{{2021–22 NHL standings|Eastern Conference Wild Card|showteam=FLA}}
Schedule and results
=Regular season=
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Legend:
{{legend2|#cfc|Win (2 points)|border=1px solid #ccffcc}}
{{legend2|#fcc|Loss (0 points)|border=1px solid #ffcccc}}
{{legend2|#ffc|Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
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=Playoffs=
{{Main|2022 Stanley Cup playoffs}}
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Legend:
{{legend2|#cfc|Win|border=1px solid #ccffcc}}
{{legend2|#fcc|Loss|border=1px solid #ffcccc}}
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Player statistics
=Skaters=
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
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|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C8102E 5px solid; border-bottom:#041E42 5px solid;"|Regular season{{cite web |title=2021–22 Regular season – Florida Panthers Stats – Skaters |url=http://www.nhl.com/stats/skaters?reportType=season&seasonFrom=20212022&seasonTo=20212022&gameType=2&playerPlayedFor=franchise.33&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=points,goals,assists&page=0&pageSize=50|website=NHL.com |accessdate=May 1, 2022}} ! Player ! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! {{abbr|G|Goals}} ! {{abbr|A|Assists}} ! {{abbr|Pts|Points}} ! data-sort-type="number"|{{abbr|+/−|Plus/minus}} ! {{abbr|PIM|Penalty minutes}} | ||||||
{{sortname|Jonathan|Huberdeau}} | 80 | 30 | 85 | 115 | +35 | 54 |
{{sortname|Aleksander|Barkov}} | 67 | 39 | 49 | 88 | +36 | 18 |
{{sortname|Sam|Reinhart}} | 78 | 33 | 49 | 82 | +25 | 13 |
{{sortname|Anthony|Duclair}} | 74 | 31 | 27 | 58 | +19 | 30 |
{{sortname|Aaron|Ekblad}} | 61 | 15 | 42 | 57 | +38 | 26 |
{{sortname|Carter|Verhaeghe}} | 78 | 24 | 31 | 55 | +24 | 48 |
{{sortname|Sam|Bennett|dab=ice hockey}} | 71 | 28 | 21 | 49 | +27 | 74 |
{{sortname|Mason|Marchment}} | 54 | 18 | 29 | 47 | +29 | 53 |
{{sortname|Anton|Lundell}} | 65 | 18 | 26 | 44 | +33 | 18 |
{{sortname|MacKenzie|Weegar}} | 80 | 8 | 36 | 44 | +40 | 81 |
{{sortname|Brandon|Montour}} | 81 | 11 | 26 | 37 | +15 | 48 |
{{sortname|Gustav|Forsling}} | 71 | 10 | 27 | 37 | +41 | 18 |
{{sortname|Patric|Hornqvist|Patric Hörnqvist}} | 65 | 11 | 17 | 28 | −5 | 19 |
{{sortname|Eetu|Luostarinen}} | 78 | 9 | 17 | 26 | +1 | 12 |
{{sortname|Claude|Giroux}}† | 18 | 3 | 20 | 23 | +7 | 6 |
{{sortname|Frank|Vatrano}}‡ | 49 | 10 | 9 | 19 | −2 | 16 |
{{sortname|Ryan|Lomberg}} | 55 | 9 | 9 | 18 | +4 | 92 |
{{sortname|Radko|Gudas}} | 77 | 3 | 13 | 16 | +27 | 105 |
{{sortname|Maxim|Mamin|dab=ice hockey, born 1995}} | 40 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +8 | 13 |
{{sortname|Owen|Tippett}}‡ | 42 | 6 | 8 | 14 | +2 | 10 |
{{sortname|Joe|Thornton}} | 34 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −10 | 10 |
{{sortname|Lucas|Carlsson}} | 40 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +3 | 10 |
{{sortname|Noel|Acciari}} | 20 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +2 | 11 |
{{sortname|Ben|Chiarot}}† | 20 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +4 | 6 |
{{sortname|Matt|Kiersted}} | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −8 | 2 |
{{sortname|Petteri|Lindbohm}} | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
{{sortname|Robert|Hagg|Robert Hägg}}† | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
{{sortname|Markus|Nutivaara}} | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
{{sortname|Aleksi|Heponiemi}} | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −6 | 2 |
{{sortname|Kevin|Connauton}}‡ | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 2 |
{{sortname|Zac|Dalpe}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
{{sortname|Grigori|Denisenko}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
{{sortname|Olli|Juolevi}}‡ | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
{{sortname|Chase|Priskie}} | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 |
{{sortname|Cole|Schwindt}} | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 |
{{col-2}}
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|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C8102E 5px solid; border-bottom:#041E42 5px solid;"|Playoffs{{cite web |title=2021–22 Stanley Cup Playoffs – Florida Panthers Stats – Skaters |url=https://www.nhl.com/stats/skaters?reportType=season&seasonFrom=20212022&seasonTo=20212022&gameType=3&playerPlayedFor=franchise.33&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=points,goals,assists&page=0&pageSize=50|website=NHL.com |accessdate=May 23, 2022}} ! Player ! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! {{abbr|G|Goals}} ! {{abbr|A|Assists}} ! {{abbr|Pts|Points}} ! data-sort-type="number"|{{abbr|+/−|Plus/minus}} ! {{abbr|PIM|Penalty minutes}} | ||||||
{{sortname|Carter|Verhaeghe}} | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | +7 | 4 |
{{sortname|Claude|Giroux}} | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +2 | 0 |
{{sortname|Aleksander|Barkov}} | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +3 | 4 |
{{sortname|Aaron|Ekblad}} | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −2 | 11 |
{{sortname|Jonathan|Huberdeau}} | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
{{sortname|Sam|Reinhart}} | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −4 | 2 |
{{sortname|Sam|Bennett|dab=ice hockey}} | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 12 |
{{sortname|Anthony|Duclair}} | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +4 | 4 |
{{sortname|Gustav|Forsling}} | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +7 | 4 |
{{sortname|Brandon|Montour}} | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
{{sortname|Eetu|Luostarinen}} | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 2 |
{{sortname|Patric|Hornqvist|Patric Hörnqvist}} | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 4 |
{{sortname|Radko|Gudas}} | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
{{sortname|Anton|Lundell}} | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
{{sortname|Ryan|Lomberg}} | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
{{sortname|Mason|Marchment}} | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 6 |
{{sortname|MacKenzie|Weegar}} | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 10 |
{{sortname|Ben|Chiarot}} | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 8 |
{{sortname|Maxim|Mamin|dab=ice hockey, born 1995}} | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
{{sortname|Noel|Acciari}} | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 0 |
{{sortname|Joe|Thornton}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
{{col-end}}
=Goaltenders=
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C8102E 5px solid; border-bottom:#041E42 5px solid;"|Regular season{{cite web |title=2021–22 Regular season – Florida Panthers Stats – Goalies |url=http://www.nhl.com/stats/goalies?reportType=season&seasonFrom=20212022&seasonTo=20212022&gameType=2&playerPlayedFor=franchise.33&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=wins,savePct&page=0&pageSize=50 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=May 1, 2022}} ! Player ! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! {{abbr|GS|Games started}} ! {{abbr|TOI|Time on ice}} ! {{abbr|W|Win}} ! {{abbr|L|Loss}} ! {{abbr|OT|Overtime loss}} ! {{abbr|GA|Goals against}} ! {{abbr|GAA|Goals against average}} ! {{abbr|SA|Shots against}} ! {{abbr|SV%|Save percentage}} ! {{abbr|SO|Shutouts}} ! {{abbr|G|Goals}} ! {{abbr|A|Assists}} ! {{abbr|PIM|Penalty minutes}} | ||||||||||||||
{{sortname|Sergei|Bobrovsky}} | 54 | 53 | 3,082:10 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 137 | 2.67 | 1,566 | .913 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
{{sortname|Spencer|Knight}} | 32 | 27 | 1,740:14 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 81 | 2.79 | 876 | .908 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
{{sortname|Jonas|Johansson|dab=ice hockey, born 1995}} | 2 | 2 | 116:13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7.74 | 64 | .766 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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|+ style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#C8102E 5px solid; border-bottom:#041E42 5px solid;"|Playoffs{{cite web |title=2021–22 Playoffs – Florida Panthers Stats – Goalies |url=https://www.nhl.com/stats/goalies?reportType=season&seasonFrom=20212022&seasonTo=20212022&gameType=3&playerPlayedFor=franchise.33&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=wins,savePct&page=0&pageSize=50 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=May 23, 2022}} ! Player ! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! {{abbr|GS|Games started}} ! {{abbr|TOI|Time on ice}} ! {{abbr|W|Win}} ! {{abbr|L|Loss}} ! {{abbr|GA|Goals against}} ! {{abbr|GAA|Goals against average}} ! {{abbr|SA|Shots against}} ! {{abbr|SV%|Save percentage}} ! {{abbr|SO|Shutouts}} ! {{abbr|G|Goals}} ! {{abbr|A|Assists}} ! {{abbr|PIM|Penalty minutes}} | |||||||||||||
{{sortname|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.
Transactions
The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.
=Trades=
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style="width: 10em;"|Date | colspan=2 |Details | style="width: 2.5em;"|Ref |
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{{start date|2021|07|24}}
| style="width: 25em;" valign="top"| To Buffalo Sabres Devon Levi Conditional1 1st-round pick in 2022 or 2023 | style="width: 25em;" valign="top"| To Florida Panthers Sam Reinhart | ||
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| {{start date|2021|07|26}} | valign="top"| To Arizona Coyotes Anton Stralman Vladislav Kolyachonok 2nd-round pick in 2024 | valign="top"| To Florida Panthers 7th-round pick in 2023 | ||
{{start date|2021|10|10}}
| valign="top"| To Vancouver Canucks Noah Juulsen Juho Lammikko | valign="top"| To Florida Panthers Olli Juolevi | ||
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| {{start date|2022|03|16}} | valign="top"|To New York Rangers Frank Vatrano | valign="top"|To Florida Panthers Conditional2 NYR or WPG 4th-round pick in 2022 | ||
{{start date|2022|03|16}}
| valign="top"|To Montreal Canadiens Ty Smilanic Conditional3 1st-round pick in 2023 Conditional2 NYR or WPG 4th-round pick in 2022 | valign="top"|To Florida Panthers Ben Chiarot | ||
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| {{start date|2022|03|19}} | valign="top"|To Philadelphia Flyers Owen Tippett Conditional4 1st-round pick in 2024 3rd-round pick in 2023 | valign="top"|To Florida Panthers Claude Giroux Connor Bunnaman German Rubtsov 5th-round pick in 2024 | ||
{{start date|2022|03|20}}
| valign="top"|To Buffalo Sabres CGY 6th-round pick in 2022 | valign="top"|To Florida Panthers Robert Hagg | ||
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| rowspan=2|{{start date|2022|3|21}} | valign="top"|To Carolina Hurricanes Max Domi Tyler Inamoto | rowspan=2; valign="top"|To Florida Panthers Yegor Korshkov CBJ 6th-round pick in 2022 | ||
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| valign="top"|To Columbus Blue Jackets Aidan Hreschuk |
Notes:
- Buffalo will receive a first-round pick in 2022 if the selection is outside of the top 10; otherwise Buffalo will receive a first-round pick in 2023.
- Florida will receive the later of either New York's or Winnipeg's 4th-round pick.
- Montreal will receive Florida's 1st-round pick in 2024 if Florida retains their 2022 1st-round pick.
- Philadelphia will receive Florida's 1st-round pick in 2024 if it falls outside the top 10 selections, otherwise Philadelphia will receive Florida's 1st-round pick in 2025.
=Players acquired=
=Players lost=
=Signings=
Draft picks
{{See also|List of Florida Panthers draft picks}}
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.
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Round
! # ! Player ! Pos ! Nationality ! College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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| style="text-align:center;"|24 | RW | {{flagu|USA}} | Chicago Steel (USHL) |
style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|56 | D | {{flagu|Canada}} | Quebec Remparts (QMJHL) |
style="text-align:center;"|4
| style="text-align:center;"|120 | D | {{flagu|Russia}} | Loko Yaroslavl (MHL) |
style="text-align:center;"|5
| style="text-align:center;"|152 | G | {{flagu|Russia}} | SKA Varyagi (MHL) |
style="text-align:center;"|6
| style="text-align:center;"|184 | LW | {{flagu|Czech Republic}} |
style="text-align:center;"|7
| style="text-align:center;"|210 | D | {{flagu|USA}} |
References
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