2018–19 Florida Panthers season
2018–19 Florida Panthers | |||
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Division | 5th Atlantic | ||
Conference | 10th Eastern | ||
2018–19 record | 36–32–14 | ||
Home record | 20–13–8 | ||
Road record | 16–19–6 | ||
Goals for | 267 | ||
Goals against | 280 | ||
Team information | |||
General Manager | Dale Tallon | ||
Coach | Bob Boughner | ||
Captain | Aleksander Barkov | ||
Alternate captains | Aaron Ekblad Jonathan Huberdeau Vincent Trocheck Keith Yandle |
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Arena | BB&T Center | ||
Team leaders | |||
Goals | Mike Hoffman (36) | ||
Assists | Jonathan Huberdeau (62) | ||
Points | Aleksander Barkov (96) | ||
Penalties in minutes | MacKenzie Weegar (64) | ||
Plus/minus | Nick Bjugstad (+2) | ||
Wins | Roberto Luongo (18) | ||
Goals against average | Sam Montembeault (3.04) | ||
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The 2018–19 Florida Panthers season was the 26th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 14, 1993.[1] The Panthers were eliminated from playoff contention on March 26, 2019, after losing 6–1 to the Montreal Canadiens.[2] This was also the final season for Roberto Luongo, who announced his retirement on June 26, 2019 after playing 19 seasons in the NHL.
Contents
Standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | p – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 62 | 16 | 4 | 56 | 325 | 222 | +103 | 128 |
2 | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 47 | 259 | 215 | +44 | 107 |
3 | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 46 | 286 | 251 | +35 | 100 |
4 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 41 | 249 | 236 | +13 | 96 |
5 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 36 | 32 | 14 | 33 | 267 | 280 | −13 | 86 |
6 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 33 | 39 | 10 | 28 | 226 | 271 | −45 | 76 |
7 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 29 | 227 | 277 | −50 | 74 |
8 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 29 | 47 | 6 | 29 | 242 | 302 | −60 | 64 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ME | x – Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 46 | 29 | 7 | 44 | 245 | 223 | +22 | 99 |
2 | ME | x – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 47 | 31 | 4 | 45 | 258 | 232 | +26 | 98 |
3 | AT | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 41 | 249 | 236 | +13 | 96 |
4 | AT | Florida Panthers | 82 | 36 | 32 | 14 | 33 | 267 | 280 | −13 | 86 |
5 | ME | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 37 | 37 | 8 | 34 | 244 | 281 | −37 | 82 |
6 | ME | New York Rangers | 82 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 26 | 227 | 272 | −45 | 78 |
7 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 33 | 39 | 10 | 28 | 226 | 271 | −45 | 76 |
8 | AT | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 32 | 40 | 10 | 29 | 227 | 277 | −50 | 74 |
9 | ME | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 31 | 41 | 10 | 28 | 222 | 275 | −53 | 72 |
10 | AT | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 29 | 47 | 6 | 29 | 242 | 302 | −60 | 64 |
Schedule and results
Preseason
The preseason schedule was published on June 14, 2018.[4]
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 17 | Nashville | 5–0 | Florida | Hutchinson | 5,806 | 0–1–0 | Recap | |
2 | September 17 | Nashville | 5–3 | Florida | Montembeault | 7,671 | 0–2–0 | Recap | |
3 | September 19 | Florida | 5–2 | Montreal | Luongo | 19,691 | 1–2–0 | Recap | |
4[a] | September 22 | Florida | 4–3 | Dallas | OT | Reimer | — | 2–2–0 | Recap |
5 | September 25 | Florida | 3–2 | Tampa Bay | Reimer | 11,485 | 3–2–0 | Recap | |
6[b] | September 27 | Florida | 2–6 | Tampa Bay | Luongo | — | 3–3–0 | Recap | |
7 | September 29 | Tampa Bay | 3–2 | Florida | Luongo | 10,487 | 3–4–0 | Recap | |
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Regular season
The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.[5]
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player statistics
Skaters
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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Aleksander Barkov | 82 | 35 | 61 | 96 | −3 | 8 |
Jonathan Huberdeau | 82 | 30 | 62 | 92 | −14 | 40 |
Mike Hoffman | 82 | 36 | 34 | 70 | −24 | 30 |
Evgenii Dadonov | 82 | 28 | 42 | 70 | −6 | 8 |
Keith Yandle | 82 | 9 | 53 | 62 | −17 | 50 |
Frank Vatrano | 81 | 24 | 15 | 39 | −10 | 38 |
Aaron Ekblad | 82 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 1 | 47 |
Vincent Trocheck | 55 | 10 | 24 | 34 | −9 | 54 |
Mike Matheson | 75 | 8 | 19 | 27 | −24 | 44 |
Troy Brouwer | 75 | 12 | 9 | 21 | −6 | 47 |
Jared McCann‡ | 46 | 8 | 10 | 18 | −9 | 18 |
Henrik Borgstrom | 50 | 8 | 10 | 18 | −14 | 4 |
Denis Malgin | 50 | 7 | 9 | 16 | −10 | 14 |
Colton Sceviour | 59 | 5 | 10 | 15 | −2 | 15 |
MacKenzie Weegar | 64 | 4 | 11 | 15 | −3 | 64 |
Jayce Hawryluk | 42 | 7 | 5 | 12 | −8 | 16 |
Nick Bjugstad‡ | 32 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 16 |
Mark Pysyk | 70 | 1 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 26 |
Dryden Hunt | 31 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 8 |
Riley Sheahan† | 33 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 4 |
Bogdan Kiselevich‡ | 32 | 0 | 8 | 8 | −3 | 12 |
Jamie McGinn | 19 | 4 | 3 | 7 | −5 | 6 |
Juho Lammikko | 40 | 0 | 6 | 6 | −7 | 6 |
Derick Brassard†‡ | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −6 | 2 |
Micheal Haley‡ | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −2 | 30 |
Ian McCoshen | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 8 |
Josh Brown | 37 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 28 |
Jacob MacDonald | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Alex Petrovic‡ | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −8 | 24 |
Chris Wideman†‡ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
Maxim Mamin | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 5 |
Derek MacKenzie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anthony Greco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
Riley Stillman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Brady Keeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Roberto Luongo | 43 | 40 | 2,346:38 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 122 | 3.12 | 1,205 | .899 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
James Reimer | 36 | 29 | 1,805:11 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 93 | 3.09 | 929 | .900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sam Montembeault | 11 | 10 | 591:24 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 3.04 | 282 | .894 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Michael Hutchinson‡ | 4 | 3 | 201:14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 4.17 | 87 | .839 | 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 2018–19 season.
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 23, 2018 | To Nashville Predators
3rd-round pick in 2019 |
To Florida Panthers
3rd-round pick in 2018 |
[8] |
December 29, 2018 | To Toronto Maple Leafs
Michael Hutchinson |
To Florida Panthers
5th-round pick in 2020 |
[9] |
December 30, 2018 | To Edmonton Oilers
Alex Petrovic |
To Florida Panthers
Chris Wideman Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2019 |
[10] |
February 1, 2019 | To Pittsburgh Penguins
Nick Bjugstad Jared McCann |
To Florida Panthers
Derick Brassard Riley Sheahan 2nd-round pick in 2019 4th-round pick in 2019 MIN 4th-round pick in 2019 |
[11] |
February 22, 2019 | To San Jose Sharks
Future considerations |
To Florida Panthers
Vincent Praplan |
[12][13] |
February 25, 2019 | To Carolina Hurricanes
Future considerations |
To Florida Panthers
Cliff Pu |
[14] |
February 25, 2019 | To Colorado Avalanche
Derick Brassard Conditional 6th-round pick in 2020 |
To Florida Panthers
3rd-round pick in 2020 |
[15] |
February 25, 2019 | To Pittsburgh Penguins
Chris Wideman |
To Florida Panthers
Jean-Sebastien Dea |
[16] |
February 25, 2019 | To Winnipeg Jets
Bogdan Kiselevich |
To Florida Panthers
7th-round pick in 2021 |
[16] |
Free agents
Date | Player | Team | Contract term | Ref |
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July 1, 2018 | Connor Brickley | to Nashville Predators | 1-year | [17] |
July 1, 2018 | Alexandre Grenier | to Laval Rocket (AHL) | 1-year | [18] |
July 1, 2018 | Michael Hutchinson | from Winnipeg Jets | 1-year | [19] |
July 1, 2018 | Harri Sateri | to Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | [20] |
July 2, 2018 | Jacob MacDonald | from Binghamton Devils (AHL) | 2-year | [21] |
July 2, 2018 | Paul Thompson | from Vegas Golden Knights | 2-year | [21] |
July 3, 2018 | Curtis Valk | to Barys Astana (KHL) | 1-year | [22] |
July 3, 2018 | Ed Wittchow | to KooKoo (Liiga) | 1-year | [23] |
July 13, 2018 | Julian Melchiori | from Winnipeg Jets | 1-year | [24] |
August 27, 2018 | Troy Brouwer | from Calgary Flames | 1-year | [25] |
August 30, 2018 | Gregory Chase | to Wichita Thunder (ECHL) | 1-year | [26] |
February 24, 2019 | Chris Driedger | from Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) | 1-year | [27] |
March 18, 2019 | Brady Keeper | from Maine Black Bears (Hockey East) | 2-year | [28] |
May 16, 2019 | Ludvig Bystrom | to Oulun Kärpät (Liiga) | 2-year | [29] |
May 17, 2019 | Henrik Haapala | to Jokerit (Liiga) | 2-year | [30] |
May 17, 2019 | Vincent Praplan | to SC Bern (NL) | 4-year | [31] |
May 28, 2019 | Rodrigo Abols | from Örebro HK (SHL) | 2-year | [32] |
Waivers
Date | Player | Team | Ref |
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February 20, 2019 | Micheal Haley | to San Jose Sharks | [33] |
Contract terminations
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Retirement
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Signings
Date | Player | Contract term | Ref |
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June 29, 2018 | Frank Vatrano | 1-year | [35] |
July 1, 2018 | Jared McCann | 2-year | [36] |
July 6, 2018 | Alex Petrovic | 1-year | [37] |
July 25, 2018 | MacKenzie Weegar | 1-year | [38] |
February 25, 2019 | Frank Vatrano | 3-year | [39] |
March 8, 2019 | Serron Noel | 3-year | [40] |
April 2, 2019 | Ryan Bednard | 2-year | [41] |
April 30, 2019 | Chris Driedger | 2-year | [42] |
May 15, 2019 | Aleksi Heponiemi | 3-year | [43] |
Draft picks
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Below are the Florida Panthers' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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1 | 15 | Grigori Denisenko | LW | Russia | Loko Yaroslavl (MHL) |
2 | 341 | Serron Noel | RW | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
3 | 892 | Logan Hutsko | RW | United States | Boston College (Hockey East) |
6 | 170 | Justin Schutz | LW | Germany | Red Bull Hockey Akademie (Czech U18) |
7 | 201 | Cole Krygier | D | United States | Lincoln Stars (USHL) |
7 | 2073 | Santtu Kinnunen | D | Finland | Pelicans U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) |
Notes:
- The Arizona Coyotes' second-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on August 25, 2016, that sent Dave Bolland and Lawson Crouse to Arizona in exchange for a third-round pick in 2017 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[44]
- The Nashville Predators' third-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent a third-round pick in 2019 to Nashville in exchange for this pick.[45]
- The San Jose Sharks' seventh-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 19, 2018, that sent Vegas' fourth-round pick in 2018, a fifth-round pick in 2018 and a second-round pick in 2019 to San Jose in exchange for Mike Hoffman and this pick.[46]
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