2015–16 Florida Panthers | |
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Atlantic Division champions | |
Division | 1st Atlantic |
Conference | 3rd Eastern |
2015–16 record | 47–26–9 |
Home record | 25–11–5 |
Road record | 22–15–4 |
Goals for | 239 |
Goals against | 203 |
Team information | |
General manager | Dale Tallon |
Coach | Gerard Gallant |
Captain | Willie Mitchell |
Alternate captains | Dave Bolland Brian Campbell Jussi Jokinen Derek MacKenzie |
Arena | BB&T Center |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Portland Pirates (AHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Aleksander Barkov (28) |
Assists | Jussi Jokinen (42) |
Points | Jaromir Jagr (66) |
Penalty minutes | Alex Petrovic (90) |
Plus/minus | Brian Campbell (+31) |
Wins | Roberto Luongo (35) |
Goals against average | Al Montoya (2.18) |
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The 2015–16 Florida Panthers season was the 22nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 14, 1993.[1] The Panthers' regular season began on October 10, 2015, against the Philadelphia Flyers with a 7–1 home win.[2] The Panthers won the Atlantic Division but fell in six games in the opening round of the playoffs to the wild card entrant New York Islanders.
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GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Florida Panthers | 82 | 47 | 26 | 9 | 40 | 239 | 203 | +36 | 103 |
2 | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 46 | 31 | 5 | 43 | 227 | 201 | +26 | 97 |
3 | x – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 39 | 211 | 224 | −13 | 93 |
4 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 38 | 240 | 230 | +10 | 93 |
5 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 38 | 35 | 9 | 32 | 236 | 247 | −11 | 85 |
6 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 38 | 38 | 6 | 33 | 221 | 236 | −15 | 82 |
7 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 33 | 201 | 222 | −21 | 81 |
8 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 29 | 42 | 11 | 23 | 198 | 246 | −48 | 69 |
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1 | September 20 | Florida | 2–5 | Nashville | McKenna | 15,432 | 0–1–0 | [4] | ||
2 | September 20 | Florida | 3–2 | Nashville | OT | Brittain | 12,711 | 1–1–0 | [5] | |
3 | September 22 | Dallas | 2–3 | Florida | Luongo | 5,504 | 2–1–0 | [6] | ||
4 | September 25 | Florida | 1–4 | Tampa Bay | Montoya | 16,226 | 2–2–0 | [7] | ||
5 | September 27 | Florida | 4–2 | Dallas | Luongo | 10,113 | 3–2–0 | [8] | ||
6 | October 3 | Tampa Bay | 3–2 | Florida | Luongo | 7,634 | 3–3–0 | [9] |
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
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Final stats
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Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Roberto Luongo | 62 | 60 | 3602:51 | 35 | 19 | 6 | 141 | 2.35 | 1801 | .922 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Al Montoya | 25 | 22 | 1351:15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 49 | 2.18 | 608 | .919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Roberto Luongo | 6 | 6 | 438 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 2.05 | 227 | .934 | 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.
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The Panthers were involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) | ToNew York Islanders MTL's 5th-round pick in 2015 |
To Florida Panthers 5th-round pick in 2016 |
[103] |
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) | ToBoston Bruins Jimmy Hayes (rights) |
To Florida Panthers Reilly Smith Marc Savard |
[104] |
February 27, 2016 (2016-02-27) | ToCalgary Flames 2nd-round pick in 2016 4th-round pick in 2018 |
To Florida Panthers Jiri Hudler |
[105] |
February 27, 2016 (2016-02-27) | ToEdmonton Oilers conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016 |
To Florida Panthers Teddy Purcell |
[105] |
February 27, 2016 (2016-02-27) | ToDetroit Red Wings 6th-round pick in 2017 |
To Florida Panthers Jakub KindlNote 1 |
[106] |
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) | ToAnaheim Ducks Brandon Pirri |
To Florida Panthers 6th-round pick in 2016 |
[107] |
May 25, 2016 (2016-05-25) | ToVancouver Canucks Erik Gudbranson NYI's 5th-round pick in 2016 |
To Florida Panthers Jared McCann 2nd-round pick in 2016 4th-round pick in 2016 |
[108] |
June 10, 2016 (2016-06-10) | ToNew Jersey Devils Marc Savard 2nd-round pick in 2018 |
To Florida Panthers Paul Thompson Graham Black |
[109] |
June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20) | ToNew York Rangers 6th-round pick in 2016 Conditional 4th-round pick in 2017Note 2 |
To Florida Panthers Keith Yandle (negotiating rights) |
[110] |
June 23, 2016 (2016-06-23) | ToColorado Avalanche Rocco Grimaldi |
To Florida Panthers Reto Berra |
[111] |
Free agents acquired[edit]
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Player signings[edit]
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Below are the Florida Panthers' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T CenterinSunrise, Florida.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 11 | Lawson Crouse | LW | Canada | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
3 | 77[a] | Sam montembeault | G | Canada | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL) |
3 | 88[b] | Thomas Schemitsch | D | Canada | Owen Sound Attack (OHL) |
4 | 102 | Denis Malgin | C | Switzerland | ZSC Lions (NLA) |
5 | 132 | Karch Bachman | LW | United States | Culver Academy (HS-Indiana) |
6 | 162 | Christopher Wilkie | RW | United States | Tri-City Storm (USHL) |
7 | 192 | Patrick Shea | C | United States | Kimball Union Academy Wildcats (HS-New Hampshire) |
7 | 206[c] | Ryan Bednard | G | United States | Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL) |
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