2018–19 Florida Panthers season

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.

2018–19 Florida Panthers
Division5th Atlantic
Conference10th Eastern
2018–19 record36–32–14
Home record20–13–8
Road record16–19–6
Goals for267
Goals against280
Team information
General managerDale Tallon
CoachBob Boughner
CaptainAleksander Barkov
Alternate captainsAaron Ekblad
Jonathan Huberdeau
Vincent Trocheck
Keith Yandle
ArenaBB&T Center
Minor league affiliate(s)Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsMike Hoffman (36)
AssistsJonathan Huberdeau (62)
PointsAleksander Barkov (96)
Penalty minutesMacKenzie Weegar (64)
Plus/minusNick Bjugstad (+2)
WinsRoberto Luongo (18)
Goals against averageSam Montembeault (3.04)

Standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: National Hockey League
p Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x Clinched playoff spot.
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
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
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot.

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 14, 2018.[3]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.[4]

2018–19 game log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Note:
a Game was played at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland.

Player statistics

As of April 6, 2019[5][6]

Skaters

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Aleksander Barkov82356196−38
Jonathan Huberdeau82306292−1440
Mike Hoffman82363470−2430
Evgenii Dadonov82284270−68
Keith Yandle8295362−1750
Frank Vatrano81241539−1038
Aaron Ekblad82132437147
Vincent Trocheck55102434−954
Mike Matheson7581927−2444
Troy Brouwer7512921−647
Jared McCann4681018−918
Henrik Borgstrom5081018−144
Denis Malgin507916−1014
Colton Sceviour5951015−215
MacKenzie Weegar6441115−364
Jayce Hawryluk427512−816
Nick Bjugstad325712216
Mark Pysyk7011011−126
Dryden Hunt31371008
Riley Sheahan332810−24
Bogdan Kiselevich32088−312
Jamie McGinn19437−56
Juho Lammikko40066−76
Derick Brassard10134−62
Micheal Haley24123−230
Ian McCoshen19112−28
Josh Brown37112−328
Jacob MacDonald210110
Alex Petrovic26011−824
Chris Wideman1000−12
Maxim Mamin7000−25
Derek MacKenzie100000
Anthony Greco1000−30
Riley Stillman100002
Brady Keeper100010

Goaltenders

Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Roberto Luongo43402,346:38181651223.121,205.8991010
James Reimer36291,805:1113125933.09929.9000000
Sam Montembeault1110591:24432303.04282.8940010
Michael Hutchinson43201:14112144.1787.8390000

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

DateDetailsRef
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23) To Nashville Predators
3rd-round pick in 2019
To Florida Panthers
3rd-round pick in 2018
[7]
December 29, 2018 (2018-12-29) To Toronto Maple Leafs
Michael Hutchinson
To Florida Panthers
5th-round pick in 2020
[8]
December 30, 2018 (2018-12-30) To Edmonton Oilers
Alex Petrovic
To Florida Panthers
Chris Wideman
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2019
[9]
February 1, 2019 (2019-02-01) 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
[10]
February 22, 2019 (2019-02-22) To San Jose Sharks
Future considerations
To Florida Panthers
Vincent Praplan
[11][12]
February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25) To Carolina Hurricanes
Future considerations
To Florida Panthers
Cliff Pu
[13]
February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25) To Colorado Avalanche
Derick Brassard
Conditional 6th-round pick in 2020
To Florida Panthers
3rd-round pick in 2020
[14]
February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25) To Pittsburgh Penguins
Chris Wideman
To Florida Panthers
Jean-Sebastien Dea
[15]
February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25) To Winnipeg Jets
Bogdan Kiselevich
To Florida Panthers
7th-round pick in 2021
[15]

Free agents

DatePlayerTeamContract termRef
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Connor Brickleyto Nashville Predators1-year[16]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Alexandre Grenierto Laval Rocket (AHL)1-year[17]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Michael Hutchinsonfrom Winnipeg Jets1-year[18]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Harri Saterito Detroit Red Wings1-year[19]
July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02)Jacob MacDonaldfrom Binghamton Devils (AHL)2-year[20]
July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02)Paul Thompsonfrom Vegas Golden Knights2-year[20]
July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03)Curtis Valkto Barys Astana (KHL)1-year[21]
July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03)Ed Wittchowto KooKoo (Liiga)1-year[22]
July 13, 2018 (2018-07-13)Julian Melchiorifrom Winnipeg Jets1-year[23]
August 27, 2018 (2018-08-27)Troy Brouwerfrom Calgary Flames1-year[24]
August 30, 2018 (2018-08-30)Gregory Chaseto Wichita Thunder (ECHL)1-year[25]
February 24, 2019 (2019-02-24)Chris Driedgerfrom Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)1-year[26]
March 18, 2019 (2019-03-18)Brady Keeperfrom Maine Black Bears (Hockey East)2-year[27]
May 16, 2019 (2019-05-16)Ludvig Bystromto Oulun Kärpät (Liiga)2-year[28]
May 17, 2019 (2019-05-17)Henrik Haapalato Jokerit (Liiga)2-year[29]
May 17, 2019 (2019-05-17)Vincent Praplanto SC Bern (NL)4-year[30]
May 28, 2019 (2019-05-28)Rodrigo Abolsfrom Örebro HK (SHL)2-year[31]

Waivers

DatePlayerTeamRef
February 20, 2019 (2019-02-20)Micheal Haleyto San Jose Sharks[32]

Signings

DatePlayerContract termRef
June 29, 2018 (2018-06-29)Frank Vatrano1-year[34]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)Jared McCann2-year[35]
July 6, 2018 (2018-07-06)Alex Petrovic1-year[36]
July 25, 2018 (2018-07-25)MacKenzie Weegar1-year[37]
February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25)Frank Vatrano3-year[38]
March 8, 2019 (2019-03-08)Serron Noel3-year[39]
April 2, 2019 (2019-04-02)Ryan Bednard2-year[40]
April 30, 2019 (2019-04-30)Chris Driedger2-year[41]
May 15, 2019 (2019-05-15)Aleksi Heponiemi3-year[42]

Draft picks

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)
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:

  1. 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).[43]
  2. 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.[44]
  3. 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.[45]

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