2020–21 Florida Panthers season
The 2020–21 Florida Panthers season is the 28th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established in 1993. Head coach Joel Quenneville will enter his second season with the team.[2] On December 20, 2020, the league temporarily realigned into four divisions with no conferences due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing closure of the Canada-United States border. As a result of this realignment the Panthers will play this season in the Central Division and will only play games against the other teams in their new division during the regular season and potentially the first two rounds of the playoffs.
2020–21 Florida Panthers | |
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2020–21 record | 5–0–2 |
Home record | 2–0–1 |
Road record | 3–0–1 |
Goals for | 27 |
Goals against | 22 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bill Zito |
Coach | Joel Quenneville |
Captain | Aleksander Barkov |
Alternate captains | Aaron Ekblad Jonathan Huberdeau Patric Hornqvist |
Arena | BB&T Center |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Charlotte Checkers (AHL) Syracuse Crunch (AHL)[1] Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Patric Hornqvist Carter Verhaeghe (5) |
Assists | Jonathan Huberdeau (8) |
Points | Jonathan Huberdeau (12) |
Penalty minutes | Keith Yandle (12) |
Plus/minus | Anthony Duclair Radko Gudas Carter Verhaeghe (+4) |
Wins | Sergei Bobrovsky (3) |
Goals against average | Chris Driedger (1.95) |
Standings
Divisional standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 13 |
2 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 13 |
3 | Florida Panthers | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 12 |
4 | Carolina Hurricanes | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 12 |
5 | Chicago Blackhawks | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 12 |
6 | Dallas Stars | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 11 |
7 | Nashville Predators | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 10 |
8 | Detroit Red Wings | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater amount of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater amount of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater amount of goals scored (GF)
Schedule and results
Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.[4]
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) Postponement |
Roster
Updated January 30, 2021[7][8]
Draft picks
Below are the Florida Panthers selection at the 2020 NHL Draft which was held on October 6–7 at NHL Network Studios.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationally | College/Junior/Club Team (league) |
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1 | 12 | Anton Lundell | (C) | ![]() |
HIFK (Liiga) |
2 | 43 | Emil Heineman | (LW) | ![]() |
Leksands IF (SHL) |
3 | 74 | Ty Smilanic | (C) | ![]() |
U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
3 | 87 | Justin Sourdif | (RW) | ![]() |
Vancouver Giants (WHL) |
4 | 105 | Zachry Uens | (D) | ![]() |
Merrimack Warriors (H-East) |
5 | 153 | Kasper Puuito | (D) | ![]() |
Everett Slivertips (WHL) |
7 | 198 | Elliot Ekmark | (C) | ![]() |
Linkoping J20 (SuperElit) |
7 | 212 | Devon Levi | (G) | ![]() |
Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) |
References
- "Syracuse Crunch will have dual affiliation in 2021". The Post-Standard. January 6, 2021.
- Whyno, Stephen (October 6, 2020). "NHL trageting Jan. 1 to begin next season". Chicacgo Tribune. Associated Press. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- "NHL Hockey Standings". www.nhl.com. National Hockey League.
- "2020-21 NHL schedule announced". NHL.com. December 23, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- "NHL schedule changes; Stars open season Jan. 22 due to coronavirus". NHL.com. January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- "Hurricanes games postponed through Jan. 23 because of COVID-19". NHL.com. January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- "Florida Panthers Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- "Florida Panthers Hockey Transactions". The Sports Network. Retrieved October 3, 2017.