2005–06 Florida Panthers season

12th season in the National Hockey League held in 2005-06 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 2005–06 Florida Panthers season was their 12th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

Division4th Southeast
Conference11th Eastern
2005–06 record37–34–11
Home record25–11–5
Quick facts Florida Panthers, Division ...
2005–06 Florida Panthers
Division4th Southeast
Conference11th Eastern
2005–06 record37–34–11
Home record25–11–5
Road record12–23–6
Goals for240
Goals against257
Team information
General managerMike Keenan
CoachJacques Martin
CaptainOlli Jokinen
Alternate captainsChris Gratton
Sean Hill
Joe Nieuwendyk
Gary Roberts
ArenaBank Atlantic Center
Average attendance16,014
Minor league affiliatesRochester Americans
Florida Everblades
Team leaders
GoalsOlli Jokinen (38)
AssistsOlli Jokinen (51)
PointsOlli Jokinen (89)
Penalty minutesChris Gratton (104)
Plus/minusMartin Gelinas (+27)
WinsRoberto Luongo (35)
Goals against averageRoberto Luongo (2.97)
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Offseason

Just prior to the start of the regular season it was announced Olli Jokinen would remain team captain and Chris Gratton, Sean Hill, Joe Nieuwendyk, and Gary Roberts would rotate as alternate captains.[1]

Regular season

The Panthers were shut out a league-high 8 times and had the fewest power-play opportunities of all 30 teams, with 411.[2][3]

Final standings

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Southeast Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
12Carolina Hurricanes8252228294260112
28Tampa Bay Lightning824333625226092
310Atlanta Thrashers824133828127590
411Florida Panthers8237341124025785
514Washington Capitals8229411223730670
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[4] Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

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Eastern Conference[5]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Ottawa SenatorsNE8252219314211113
2 Y- Carolina HurricanesSE8252228294260112
3 Y- New Jersey DevilsAT8246279242229101
4 X- Buffalo SabresNE8252246242239110
5 X- Philadelphia FlyersAT82452611267259101
6 X- New York RangersAT82442612257215100
7 X- Montreal CanadiensNE824231924324793
8 X- Tampa Bay LightningSE824333625226092
8.5
9 Toronto Maple LeafsNE824133825727090
10 Atlanta ThrashersSE824133828127590
11 Florida PanthersSE8237341124025785
12 New York IslandersAT823640623027878
13 Boston BruinsNE8229371623026674
14 Washington CapitalsSE8229411223730670
15 Pittsburgh PenguinsAT8222461424431658
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Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched conference; Y – Clinched division; X – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

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2005–06 regular season[6]
October: 6–5–1 (home: 4–1–0; road: 2–4–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1October 5, 20052–0Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)1–0–0W
2October 7, 20052–0Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)2–0–0W
3October 8, 20051–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)2–1–0L
4October 10, 20053–1@ New York Islanders (2005–06)3–1–0W
5October 13, 20052–5Boston Bruins (2005–06)3–2–0L
6October 15, 20053–2Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)4–2–0W
7October 17, 20050–4@ New York Rangers (2005–06)4–3–0L
8October 18, 20053–4@ New Jersey Devils (2005–06)4–4–0L
9October 20, 20053–2Washington Capitals (2005–06)5–4–0W
10October 25, 20054–3 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)6–4–0W
11October 27, 20054–5 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)6–4–1OTL
12October 31, 20051–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)6–5–1L
November: 1–9–3 (home: 1–4–1; road: 0–5–2)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
13November 1, 20054–5 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)6–5–2OTL
14November 3, 20051–4@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)6–6–2L
15November 5, 20050–2@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)6–7–2L
16November 9, 20053–4 SONew York Rangers (2005–06)6–7–3OTL
17November 11, 20050–1Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)6–8–3L
18November 12, 20054–5@ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)6–9–3L
19November 15, 20053–4 OT@ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)6–9–4OTL
20November 17, 20051–4@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)6–10–4L
21November 19, 20053–5New York Islanders (2005–06)6–11–4L
22November 23, 20051–5New Jersey Devils (2005–06)6–12–4L
23November 25, 20056–3Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)7–12–4W
24November 26, 20054–7@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)7–13–4L
25November 28, 20051–2Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)7–14–4L
December: 8–6–1 (home: 7–1–1; road: 1–5–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
26December 1, 20053–2Washington Capitals (2005–06)8–14–4W
27December 3, 20054–3 OTChicago Blackhawks (2005–06)9–14–4W
28December 5, 20053–6Ottawa Senators (2005–06)9–15–4L
29December 7, 20053–4@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)9–16–4L
30December 8, 20052–6@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)9–17–4L
31December 10, 20051–3@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)9–18–4L
32December 13, 20057–3Nashville Predators (2005–06)10–18–4W
33December 15, 20053–2 OTDetroit Red Wings (2005–06)11–18–4W
34December 17, 20051–2@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)11–19–4L
35December 18, 20053–2@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)12–19–4W
36December 22, 20054–1Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)13–19–4W
37December 23, 20053–4@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)13–20–4L
38December 26, 20052–3 SOPhiladelphia Flyers (2005–06)13–20–5OTL
39December 28, 20056–4Boston Bruins (2005–06)14–20–5W
40December 30, 20052–1Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)15–20–5W
January: 5–5–3 (home: 2–1–2; road: 3–4–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
41January 1, 20062–1@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)16–20–5W
42January 3, 20060–3@ New Jersey Devils (2005–06)16–21–5L
43January 4, 20063–4 OT@ New York Islanders (2005–06)16–21–6OTL
44January 7, 20060–4@ New York Rangers (2005–06)16–22–6L
45January 8, 20064–3 SO@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)17–22–6W
46January 12, 20063–1St. Louis Blues (2005–06)18–22–6W
47January 14, 20064–5 OTColumbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)18–22–7OTL
48January 19, 20063–6@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)18–23–7L
49January 21, 20060–1@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)18–24–7L
50January 24, 20063–2 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)19–24–7W
51January 25, 20063–4 SOCarolina Hurricanes (2005–06)19–24–8OTL
52January 27, 20064–0New Jersey Devils (2005–06)20–24–8W
53January 30, 20062–4Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)20–25–8L
February: 3–2–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 2–2–0)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
54February 3, 20065–2Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)21–25–8W
55February 4, 20064–6@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)21–26–8L
56February 7, 20065–0@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)22–26–8W
57February 11, 20063–5@ Buffalo Sabres (2005–06)22–27–8L
58February 28, 20068–2@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)23–27–8W
March: 10–4–1 (home: 7–2–0; road: 3–2–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
59March 2, 20060–1Montreal Canadiens (2005–06)23–28–8L
60March 3, 20062–5@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)23–29–8L
61March 6, 20063–4 SO@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)23–29–9OTL
62March 8, 20066–2Ottawa Senators (2005–06)24–29–9W
63March 10, 20065–3Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)25–29–9W
64March 11, 20064–3 OTCarolina Hurricanes (2005–06)26–29–9W
65March 15, 20060–4Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06)26–30–9L
66March 17, 20064–2New York Islanders (2005–06)27–30–9W
67March 18, 20064–3 SO@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)28–30–9W
68March 20, 20066–5 OTTampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)29–30–9W
69March 22, 20063–2Washington Capitals (2005–06)30–30–9W
70March 24, 20063–2 SONew York Rangers (2005–06)31–30–9W
71March 27, 20064–3 SO@ Boston Bruins (2005–06)32–30–9W
72March 29, 20065–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)33–30–9W
73March 31, 20062–3@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)33–31–9L
April: 4–3–2 (home: 3–2–1; road: 1–1–1)
GameDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
74April 1, 20064–2Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)34–31–9W
75April 3, 20061–4@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)34–32–9L
76April 5, 20062–5Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)34–33–9L
77April 7, 20061–5Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)34–34–9L
78April 9, 20066–3Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)35–34–9W
79April 11, 20065–6 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06)35–34–10OTL
80April 13, 20065–4 OT@ Ottawa Senators (2005–06)36–34–10W
81April 15, 20061–2 SOWashington Capitals (2005–06)36–34–11OTL
82April 18, 20062–1 OTAtlanta Thrashers (2005–06)37–34–11W

Legend: W Win (2 points) L Loss (0 points) OTL Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

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Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only.
  • = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only.
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No. Player Pos Regular season
GP G A Pts +/- PIM
12Olli JokinenC823851891488
25Joe NieuwendykC65263056−246
15Jozef StumpelC741537521126
16Nathan HortonC71281947889
4Jay BouwmeesterD8254146179
23Martin GelinasLW821724412780
10Gary RobertsLW58142640451
77Chris GrattonC761722396104
26Mike Van RynD80829371590
13Juraj KolnikRW77152035140
9Stephen WeissC4191221−222
85Rostislav OleszC5981321−424
22[a]Sean HillD7821820380
11Jon SimLW3310818−126
2Lukas KrajicekD6721416150
20Joel KwiatkowskiD734812386
44Gregory CampbellLW64369−1140
22Kristian HuseliusLW24538−114
14Niklas HagmanLW30246−82
43Serge PayerC71246−726
7Steve MontadorD51156468
57Anthony StewartC1021322
1Roberto LuongoG750332
55Ric JackmanD1511206
21Alexei SemenovD16112−121
51Rob GlobkeC1810106
33Eric CairnsD23011137
40Greg JacinaLW11011−14
5Branislav MezeiD16011337
42Mikhail YakubovC13011−14
33Jamie AllisonD7000011
7Alexander KarpovtsevD6000−34
29Jamie McLennanG170000
37Petr TaticekC300000
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Goaltending

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No. Player Regular season
GP W L OT SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
1Roberto Luongo753530924882132.97.91444305
29Jamie McLennan17242360343.01.9060678
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Awards and records

Awards

More information Type, Award/honor ...
Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)
NHL Defensive Player of the Week Roberto Luongo (October 10) [7]
Roberto Luongo (December 19) [8]
NHL Offensive Player of the Week Olli Jokinen (March 13) [9]
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Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Rostislav Olesz October 5, 2005 [10]
Anthony Stewart October 18, 2005
Greg Jacina November 12, 2005
Rob Globke December 28, 2005
Petr Taticek January 21, 2006
25th shutout Roberto Luongo October 7, 2005 [11]
400th goal Gary Roberts November 19, 2005 [12]
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Transactions

The Panthers were involved in the following transactions from June 11, 2005, the day after the deciding game of the 2005 Calder Cup Finals, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.[13]

Trades

More information Date, Details ...
Date Details Ref
July 27, 2005 (2005-07-27) To Nashville Predators
To Florida Panthers
  • 4th-round pick in 2005
[14]
July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 1st-round pick in 2005
  • 2nd-round pick in 2006
To Florida Panthers
  • 1st-round pick in 2005
[15]
October 5, 2005 (2005-10-05) To Ottawa Senators
To Florida Panthers
  • Conditional 6th-round pick in 2007
[16]
November 19, 2005 (2005-11-19) To Edmonton Oilers
  • Conditional draft pick in 2006
To Florida Panthers
[17]
December 2, 2005 (2005-12-02) To Calgary Flames
To Florida Panthers
[18]
December 12, 2005 (2005-12-12) To Dallas Stars
To Florida Panthers
  • 7th-round pick in 2007
[19]
January 18, 2006 (2006-01-18) To Pittsburgh Penguins
To Florida Panthers
  • 6th-round pick in 2006
[20]
January 23, 2006 (2006-01-23) To Philadelphia Flyers
  • 6th-round pick in 2007
To Florida Panthers
[21]
March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) To Pittsburgh Penguins
To Florida Panthers
[22]
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Players acquired

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DatePlayerFormer teamTermViaRef
August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01) Joe NieuwendykToronto Maple Leafs2-yearFree agency[23]
Gary RobertsToronto Maple Leafs2-yearFree agency[23]
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) Martin GelinasCalgary Flames2-yearFree agency[24]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) Chris GrattonColorado Avalanche1-yearFree agency[25]
August 17, 2005 (2005-08-17) Jozef StumpelHC Slavia Praha (ELH)2-yearFree agency[26]
August 19, 2005 (2005-08-19) Jean-Marc PelletierPhoenix CoyotesFree agency[27]
August 26, 2005 (2005-08-26) Dan FochtHamilton Bulldogs (AHL)Free agency[28]
August 31, 2005 (2005-08-31) Phil OsaerSan Antonio Rampage (AHL)Free agency[29]
September 25, 2005 (2005-09-25) Drew LarmanLondon Knights (OHL)Free agency[30]
January 28, 2006 (2006-01-28) Mikhail YakubovChicago BlackhawksWaivers[31]
February 13, 2006 (2006-02-13) Jamie AllisonNashville PredatorsWaivers[32]
June 15, 2006 (2006-06-15) Ville PeltonenHC Lugano (NLA)Free agency[33]
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Players lost

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DatePlayerNew teamVia[b]Ref
N/A Kamil PirosHC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (RSL)Free agency (VI)[35]
July 1, 2005 (2005-07-01) Travis ScottMetallurg Magnitogorsk (RSL)Free agency (VI)[36]
July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) Mathieu BironWashington Capitals[c]Compliance buyout[38]
August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01) Ty Jones[d]Contract expiration (VI)[34]
August 13, 2005 (2005-08-13) Patrick DesRochersAdler Mannheim (DEL)Free agency (VI)[40]
August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) Paul HealeyColorado AvalancheFree agency (UFA)[41]
August 26, 2005 (2005-08-26) Christian BerglundRapperswil-Jona Lakers (NLA)Free agency (II)[e][43]
September 8, 2005 (2005-09-08) Josh OlsonHouston Aeros (AHL)Free agency (UFA)[44]
September 10, 2005 (2005-09-10) Burke HenryEC Red Bull Salzburg (EBEL)Free agency (VI)[45]
September 21, 2005 (2005-09-21) Scott KelmanGwinnett Gladiators (ECHL)Free agency (UFA)[46]
October 2, 2005 (2005-10-02) Ryan JardineHamburg Freezers (DEL)Free agency (VI)[47]
October 3, 2005 (2005-10-03) Eric BeaudoinJokerit (Liiga)Free agency (UFA)[48]
June 17, 2006 (2006-06-17) Mikhail YakubovSeverstal Cherepovets (RSL)Free agency[f][50]
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Signings

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DatePlayerTermContract typeRef
July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) Martin LojekEntry-level[38]
Stefan MeyerEntry-level[38]
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) Greg Jacina2-yearRe-signing[51]
Joel Kwiatkowski2-yearRe-signing[51]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) Niklas Hagman1-yearRe-signing[52]
Kristian Huselius1-yearRe-signing[53]
Stephen Weiss1-yearRe-signing[53]
August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) Juraj Kolnik1-yearRe-signing[54]
Filip Novak1-yearRe-signing[54]
Martin Tuma3-yearEntry-level[54]
August 18, 2005 (2005-08-18) Rostislav Olesz3-yearEntry-level[55]
August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22) Serge PayerRe-signing[56]
August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25) Roberto Luongo1-yearArbitration award[57]
September 12, 2005 (2005-09-12) Jay Bouwmeester1-yearRe-signing[58]
Olli Jokinen1-yearRe-signing[58]
Mike Van Ryn1-yearRe-signing[58]
March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) Chris Gratton2-yearExtension[59]
Olli Jokinen4-yearExtension[60]
May 29, 2006 (2006-05-29) Janis Sprukts1-yearEntry-level[61]
May 31, 2006 (2006-05-31) Bret NasbyEntry-level[62]
David ShantzEntry-level[62]
June 15, 2006 (2006-06-15) Sean Hill1-yearOption exercised[63]
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Draft picks

Florida's draft picks at the 2005 NHL entry draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.[64]

More information Round, # ...
Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
120Kenndal McArdle CanadaMoose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
232Tyler Plante CanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
390Dan Collins United StatesPlymouth Whalers (OHL)
493Olivier Legault CanadaLewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
4104Matt Duffy United StatesNew Hampshire Junior Monarchs (EJHL)
5161Brian Foster United StatesNew Hampshire Junior Monarchs (EJHL)
6164Roman Derlyuk RussiaSpartak St. Petersburg (Russia)
7224Zach Bearson United StatesWaterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
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Notes

  1. Hill wore number 55 through January 25.
  2. In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable.[34]
  3. Biron signed with Washington on August 10.[37]
  4. Jones retired.[39]
  5. Florida retained Berglund’s NHL rights through the 2007–08 season.[42]
  6. Florida retained Yakubov’s NHL rights through the 2008–09 season.[49]

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