2021–22 Florida Panthers season

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The 2021–22 Florida Panthers season was the 28th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established in 1993.^[2] Head coach Joel Quenneville returned to coach his third season with the team, but resigned from his coaching duties as a result of the fallout from the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks sexual assault scandal on October 28, 2021.^[3] On October 29, assistant coach Andrew Brunette was named interim head coach.^[4]

Division1st Atlantic

Conference1st Eastern

2021–22 record58–18–6

Home record34–7–0

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2021–22 Florida Panthers
Presidents' Trophy winners
Atlantic Division champions
Division	1st Atlantic
Conference	1st Eastern
2021–22 record	58–18–6
Home record	34–7–0
Road record	24–11–6
Goals for	340
Goals against	246
Team information
General manager	Bill Zito
Coach	Joel Quenneville (Oct. 14 – Oct. 28) Andrew Brunette (interim, Oct. 29 – May 23)
Captain	Aleksander Barkov
Alternate captains	Aaron Ekblad Patric Hornqvist Jonathan Huberdeau
Arena	FLA Live Arena
Average attendance	14,811^[1]
Minor league affiliates	Charlotte Checkers (AHL) Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Aleksander Barkov (39)
Assists	Jonathan Huberdeau (85)
Points	Jonathan Huberdeau (115)
Penalty minutes	Radko Gudas (105)
Plus/minus	Gustav Forsling (+41)
Wins	Sergei Bobrovsky (39)
Goals against average	Sergei Bobrovsky (2.67)
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

Throughout the season, the team was defined by its high-scoring offense. The Panthers scored 4.14 goals per game, which was the highest mark since the 1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins, who scored 4.41 goals per game. The Panthers were scoring 1.07 goals per game above the league average, which counted as the 16th-highest mark in NHL history.^[5]

The Panthers began the season 3–0–0 for the second straight season,^[6] and later set a new team record for season-opening winning streak with an 8–0–0 record.^[7] They became the seventh team to begin the season at 8–0–0.^[8] The streak ended after the Panthers lost to the Boston Bruins 3–2 in a shootout on October 30.^[9] Florida became the first team to clinch a berth in the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs following a 5–3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on April 3, 2022.^[10] On April 21, the Panthers clinched the Atlantic Division title,^[11] and on April 28, they won the Presidents' Trophy for the first time in franchise history.^[12]

On May 13, 2022, the Panthers won their first playoff series since the 1996 playoffs by defeating the Washington Capitals in six games,^[13] only to suffer an upset in the second round by the Tampa Bay Lightning, who swept them in four games.^[14] Until the 2025–26 season, this was the most recent year the Panthers did not advance to the Stanley Cup Final.

Standings

Divisional standings

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Atlantic Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – Florida Panthers	82	58	18	6	42	340	246	+94	122
2	x – Toronto Maple Leafs	82	54	21	7	45	315	253	+62	115
3	x – Tampa Bay Lightning	82	51	23	8	39	287	233	+54	110
4	x – Boston Bruins	82	51	26	5	40	255	220	+35	107
5	Buffalo Sabres	82	32	39	11	25	232	290	−58	75
6	Detroit Red Wings	82	32	40	10	21	230	312	−82	74
7	Ottawa Senators	82	33	42	7	26	227	266	−39	73
8	Montreal Canadiens	82	22	49	11	16	221	319	−98	55

Source: National Hockey League^[15]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number 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 number of goals scored (GF)
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Conference standings

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Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos	Div	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	AT	x – Boston Bruins	82	51	26	5	40	255	220	+35	107
2	ME	x – Washington Capitals	82	44	26	12	35	275	245	+30	100

3	ME	New York Islanders	82	37	35	10	34	231	237	−6	84
4	ME	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	37	38	7	26	262	300	−38	81
5	AT	Buffalo Sabres	82	32	39	11	25	232	290	−58	75
6	AT	Detroit Red Wings	82	32	40	10	21	230	312	−82	74
7	AT	Ottawa Senators	82	33	42	7	26	227	266	−39	73
8	ME	New Jersey Devils	82	27	46	9	19	248	307	−59	63
9	ME	Philadelphia Flyers	82	25	46	11	20	211	298	−87	61
10	AT	Montreal Canadiens	82	22	49	11	16	221	319	−98	55

Source: National Hockey League^[16]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number 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 number of goals scored (GF)
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Regular season

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2021–22 game log

October: 8–0–1 (home: 5–0–0; road: 3–0–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 14	Pittsburgh	4–5	Florida	OT	Bobrovsky	14,308	1–0–0	2	^[17]
2	October 16	NY Islanders	1–5	Florida		Bobrovsky	12,936	2–0–0	4	^[18]
3	October 19	Florida	4–1	Tampa Bay		Knight	19,092	3–0–0	6	^[19]
4	October 21	Colorado	1–4	Florida		Bobrovsky	11,245	4–0–0	8	^[20]
5	October 23	Florida	4–2	Philadelphia		Bobrovsky	16,936	5–0–0	10	^[21]
6	October 25	Arizona	3–5	Florida		Knight	13,943	6–0–0	12	^[22]
7	October 27	Boston	1–4	Florida		Bobrovsky	12,306	7–0–0	14	^[23]
8	October 29	Florida	3–2	Detroit	OT	Bobrovsky	15,593	8–0–0	16	^[7]
9	October 30	Florida	2–3	Boston	SO	Knight	17,850	8–0–1	17	^[24]

November: 7–4–2 (home: 7–1–0; road: 0–3–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
10	November 4	Washington	4–5	Florida	OT	Knight	12,542	9–0–1	19	^[25]
11	November 6	Carolina	2–5	Florida		Knight	13,835	10–0–1	21	^[26]
12	November 8	Florida	3–4	NY Rangers		Knight	14,877	10–1–1	21	^[27]
13	November 9	Florida	3–7	New Jersey		Knight	10,627	10–2–1	21	^[28]
14	November 11	Florida	2–3	Pittsburgh	SO	Bobrovsky	17,194	10–2–2	22	^[29]
15	November 13	Florida	2–3	Tampa Bay	OT	Bobrovsky	19,092	10–2–3	23	^[30]
16	November 16	NY Islanders	1–6	Florida		Bobrovsky	14,003	11–2–3	25	^[31]
17	November 18	New Jersey	1–4	Florida		Knight	12,157	12–2–3	27	^[32]
18	November 20	Minnesota	4–5	Florida		Bobrovsky	13,854	13–2–3	29	^[33]
19	November 24	Philadelphia	1–2	Florida	OT	Bobrovsky	15,545	14–2–3	31	^[34]
20	November 26	Florida	3–4	Washington		Bobrovsky	18,573	14–3–3	31	^[35]
21	November 27	Seattle	4–1	Florida		Knight	15,305	14–4–3	31	^[36]
22	November 30	Washington	4–5	Florida		Bobrovsky	12,365	15–4–3	33	^[37]

December: 5–3–1 (home: 4–2–0; road: 1–1–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
23	December 2	Buffalo	4–7	Florida		Knight	11,751	16–4–3	35	^[38]
24	December 4	St. Louis	3–4	Florida	SO	Bobrovsky	13,446	17–4–3	37	^[39]
25	December 7	Florida	3–4	St. Louis	OT	Knight	16,372	17–4–4	38	^[40]
26	December 10	Florida	3–1	Arizona		Bobrovsky	11,974	18–4–4	40	^[41]
27	December 12	Florida	2–3	Colorado		Bobrovsky	16,548	18–5–4	40	^[42]
28	December 14	Ottawa	8–2	Florida		Knight	13,759	18–6–4	40	^[43]
29	December 16	Los Angeles	4–1	Florida		Bobrovsky	14,458	18–7–4	40	^[44]
–	December 18	Florida	–	Minnesota	Postponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 18.^[45]
–	December 21	Florida	–	Chicago	Postponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 20
–	December 23	Nashville	–	Florida	Postponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 22.
–	December 27	Florida	–	Carolina	Postponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 16.^[46]
30	December 29	NY Rangers	3–4	Florida		Bobrovsky	15,857	19–7–4	42	^[47]
31	December 30	Tampa Bay	3–9	Florida		Knight	15,001	20–7–4	44	^[48]

January: 12–2–1 (home: 7–0–0; road: 5–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
32	January 1	Montreal	2–5	Florida		Bobrovsky	13,584	21–7–4	46	^[49]
33	January 4	Calgary	2–6	Florida		Bobrovsky	13,164	22–7–4	48	^[50]
34	January 6	Florida	5–6	Dallas	SO	Bobrovsky	17,678	22–7–5	49	^[51]
35	January 8	Florida	4–3	Carolina	OT	Bobrovsky	18,680	23–7–5	51	^[52]
36	January 11	Vancouver	2–5	Florida		Bobrovsky	15,041	24–7–5	53	^[53]
37	January 14	Dallas	1–7	Florida		Bobrovsky	15,022	25–7–5	55	^[54]
38	January 15	Columbus	2–9	Florida		Bobrovsky	15,088	26–7–5	57	^[55]
39	January 18	Florida	1–5	Calgary		Knight	9,639	26–8–5	57	^[56]
40	January 20	Florida	6–0	Edmonton		Bobrovsky	9,150	27–8–5	59	^[57]
41	January 21	Florida	2–1	Vancouver	SO	Knight	9,346	28–8–5	61	^[58]
42	January 23	Florida	3–5	Seattle		Bobrovsky	17,151	28–9–5	61	^[59]
43	January 25	Florida	5–3	Winnipeg		Bobrovsky	250	29–9–5	63	^[60]
44	January 27	Vegas	1–4	Florida		Knight	15,400	30–9–5	65	^[61]
45	January 29	San Jose	4–5	Florida	OT	Bobrovsky	18,152	31–9–5	67	^[62]
46	January 31	Florida	8–4	Columbus		Bobrovsky	14,214	32–9–5	69	^[63]

February: 3–4–0 (home: 0–3–0; road: 3–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
47	February 1	Florida	2–5	NY Rangers		Knight	15,942	32–10–5	69	^[64]
48	February 16	Florida	3–2	Carolina	OT	Bobrovsky	16,986	33–10–5	71	^[65]
49	February 18	Florida	6–2	Minnesota		Bobrovsky	18,300	34–10–5	73	^[66]
50	February 20	Florida	5–2	Chicago		Bobrovsky	19,619	35–10–5	75	^[67]
51	February 22	Nashville	6–4	Florida		Bobrovsky	14,234	35–11–5	75	^[68]
52	February 24	Columbus	6–3	Florida		Johansson	15,730	35–12–5	75	^[69]
53	February 26	Edmonton	4–3	Florida		Bobrovsky	15,628	35–13–5	75	^[70]

March: 11–2–1 (home: 5–0–0; road: 6–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
54	March 3	Ottawa	0–3	Florida		Bobrovsky	16,499	36–13–5	77	^[71]
55	March 5	Detroit	2–6	Florida		Bobrovsky	15,890	37–13–5	79	^[72]
56	March 7	Florida	6–1	Buffalo		Knight	7,906	38–13–5	81	^[73]
57	March 8	Florida	4–3	Pittsburgh		Bobrovsky	17,876	39–13–5	83	^[74]
58	March 10	Philadelphia	3–6	Florida		Bobrovsky	17,193	40–13–5	85	^[75]
59	March 13	Florida	2–3	Los Angeles	SO	Knight	15,822	40–13–6	86	^[76]
60	March 15	Florida	3–2	San Jose	OT	Knight	12,276	41–13–6	88	^[77]
61	March 17	Florida	3–5	Vegas		Knight	18,265	41–14–6	88	^[78]
62	March 18	Florida	3–0	Anaheim		Knight	12,296	42–14–6	90	^[79]
63	March 24	Florida	4–3	Montreal		Knight	20,788	43–14–6	92	^[80]
64	March 26	Florida	4–3	Ottawa	SO	Bobrovsky	17,201	44–14–6	94	^[81]
65	March 27	Florida	2–5	Toronto		Knight	18,939	44–15–6	94	^[82]
66	March 29	Montreal	4–7	Florida		Bobrovsky	15,587	45–15–6	96	^[83]
67	March 31	Chicago	0–4	Florida		Bobrovsky	15,218	46–15–6	98	^[84]

April: 12–3–0 (home: 5–1–0; road: 7–2-0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
68	April 2	Florida	7–6	New Jersey	OT	Knight	12,284	47–15–6	100	^[85]
69	April 3	Florida	5–3	Buffalo		Knight	11,787	48–15–6	102	^[86]
70	April 5	Toronto	6–7	Florida	OT	Knight	15,260	49–15–6	104	^[87]
71	April 8	Buffalo	3–4	Florida		Bobrovsky	17,728	50–15–6	106	^[88]
72	April 9	Florida	4–1	Nashville		Knight	17,465	51–15–6	108	^[89]
73	April 12	Anaheim	2–3	Florida	OT	Bobrovsky	16,204	52–15–6	110	^[90]
74	April 15	Winnipeg	1–6	Florida		Bobrovsky	17,625	53–15–6	112	^[91]
75	April 17	Florida	6–1	Detroit		Knight	14,566	54–15–6	114	^[92]
76	April 19	Florida	3–2	NY Islanders	OT	Bobrovsky	17,255	55–15–6	116	^[93]
77	April 21	Detroit	2–5	Florida		Bobrovsky	16,238	56–15–6	118	^[94]
78	April 23	Toronto	2–3	Florida	OT	Bobrovsky	17,132	57–15–6	120	^[95]
79	April 24	Tampa Bay	8–4	Florida		Knight	17,036	57–16–6	120	^[96]
80	April 26	Florida	2–4	Boston		Bobrovsky	17,850	57–17–6	120	^[97]
81	April 28	Florida	4–0	Ottawa		Knight	17,102	58–17–6	122	^[98]
82	April 29	Florida	2–10	Montreal		Johansson	21,105	58–18–6	122	^[99]

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

Playoffs

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2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Eastern Conference First Round vs. (WC2) Washington Capitals: Florida won 4–2
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	May 3	Washington	4–2	Florida		Bobrovsky	19,678	0–1	^[100]
2	May 5	Washington	1–5	Florida		Bobrovsky	19,636	1–1	^[101]
3	May 7	Florida	1–6	Washington		Bobrovsky	18,573	1–2	^[102]
4	May 9	Florida	3–2	Washington	OT	Bobrovsky	18,573	2–2	^[103]
5	May 11	Washington	3–5	Florida		Bobrovsky	20,023	3–2	^[104]
6	May 13	Florida	4–3	Washington	OT	Bobrovsky	18,573	4–2	^[105]

Eastern Conference Second Round vs. (A3) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–0
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	May 17	Tampa Bay	4–1	Florida		Bobrovsky	19,656	0–1	^[106]
2	May 19	Tampa Bay	2–1	Florida		Bobrovsky	19,716	0–2	^[107]
3	May 22	Florida	1–5	Tampa Bay		Bobrovsky	19,092	0–3	^[108]
4	May 23	Florida	0–2	Tampa Bay		Bobrovsky	19,092	0–4	^[109]

Legend: Win Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

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Regular season^[110]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Jonathan Huberdeau	80	30	85	115	+35	54
Aleksander Barkov	67	39	49	88	+36	18
Sam Reinhart	78	33	49	82	+25	13
Anthony Duclair	74	31	27	58	+19	30
Aaron Ekblad	61	15	42	57	+38	26
Carter Verhaeghe	78	24	31	55	+24	48
Sam Bennett	71	28	21	49	+27	74
Mason Marchment	54	18	29	47	+29	53
Anton Lundell	65	18	26	44	+33	18
MacKenzie Weegar	80	8	36	44	+40	81
Brandon Montour	81	11	26	37	+15	48
Gustav Forsling	71	10	27	37	+41	18
Patric Hornqvist	65	11	17	28	−5	19
Eetu Luostarinen	78	9	17	26	+1	12
Claude Giroux^†	18	3	20	23	+7	6
Frank Vatrano^‡	49	10	9	19	−2	16
Ryan Lomberg	55	9	9	18	+4	92
Radko Gudas	77	3	13	16	+27	105
Maxim Mamin	40	7	7	14	+8	13
Owen Tippett^‡	42	6	8	14	+2	10
Joe Thornton	34	5	5	10	−10	10
Lucas Carlsson	40	3	6	9	+3	10
Noel Acciari	20	3	5	8	+2	11
Ben Chiarot^†	20	2	6	8	+4	6
Matt Kiersted	10	1	1	2	−8	2
Petteri Lindbohm	9	0	1	1	0	5
Robert Hagg^†	16	0	1	1	0	10
Markus Nutivaara	1	0	1	1	0	0
Aleksi Heponiemi	6	0	1	1	−6	2
Kevin Connauton^‡	13	0	0	0	+4	2
Zac Dalpe	1	0	0	0	−1	0
Grigori Denisenko	1	0	0	0	0	2
Olli Juolevi^‡	10	0	0	0	0	2
Chase Priskie	4	0	0	0	+2	2
Cole Schwindt	3	0	0	0	−4	0

Playoffs^[111]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Carter Verhaeghe	10	6	6	12	+7	4
Claude Giroux	10	3	5	8	+2	0
Aleksander Barkov	10	2	5	7	+3	4
Aaron Ekblad	10	1	4	5	−2	11
Jonathan Huberdeau	10	1	4	5	+1	4
Sam Reinhart	10	3	1	4	−4	2
Sam Bennett	10	1	2	3	+1	12
Anthony Duclair	8	1	2	3	+4	4
Gustav Forsling	10	0	3	3	+7	4
Brandon Montour	10	0	3	3	0	6
Eetu Luostarinen	10	1	1	2	−3	2
Patric Hornqvist	10	1	1	2	−3	4
Radko Gudas	10	0	2	2	+1	6
Anton Lundell	9	1	0	1	−1	2
Ryan Lomberg	5	1	0	1	−1	2
Mason Marchment	4	1	0	1	−3	6
MacKenzie Weegar	10	0	1	1	+1	10
Ben Chiarot	10	0	1	1	−1	8
Maxim Mamin	4	0	0	0	−3	0
Noel Acciari	9	0	0	0	−5	0
Joe Thornton	1	0	0	0	−1	0

Goaltenders

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Regular season^[112]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	PIM
Sergei Bobrovsky	54	53	3,082:10	39	7	3	137	2.67	1,566	.913	3	4
Spencer Knight	32	27	1,740:14	19	9	3	81	2.79	876	.908	2	0
Jonas Johansson	2	2	116:13	0	2	0	15	7.74	64	.766	0	0

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Playoffs^[113]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Sergei Bobrovsky	10	10	600:18	4	6	27	2.70	303	.911	0	0	0	2

^†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 2021–22 season.

Trades

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Date	Details		Ref
July 24, 2021 (2021-07-24)	To Buffalo Sabres Devon Levi Conditional¹ 1st-round pick in 2022 or 2023	To Florida Panthers Sam Reinhart	^[114]
July 26, 2021 (2021-07-26)	To Arizona Coyotes Anton Stralman Vladislav Kolyachonok 2nd-round pick in 2024	To Florida Panthers 7th-round pick in 2023	^[115]
October 10, 2021 (2021-10-10)	To Vancouver Canucks Noah Juulsen Juho Lammikko	To Florida Panthers Olli Juolevi	^[116]
March 16, 2022 (2022-03-16)	To New York Rangers Frank Vatrano	To Florida Panthers Conditional² NYR or WPG 4th-round pick in 2022	^[117]
March 16, 2022 (2022-03-16)	To Montreal Canadiens Ty Smilanic Conditional³ 1st-round pick in 2023 Conditional² NYR or WPG 4th-round pick in 2022	To Florida Panthers Ben Chiarot	^[118]
March 19, 2022 (2022-03-19)	To Philadelphia Flyers Owen Tippett Conditional⁴ 1st-round pick in 2024 3rd-round pick in 2023	To Florida Panthers Claude Giroux Connor Bunnaman German Rubtsov 5th-round pick in 2024	^[119]
March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20)	To Buffalo Sabres CGY 6th-round pick in 2022	To Florida Panthers Robert Hagg	^[120]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)	To Carolina Hurricanes Max Domi Tyler Inamoto	To Florida Panthers Yegor Korshkov CBJ 6th-round pick in 2022	^[121]
March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21)	To Columbus Blue Jackets Aidan Hreschuk		^[121]

Notes:

Buffalo will receive a first-round pick in 2022 if the selection is outside of the top 10; otherwise Buffalo will receive a first-round pick in 2023.
Florida will receive the later of either New York's or Winnipeg's 4th-round pick.
Montreal will receive Florida's 1st-round pick in 2024 if Florida retains their 2022 1st-round pick.
Philadelphia will receive Florida's 1st-round pick in 2024 if it falls outside the top 10 selections, otherwise Philadelphia will receive Florida's 1st-round pick in 2025.

Players acquired

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Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Christopher Gibson	Tampa Bay Lightning	1-year	Free agency	^[122]
July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)	Zac Dalpe	Columbus Blue Jackets	2-year	Free agency	^[123]
August 13, 2021 (2021-08-13)	Joe Thornton	Toronto Maple Leafs	1-year	Free agency	^[124]
December 13, 2021 (2021-12-13)	Jonas Johansson	Colorado Avalanche		Waivers	^[125]
January 14, 2022 (2022-01-14)	Evan Fitzpatrick	Charlotte Checkers (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[126]
February 7, 2022 (2022-02-07)	Mack Guzda	Barrie Colts (OHL)	3-year	Free agency	^[127]
February 28, 2022 (2022-02-28)	Petteri Lindbohm	Jokerit (KHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[128]
June 10, 2022 (2022-06-10)	Calle Sjalin	Leksands IF (SHL)	2-year	Free agency	^[129]
June 14, 2022 (2022-06-14)	Anton Levtchi	Tappara (Liiga)	1-year	Free agency	^[130]

Players lost

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Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
July 15, 2021 (2021-07-15)	Keith Yandle			Buy-out	^[131]
July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21)	Chris Driedger	Seattle Kraken		Expansion draft	^[132]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Brady Keeper	Vancouver Canucks	2-year	Free agency	^[133]
	Ethan Prow	Buffalo Sabres	1-year	Free agency	^[134]
	Alexander Wennberg	Seattle Kraken	3-year	Free agency	^[135]
July 30, 2021 (2021-07-30)	Tommy Cross	St. Louis Blues	1-year	Free agency	^[136]
August 13, 2021 (2021-08-13)	Ryan Bednard	Hershey Bears (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[137]
August 17, 2021 (2021-08-17)	Philippe Desrosiers	Manitoba Moose (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[138]
August 19, 2021 (2021-08-19)	Jake Massie	South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[139]
September 1, 2021 (2021-09-01)	Alec Rauhauser	Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[140]
September 8, 2021 (2021-09-08)	Patrick Bajkov	Reading Royals (ECHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[141]
September 8, 2021 (2021-09-08)	Brad Morrison	HC Pustertal Wolfe (ICEHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[142]
October 2, 2021 (2021-10-02)	Samuel Montembeault	Montreal Canadiens		Waivers	^[143]
October 4, 2021 (2021-10-04)	Scott Wilson	Charlotte Checkers (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[144]
October 12, 2021 (2021-10-12)	Nikita Gusev	SKA St. Petersburg (KHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[145]
December 7, 2021 (2021-12-07)	Kevin Connauton	Philadelphia Flyers		Waivers	^[146]
March 6, 2022 (2022-03-06)	Olli Juolevi	Detroit Red Wings		Waivers	^[147]
June 9, 2022 (2022-06-09)	Evan Fitzpatrick	Charlotte Checkers (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[148]

Signings

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Date	Player	Term	Contract type	Ref
July 15, 2021 (2021-07-15)	Anthony Duclair	3-year	Re-signing	^[149]
July 15, 2021 (2021-07-15)	Gustav Forsling	3-year	Re-signing	^[150]
July 26, 2021 (2021-07-26)	Sam Bennett	4-year	Re-signing	^[151]
	Lucas Carlsson	1-year	Re-signing	^[152]
	Noah Juulsen	1-year	Re-signing	^[153]
July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28)	Juho Lammikko	1-year	Re-signing	^[154]
	Carter Verhaeghe	3-year	Extension	^[155]
	Maxim Mamin	1-year	Re-signing	^[156]
	Brandon Montour	3-year	Re-signing	^[157]
August 1, 2021 (2021-08-01)	Sam Montembeault	1-year	Re-signing	^[158]
August 5, 2021 (2021-08-05)	Chase Priskie	1-year	Re-signing	^[159]
August 11, 2021 (2021-08-11)	Sam Reinhart	3-year	Re-signing	^[160]
September 25, 2021 (2021-09-25)	Justin Sourdif	3-year	Entry-level	^[161]
October 9, 2021 (2021-10-09)	Aleksander Barkov	8-year	Extension	^[162]
November 26, 2021 (2021-11-26)	Ryan Lomberg	2-year	Extension	^[163]
March 16, 2021 (2021-03-16)	Zach Uens	3-year	Entry-level	^[164]
May 2, 2022 (2022-05-02)	Santtu Kinnunen	2-year	Entry-level	^[165]
June 27, 2022 (2022-06-27)	Matt Kiersted	2-year	Extension	^[166]
July 5, 2022 (2022-07-05)	Aleksi Heponiemi	1-year	Extension	^[167]

Draft picks

Below are the Florida Panthers' selections at the 2021 NHL entry draft, which were held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.

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Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	24	Mackie Samoskevich	RW	USA	Chicago Steel (USHL)
2	56	Evan Nause	D	Canada	Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
4	120	Vladislav Lukashevich	D	Russia	Loko Yaroslavl (MHL)
5	152	Kirill Gerasimyuk	G	Russia	SKA Varyagi (MHL)
6	184	Jakub Kos	LW	Czech Republic	Ilves U20 (U20 SM-sarja)
7	210	Braden Hache	D	USA	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)

2021–22 Florida Panthers season

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltenders

Transactions

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

References

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