2015–16 Florida Panthers season
Season of play of professional ice hockey team
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 .
Standings
Source: National Hockey League
[ 3] x – Clinched playoff spot;
y – Clinched division
Schedule and results
Pre-season
2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 2–2–0)[ 2]
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Recap
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]
Regular season
2015–16 Game Log[ 2]
October: 5–4–2 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 2–2–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
1
October 10
Philadelphia
1–7
Florida
Luongo
19,434
1–0–0
2
[ 10]
2
October 12
Florida
0–1
Philadelphia
Luongo
19,769
1–1–0
2
[ 11]
3
October 13
Florida
4–1
Carolina
Montoya
10,901
2–1–0
4
[ 12]
4
October 15
Buffalo
2–3
Florida
Luongo
11,616
3–1–0
6
[ 13]
5
October 17
Dallas
4–2
Florida
Luongo
12,834
3–2–0
6
[ 14]
6
October 20
Florida
2–3
Pittsburgh
OT
Luongo
18,471
3–2–1
7
[ 15]
7
October 22
Florida
2–3
Chicago
Luongo
21,591
3–3–1
7
[ 16]
8
October 24
Florida
6–2
Dallas
Montoya
18,532
4–3–1
9
[ 17]
9
October 27
Colorado
1–4
Florida
Luongo
11,694
5–3–1
11
[ 18]
10
October 30
Boston
3–1
Florida
Luongo
14,112
5–4–1
11
[ 19]
11
October 31
Washington
2–1
Florida
OT
Montoya
11,207
5–4–2
12
[ 20]
November: 5–5–2 (Home: 3–3–1; Road: 2–2–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
12
November 4
Florida
2–3
Anaheim
SO
Luongo
15,169
5–4–3
13
[ 21]
13
November 5
Florida
2–5
San Jose
Montoya
15,525
5–5–3
13
[ 22]
14
November 7
Florida
1–4
Los Angeles
Luongo
18,230
5–6–3
13
[ 23]
15
November 10
Calgary
3–4
Florida
Luongo
11,242
6–6–3
15
[ 24]
16
November 12
Buffalo
3–2
Florida
Luongo
11,271
6–7–3
15
[ 25]
17
November 14
Florida
5–4
Tampa Bay
SO
Luongo
19,092
7–7–3
17
[ 26]
18
November 16
Tampa Bay
0–1
Florida
Luongo
12,067
8–7–3
19
[ 27]
19
November 19
Anaheim
3–1
Florida
Luongo
10,947
8–8–3
19
[ 28]
20
November 21
NY Rangers
5–4
Florida
OT
Luongo
17,866
8–8–4
20
[ 29]
21
November 23
Los Angeles
3–1
Florida
Luongo
10,997
8–9–4
20
[ 30]
22
November 27
NY Islanders
2–3
Florida
SO
Luongo
14,598
9–9–4
22
[ 31]
23
November 29
Florida
2–1
Detroit
OT
Luongo
20,027
10–9–4
24
[ 32]
December: 11–3–0 (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 6–2–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
24
December 1
Florida
3–1
St. Louis
Luongo
15,395
11–9–4
26
[ 33]
25
December 3
Florida
2–1
Nashville
Luongo
15,405
12–9–4
28
[ 34]
26
December 4
Florida
2–1
Columbus
SO
Montoya
14,162
13–9–4
30
[ 35]
27
December 6
Florida
2–4
New Jersey
Luongo
13,643
13–10–4
30
[ 36]
28
December 8
Ottawa
4–2
Florida
Luongo
11,571
13–11–4
30
[ 37]
29
December 10
Washington
1–4
Florida
Montoya
12,810
14–11–4
32
[ 38]
30
December 12
Florida
1–3
Boston
Luongo
17,565
14–12–4
32
[ 39]
31
December 15
Florida
5–1
NY Islanders
Luongo
13,656
15–12–4
34
[ 40]
32
December 17
Florida
5–1
New Jersey
Montoya
12,512
16–12–4
36
[ 41]
33
December 18
Florida
2–0
Carolina
Luongo
10,511
17–12–4
38
[ 42]
34
December 20
Vancouver
4–5
Florida
SO
Luongo
13,459
18–12–4
40
[ 43]
35
December 22
Ottawa
1–2
Florida
SO
Luongo
14,538
19–12–4
42
[ 44]
36
December 27
Columbus
2–3
Florida
Luongo
16,902
20–12–4
44
[ 45]
37
December 29
Montreal
1–3
Florida
Luongo
19,822
21–12–4
46
[ 46]
January: 8–3–1 (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 3–2–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
38
January 2
NY Rangers
0–3
Florida
Luongo
20,289
22–12–4
48
[ 47]
39
January 3
Minnesota
1–2
Florida
OT
Montoya
15,426
23–12–4
50
[ 48]
40
January 5
Florida
5–1
Buffalo
Luongo
18,560
24–12–4
52
[ 49]
41
January 7
Florida
3–2
Ottawa
Luongo
17,150
25–12–4
54
[ 50]
42
January 10
Florida
2–1
Edmonton
Montoya
16,839
26–12–4
56
[ 51]
43
January 11
Florida
2–3
Vancouver
OT
Luongo
18,570
26–12–5
57
[ 52]
44
January 13
Florida
0–6
Calgary
Luongo
18,702
26–13–5
57
[ 53]
45
January 17
Florida
1–3
Tampa Bay
Luongo
19,092
26–14–5
57
[ 54]
46
January 18
Edmonton
4–2
Florida
Montoya
14,897
26–15–5
57
[ 55]
47
January 22
Chicago
0–4
Florida
Luongo
19,343
27–15–5
59
[ 56]
48
January 23
Tampa Bay
2–5
Florida
Luongo
19,626
28–15–5
61
[ 57]
49
January 26
Toronto
1–5
Florida
Luongo
14,585
29–15–5
63
[ 58]
February: 6–4–3 (Home: 4–2–2; Road: 2–2–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
50
February 2
Florida
5–2
Washington
Montoya
18,506
30–15–5
65
[ 59]
51
February 4
Detroit
3–6
Florida
Luongo
16,991
31–15–5
67
[ 60]
52
February 6
Pittsburgh
3–2
Florida
OT
Luongo
20,295
31–15–6
68
[ 61]
53
February 8
Florida
0–3
Detroit
Montoya
20,027
31–16–6
68
[ 62]
54
February 9
Florida
7–4
Buffalo
Luongo
18,837
32–16–6
70
[ 63]
55
February 12
St. Louis
5–3
Florida
Montoya
13,904
32–17–6
70
[ 64]
56
February 13
Nashville
5–0
Florida
Luongo
13,019
32–18–6
70
[ 65]
57
February 15
Pittsburgh
1–2
Florida
SO
Montoya
15,595
33–18–6
72
[ 66]
58
February 18
San Jose
2–1
Florida
SO
Montoya
13,019
33–18–7
73
[ 67]
59
February 20
Winnipeg
1–3
Florida
Luongo
16,210
34–18–7
75
[ 68]
60
February 25
Arizona
2–3
Florida
Luongo
13,134
35–18–7
77
[ 69]
61
February 27
Florida
3–4
Columbus
SO
Luongo
15,400
35–18–8
78
[ 70]
62
February 28
Florida
1–3
Minnesota
Luongo
19,093
35–19–8
78
[ 71]
March: 8–6–1 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 5–4–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
63
March 1
Florida
3–2
Winnipeg
Luongo
15,294
36–19–8
80
[ 72]
64
March 3
Florida
2–3
Colorado
Luongo
16,194
36–20–8
80
[ 73]
65
March 5
Florida
1–5
Arizona
Montoya
12,361
36–21–8
80
[ 74]
66
March 7
Boston
5–4
Florida
OT
Montoya
19,194
36–21–9
81
[ 75]
67
March 10
Ottawa
2–6
Florida
Luongo
15,051
37–21–9
83
[ 76]
68
March 12
Philadelphia
4–5
Florida
SO
Luongo
19,404
38–21–9
85
[ 77]
69
March 14
Florida
2–3
NY Islanders
Luongo
14,106
38–22–9
85
[ 78]
70
March 15
Florida
4–1
Montreal
Montoya
21,288
39–22–9
87
[ 79]
71
March 17
Florida
4–1
Toronto
Luongo
18,922
40–22–9
89
[ 80]
72
March 19
Detroit
5–3
Florida
Luongo
20,817
40–23–9
89
[ 81]
73
March 21
Florida
2–4
NY Rangers
Montoya
18,006
40–24–9
89
[ 82]
74
March 24
Florida
4–1
Boston
Luongo
17,565
41–24–9
91
[ 83]
75
March 26
Florida
5–2
Tampa Bay
Luongo
19,092
42–24–9
93
[ 84]
76
March 29
Toronto
5–2
Florida
Luongo
16,724
42–25–9
93
[ 85]
77
March 31
New Jersey
2–3
Florida
Montoya
15,803
43–25–9
95
[ 86]
April: 4–1–0 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 2–1–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
78
April 2
Montreal
3–4
Florida
Luongo
17,427
44–25–9
97
[ 87]
79
April 4
Florida
4–3
Toronto
Montoya
18,846
45–25–9
99
[ 88]
80
April 5
Florida
4–1
Montreal
Luongo
21,288
46–25–9
101
[ 89]
81
April 7
Florida
1–3
Ottawa
Montoya
19,165
46–26–9
101
[ 90]
82
April 9
Carolina
2–5
Florida
Luongo
18,434
47–26–9
103
[ 91]
Legend :
Win (2 points)
Loss (0 points)
Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Playoffs
2016 Stanley Cup playoffs
Eastern Conference First Round vs. (WC) New York Islanders : New York won 4–2
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Series
Recap
1
April 14
NY Islanders
5–4
Florida
Luongo
17,422
0–1
[ 92]
2
April 15
NY Islanders
1–3
Florida
Luongo
18,373
1–1
[ 93]
3
April 17
Florida
3–4
NY Islanders
OT
Luongo
15,795
1–2
[ 94]
4
April 20
Florida
2–1
NY Islanders
Luongo
15,795
2–2
[ 95]
5
April 22
NY Islanders
2–1
Florida
2OT
Luongo
20,247
2–3
[ 96]
6
April 24
Florida
1–2
NY Islanders
2OT
Luongo
15,795
2–4
[ 97]
Legend :
Win
Loss
Player stats
Final stats
Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season[ 99]
Player
GP
GS
TOI
W
L
OT
GA
GAA
SA
SV%
SO
G
A
PIM
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
Playoffs
Player
GP
GS
TOI
W
L
GA
GAA
SA
SV%
SO
G
A
PIM
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.
Awards and honours
Awards
Milestones
Regular Season
Player
Milestone
Reached
C. Brickley
1st Career NHL Game
October 10, 2015
C. Brickley
1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point
October 13, 2015
D. MacKenzie
400th Career NHL Game
October 31, 2015
A. Ekblad
100th Career NHL Game
November 19, 2015
V. Trocheck
100th Career NHL Game
December 12, 2015
Transactions
The Panthers were involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:
Trades
Date
Details
Ref
June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27 )
To New York Islanders MTL 's 5th-round pick in 2015
To Florida Panthers 5th-round pick in 2016
[ 103]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01 )
To Boston Bruins Jimmy Hayes (rights)
To Florida PanthersReilly Smith Marc Savard
[ 104]
February 27, 2016 (2016-02-27 )
To Calgary Flames 2nd-round pick in 2016 4th-round pick in 2018
To Florida PanthersJiri Hudler
[ 105]
February 27, 2016 (2016-02-27 )
To Edmonton Oilers conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016
To Florida PanthersTeddy Purcell
[ 105]
February 27, 2016 (2016-02-27 )
To Detroit Red Wings 6th-round pick in 2017
To Florida PanthersJakub Kindl Note 1
[ 106]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29 )
To Anaheim Ducks Brandon Pirri
To Florida Panthers 6th-round pick in 2016
[ 107]
May 25, 2016 (2016-05-25 )
To Vancouver Canucks Erik Gudbranson NYI 's 5th-round pick in 2016
To Florida PanthersJared McCann 2nd-round pick in 2016 4th-round pick in 2016
[ 108]
June 10, 2016 (2016-06-10 )
To New Jersey Devils Marc Savard 2nd-round pick in 2018
To Florida PanthersPaul Thompson Graham Black
[ 109]
June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20 )
To New York Rangers 6th-round pick in 2016 Conditional 4th-round pick in 2017 Note 2
To Florida PanthersKeith Yandle (negotiating rights)
[ 110]
June 23, 2016 (2016-06-23 )
To Colorado Avalanche Rocco Grimaldi
To Florida PanthersReto Berra
[ 111]
Notes
Note 1 Detroit to retain 15% ($720,000) of salary as part of trade.
Note 2 Conditional on Yandle signing with Panthers.
Free agents acquired
Date
Player
Former team
Contract terms (in U.S. dollars )
Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01 )
Mike McKenna
Arizona Coyotes
2 years, $1.15 million
[ 112]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01 )
Shane Harper
Chicago Wolves
1 year, $575,000
[ 112]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01 )
Sena Acolatse
Adirondack Flames
1 year, $575,000
[ 112]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01 )
Cameron Gaunce
Texas Stars
1 year, $575,000
[ 113]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01 )
Brent Regner
Chicago Wolves
2 years, $1.2 million
[ 113]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02 )
Rob Flick
Providence Bruins
1 year, $575,000
[ 114]
March 2, 2016 (2016-03-02 )
Dryden Hunt
Moose Jaw Warriors
entry-level contract
[ 115]
May 3, 2016 (2016-05-03 )
Linus Hultstrom
Djurgardens IF
entry-level contract
[ 116]
Free agents lost
Date
Player
New team
Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 4, 2015 (2015-07-04 )
Dan Ellis
Washington Capitals
1 year, $650,000
[ 117]
July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16 )
Shane O'Brien
Anaheim Ducks
1 year, $600,000
[ 118]
October 5, 2015 (2015-10-05 )
Scottie Upshall
St. Louis Blues
1 year, $700,000
[ 119]
September 27, 2015 (2015-09-27 )
Brad Boyes
Toronto Maple Leafs
1 year, $700,000
[ 120]
Claimed via waivers
Player
Former team
Date claimed off waivers
Ref
Lost via waivers
Player
New team
Date claimed off waivers
Ref
Player signings
Date
Player
Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 8, 2015 (2015-07-08 )
Corban Knight
1 year, $750,000
[ 121]
July 8, 2015 (2015-07-08 )
Garrett Wilson
1 year, $675,000
[ 121]
July 8, 2015 (2015-07-08 )
Greg McKegg
1 year, $700,000
[ 122]
July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15 )
Lawson Crouse
3 years, entry-level contract
[ 123]
July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15 )
Alex Petrovic
2 years, $2.1 million
[ 124]
July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15 )
Quinton Howden
1 year, $850,500
[ 124]
July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15 )
John McFarland
1 year, $850,500
[ 124]
September 17, 2015 (2015-09-17 )
Jonathan Huberdeau
2 years, $6.5 million
[ 125]
January 26, 2016 (2016-01-26 )
Aleksander Barkov
6 years, $35.4 million contract extension
[ 126]
February 25, 2016 (2016-02-25 )
Shawn Thornton
1 year, contract extension
[ 127]
March 1, 2016 (2016-03-01 )
Jayce Hawryluk
entry-level contract
[ 128]
March 29, 2016 (2016-03-29 )
Michael Downing
entry-level contract
[ 129]
April 15, 2016 (2016-04-15 )
Juho Lammikko
3 years, entry-level contract
[ 130]
May 5, 2016 (2016-05-05 )
Jaromir Jagr
1 year, $4 million
[ 131]
May 9, 2016 (2016-05-09 )
Erik Gudbranson
1 year, $3.5 million
[ 132]
May 10, 2016 (2016-05-10 )
Sam Montembeault
3 years, entry-level contract
[ 133]
May 11, 2016 (2016-05-11 )
Shane Harper
1 year
[ 134]
Draft picks
Below are the Florida Panthers' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft , held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida .
Draft notes[ 135]
The Florida Panthers ' second-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent Carl Hagelin and a second and sixth-round pick in 2015 (59th and 179th overall) to Anaheim in exchange for Emerson Etem and this pick.[ 136]
Anaheim previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015, that sent Kyle Palmieri to New Jersey in exchange for a third-round pick in 2016 and this pick.[ 136]
New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 26, 2015, that sent Jaromir Jagr to Florida in exchange for a conditional third-round pick in 2016 and this pick.[ 137]
The Florida Panthers ' third-round pick went to the Tampa Bay Lightning as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015, that sent the Rangers' first-round pick in 2015 (28th overall) to the New York Islanders in exchange for Edmonton's second-round pick in 2015 (33rd overall) and this pick.[ 138]
The Islanders previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent a third-round pick in 2014 to Florida in exchange for this pick.[ 139]
a The Pittsburgh Penguins ' third-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent Marcel Goc to Pittsburgh in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2014 and this pick.[ 140]
b The Anaheim Ducks ' third-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on February 28, 2015, that sent Tomas Fleischmann to Anaheim in exchange for Dany Heatley and this pick.[ 141]
c The St. Louis Blues ' seventh-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on September 28, 2013, that sent Scott Timmins and a sixth-round pick in 2014 to New Jersey in exchange for Krys Barch and this pick.[ 142]
New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 22, 2013, that sent a conditional fourth-round pick to St. Louis in exchange for Matt D'Agostini and this pick.[ 143]
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^ "Tampa Bay Lightning - Florida Panthers - November 16th, 2015" . NHL.com .
^ "Anaheim Ducks - Florida Panthers - November 19th, 2015" . NHL.com .
^ "New York Rangers - Florida Panthers - November 21st, 2015" . NHL.com .
^ "Los Angeles Kings - Florida Panthers - November 23rd, 2015" . NHL.com .
^ "New York Islanders - Florida Panthers - November 27th, 2015" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - Detroit Red Wings - November 29th, 2015" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - St. Louis Blues - December 1st, 2015" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - Nashville Predators - December 3rd, 2015" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - Columbus Blue Jackets - December 4th, 2015" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - New Jersey Devils - December 6th, 2015" . NHL.com .
^ "Ottawa Senators - Florida Panthers - December 8th, 2015" . NHL.com .
^ "Washington Capitals - Florida Panthers - December 10th, 2015" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - Boston Bruins - December 12th, 2015" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - New York Islanders - December 15th, 2015" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - New Jersey Devils - December 17th, 2015" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - Carolina Hurricanes - December 18th, 2015" . NHL.com .
^ "Vancouver Canucks - Florida Panthers - December 20th, 2015" . NHL.com .
^ "Ottawa Senators - Florida Panthers - December 22nd, 2015" . NHL.com .
^ "Columbus Blue Jackets - Florida Panthers - December 27th, 2015" . NHL.com .
^ "Montréal Canadiens - Florida Panthers - December 29th, 2015" . NHL.com .
^ "New York Rangers - Florida Panthers - January 2nd, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Minnesota Wild - Florida Panthers - January 3rd, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - Buffalo Sabres - January 5th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - Ottawa Senators - January 7th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - Edmonton Oilers - January 10th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - Vancouver Canucks - January 11th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - Calgary Flames - January 13th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - Tampa Bay Lightning - January 17th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Edmonton Oilers - Florida Panthers - January 18th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Chicago Blackhawks - Florida Panthers - January 22nd, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Tampa Bay Lightning - Florida Panthers - January 23rd, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Toronto Maple Leafs - Florida Panthers - January 26th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - Washington Capitals - February 2nd, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Detroit Red Wings - Florida Panthers - February 4th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Pittsburgh Penguins - Florida Panthers - February 6th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - Detroit Red Wings - February 8th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - Buffalo Sabres - February 9th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "St. Louis Blues - Florida Panthers - February 12th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Nashville Predators - Florida Panthers - February 13th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Pittsburgh Penguins - Florida Panthers - February 15th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "San Jose Sharks - Florida Panthers - February 18th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Winnipeg Jets - Florida Panthers - February 20th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Arizona Coyotes - Florida Panthers - February 25th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - Columbus Blue Jackets - February 27th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - Minnesota Wild - February 28th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - Winnipeg Jets - March 1st, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - Colorado Avalanche - March 3rd, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - Arizona Coyotes - March 5th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Boston Bruins - Florida Panthers - March 7th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Ottawa Senators - Florida Panthers - March 10th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Philadelphia Flyers - Florida Panthers - March 12th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - New York Islanders - March 14th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - Montréal Canadiens - March 15th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - Toronto Maple Leafs - March 17th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Detroit Red Wings - Florida Panthers - March 19th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - New York Rangers - March 21st, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - Boston Bruins - March 24th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - Tampa Bay Lightning - March 26th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Toronto Maple Leafs - Florida Panthers - March 29th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "New Jersey Devils - Florida Panthers - March 31st, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Montréal Canadiens - Florida Panthers - April 2nd, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - Toronto Maple Leafs - April 4th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - Montréal Canadiens - April 5th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - Ottawa Senators - April 7th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Carolina Hurricanes - Florida Panthers - April 9th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "New York Islanders - Florida Panthers - April 14th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "New York Islanders - Florida Panthers - April 15th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - New York Islanders - April 17th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - New York Islanders - April 20th, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "New York Islanders - Florida Panthers - April 22nd, 2016" . NHL.com .
^ "Florida Panthers - New York Islanders - April 24th, 2016" . NHL.com .
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^ "Crosby, Karlsson, Trocheck named NHL's Three Stars" . NHL. February 8, 2016.
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^ "Florida Panthers Acquire F Reilly Smith in Exchange for F Jimmy Hayes" . Florida Panthers. July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015 .
^ a b "Florida Panthers Acquire Jiri Hudler from Calgary Flames" . Florida Panthers. February 27, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016 .
^ "Florida Panthers Acquire Jakub Kindl from Detroit Red Wings" . Florida Panthers. February 27, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016 .
^ "Florida Panthers Acquire a 2016 Sixth-Round Draft Choice From Anaheim Ducks in Exchange for Brandon Pirri" . Florida Panthers. February 29, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016 .
^ "Florida Panthers Acquire Jared McCann and 2016 Second and Fourth Round Draft Picks from Vancouver" . Florida Panthers. May 25, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2016 .
^ "Florida Panthers Acquire Paul Thompson and Graham Black from New Jersey" . Florida Panthers. June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016 .
^ "Florida Panthers Acquire Negotiating Rights to Defenseman Keith Yandle from New York Rangers" . Florida Panthers. June 20, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2016 .
^ "Panthers Acquire Reto Berra" . Florida Panthers. June 23, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016 .
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^ a b "Florida Panthers Agree to Terms with D Cameron Gaunce and D Brent Regner" . nhl.com . Retrieved July 17, 2015 .
^ "Florida Panthers Agree to Terms with F Rob Flick" . nhl.com . Retrieved July 17, 2015 .
^ "Florida Panthers Sign Dryden Hunt to Entry-Level Contract" . nhl.com . Retrieved March 4, 2016 .
^ "Florida Panthers Sign Defenseman Linus Hultström" . nhl.com . Retrieved May 3, 2016 .
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^ "Ducks Sign Defenseman O'Brien to One-Year Contract" . Anaheim Ducks. July 16, 2015.
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^ "Leafs Agree to Terms with Brad Boyes" . mapleleafs.nhl.com . Retrieved September 27, 2015 .
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^ "Florida Panthers Agree to Terms with F Greg McKegg" . nhl.com . Retrieved July 17, 2015 .
^ "Florida Panthers Agree to Entry-Level Contract with F Lawson Crouse" . nhl.com . Retrieved July 17, 2015 .
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^ "F Jonathan Huberdeau Agrees to Terms on a Two-Year Contract" . nhl.com . Retrieved September 17, 2015 .
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^ "Florida Panthers Announce One-Year Contract Extension for Shawn Thornton" . nhl.com . Retrieved February 25, 2016 .
^ "Florida Panthers Sign Jayce Hawryluk to Entry-Level Contract" . nhl.com . Retrieved March 1, 2016 .
^ "Florida Panthers Sign Michael Downing to Entry-Level Contract" . nhl.com . Retrieved March 30, 2016 .
^ "Florida Panthers Sign Juho Lammikko to Entry-Level Contract" . nhl.com . Retrieved April 18, 2016 .
^ "Florida Panthers Re-Sign Jaromir Jagr" . nhl.com . Retrieved May 9, 2016 .
^ "Florida Panthers Re-Sign Defenseman Erik Gudbranson" . nhl.com . Retrieved May 9, 2016 .
^ "Florida Panthers Sign Goaltender Samuel Montembeault" . nhl.com . Retrieved May 10, 2016 .
^ "Florida Panthers Re-Sign Forward Shane Harper" . nhl.com . Retrieved May 11, 2016 .
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