2024–25 Florida Panthers season

National Hockey League season

2024–25 Florida Panthers
DivisionAtlantic
ConferenceEastern
Team information
General managerBill Zito
CoachPaul Maurice
CaptainAleksander Barkov
Alternate captainsAaron Ekblad
Matthew Tkachuk
ArenaAmerant Bank Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Charlotte Checkers (AHL)
Savannah Ghost Pirates (ECHL)
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The 2024–25 Florida Panthers season will be the 31st season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established in 1993. The Panthers will enter the season as the defending Stanley Cup champions.

Previous season

The Florida Panthers finished as the top seed in the Atlantic Division and met the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs.[1] The Panthers eliminated the Lightning in five games.[2] They then faced the Boston Bruins in the second round, winning the series in six games.[3] The Panthers defeated the New York Rangers in the conference finals in six games, advancing to the Stanley Cup Finals for the second consecutive season.[4]

In the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals series matchup against the Edmonton Oilers, the Panthers initially held a 3–0 lead before experiencing defeats in the following three games. The Panthers defeated the Oilers 2–1 in Game 7 at home. This victory clinched the franchise's first Stanley Cup championship in its 30 years of existence.[5]

Off-season

Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Anthony Stolarz, and Vladimir Tarasenko left in free agency, with Ekman-Larsson and Stolarz signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tarasenko with the Detroit Red Wings.

The Panthers changed their ECHL affiliate and are now affiliated with the Savannah Ghost Pirates after having been paired with the Florida Everblades.[6]

After airing their games on Bally Sports Florida (formerly Fox Sports Florida and SportsChannel Florida) for the majority of the Panthers existence, Scripps Sports will now produce and broadcast Panthers games.[7] The broadcasts will be free over-the-air on local channels WSFL-TV 39 in Miami-Fort, Lauderdale, WHDT-TV 9 in Stuart-West Palm Beach, and TBD in Fort Myers-Naples.[8] Additionally, Scripps Sports will create a streaming platform to allow fans to stream the games within the broadcast region.[7]

NHL 4 Nations Face-Off

The NHL 4 Nations Face-Off is an ice hockey tournament scheduled to take place on February 12–20, 2025. The 4 Nations Face-Off will replace the NHL's annual All-Star Game for 2025. In the tournament, teams representing Canada, Finland, Sweden, and the United States will play each other in a round-robin format, followed by a one-game final between the two top-placed teams.

On June 28, 2024, Aleksander Barkov was named to Team Finland, Gustav Forsling was named to Team Sweden, and Matthew Tkachuk was named to Team United States.[9] Further, Panthers assistant coach Tuomo Ruutu was named as an assistant coach to Team Finland.

The remaining roster will be selected and announced "later in the year".[10]

Standings

Schedule and results

The preseason schedule was published on June 23, 2024.[11]

2024 preseason game log: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 [A] September 22 Nashville Florida
2 [A] September 22 Nashville Florida
3 September 25 Tampa Bay Florida
4 September 27 Florida Carolina
5 September 28 Carolina Florida
6 September 30 Tampa Bay Florida
7 [B] October 2 Florida Tampa Bay
8 [C] October 5 Los Angeles Florida

Notes:
A Indicates split-squad. B Played at Kia Center in Orlando, Florida. C Played at Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Quebec.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on July 2, 2024.[12]

2024–25 game log
October: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 8 Boston – Florida 0–0–0 0
2 October 10 Florida – Ottawa 0–0–0 0
3 October 12 Florida – Buffalo 0–0–0 0
4 October 14 Florida – Boston 0–0–0 0
5 October 15 Florida – Columbus 0–0–0 0
6 October 17 Vancouver – Florida 0–0–0 0
7 October 19 Vegas – Florida 0–0–0 0
8 October 22 Minnesota – Florida 0–0–0 0
9 October 24 Florida – NY Rangers 0–0–0 0
10 October 26 Florida – NY Islanders 0–0–0 0
11 October 28 Florida – Buffalo 0–0–0 0
November: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
12[A] November 1 Florida – Dallas 0–0–0 0
13[A] November 2 Dallas – Florida 0–0–0 0
14 November 7 Nashville – Florida 0–0–0 0
15 November 9 Philadelphia – Florida 0–0–0 0
16 November 12 New Jersey – Florida 0–0–0 0
17 November 14 New Jersey – Florida 0–0–0 0
18 November 16 Winnipeg – Florida 0–0–0 0
19 November 19 Florida – Winnipeg 0–0–0 0
20 November 21 Florida – Chicago 0–0–0 0
21 November 23 Colorado – Florida 0–0–0 0
22 November 25 Boston – Florida 0–0–0 0
23 November 27 Toronto – Florida 0–0–0 0
24 November 29 Florida – Carolina 0–0–0 0
25 November 30 Carolina – Florida 0–0–0 0
December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
26 December 3 Florida – Pittsburgh 0–0–0 0
27 December 5 Florida – Philadelphia 0–0–0 0
28 December 7 San Jose – Florida 0–0–0 0
29 December 10 Florida – Seattle 0–0–0 0
30 December 12 Florida – Vancouver 0–0–0 0
31 December 14 Florida – Calgary 0–0–0 0
32 December 16 Florida – Edmonton 0–0–0 0
33 December 18 Florida – Minnesota 0–0–0 0
34 December 20 St. Louis – Florida 0–0–0 0
35 December 22 Florida – Tampa Bay 0–0–0 0
36 December 23 Tampa Bay – Florida 0–0–0 0
37 December 28 Montreal – Florida 0–0–0 0
38 December 30 NY Rangers – Florida 0–0–0 0
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
39 January 2 Carolina – Florida 0–0–0 0
40 January 3 Pittsburgh – Florida 0–0–0 0
41 January 6 Florida – Colorado 0–0–0 0
42 January 8 Florida – Utah 0–0–0 0
43 January 11 Boston – Florida 0–0–0 0
44 January 13 Florida – Philadelphia 0–0–0 0
45 January 14 Florida – New Jersey 0–0–0 0
46 January 16 Detroit – Florida 0–0–0 0
47 January 18 Anaheim – Florida 0–0–0 0
48 January 21 Florida – Anaheim 0–0–0 0
49 January 22 Florida – Los Angeles 0–0–0 0
50 January 25 Florida – San Jose 0–0–0 0
51 January 26 Florida – Vegas 0–0–0 0
52 January 29 Los Angeles – Florida 0–0–0 0
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
53 February 1 Chicago – Florida 0–0–0 0
54 February 2 NY Islanders – Florida 0–0–0 0
55 February 4 Florida – Washington 0–0–0 0
56 February 6 Florida – St. Louis 0–0–0 0
57 February 8 Ottawa – Florida 0–0–0 0
58 February 22 Seattle – Florida 0–0–0 0
59 February 25 Florida – Nashville 0–0–0 0
60 February 27 Edmonton – Florida 0–0–0 0
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
61 March 1 Calgary – Florida 0–0–0 0
62 March 3 Tampa Bay – Florida 0–0–0 0
63 March 6 Columbus – Florida 0–0–0 0
64 March 8 Buffalo – Florida 0–0–0 0
65 March 11 Florida – Boston 0–0–0 0
66 March 13 Florida – Toronto 0–0–0 0
67 March 15 Florida – Montreal 0–0–0 0
68 March 16 Florida – NY Islanders 0–0–0 0
69 March 20 Florida – Columbus 0–0–0 0
70 March 22 Florida – Washington 0–0–0 0
71 March 23 Pittsburgh – Florida 0–0–0 0
72 March 28 Utah – Florida 0–0–0 0
73 March 30 Montreal – Florida 0–0–0 0
April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
74 April 1 Florida – Montreal 0–0–0 0
75 April 2 Florida – Toronto 0–0–0 0
76 April 5 Florida – Ottawa 0–0–0 0
77 April 6 Florida – Detroit 0–0–0 0
78 April 8 Toronto – Florida 0–0–0 0
79 April 10 Detroit – Florida 0–0–0 0
80 April 12 Buffalo – Florida 0–0–0 0
81 April 14 NY Rangers – Florida 0–0–0 0
82 April 15 Florida – Tampa Bay 0–0–0 0

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Notes:
A Played at Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland as a part of the 2024 NHL Global Series.

Player statistics

Awards and honors

Awards

Milestones

Records

Roster

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Updated July 17, 2024[13][14]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
74 Sweden Rasmus Asplund C L 26 2023 Filipstad, Sweden
26 Latvia Uvis Balinskis D L 27 2023 Ventspils, Latvia
16 Finland Aleksander Barkov (C) C L 28 2013 Tampere, Finland
9 Canada Sam Bennett C L 28 2021 East Gwillimbury, Ontario
44 Canada Michael Benning D R 22 2020 Edmonton, Alberta
– Sweden Adam Boqvist D R 23 2024 Falun, Sweden
– Sweden Jesper Boqvist C L 25 2024 Falun, Sweden
2 Sweden Tobias Bjornfot D L 23 2024 Upplands Väsby, Sweden
72 Russia Sergei Bobrovsky G L 35 2019 Novokuznetsk, Soviet Union
5 Canada Aaron Ekblad (A) D R 28 2014 Windsor, Ontario
– Canada MacKenzie Entwistle RW R 25 2024 Georgetown, Ontario
42 Sweden Gustav Forsling D L 28 2021 Linköping, Sweden
12 Canada Jonah Gadjovich LW L 25 2023 Whitby, Ontario
36 United States Patrick Giles C R 24 2022 Chevy Chase, Maryland
10 Canada A. J. Greer LW L 27 2024 Joliette, Quebec
3 United States Matt Kiersted D L 26 2021 Elk River, Minnesota
30 United States Spencer Knight G L 23 2019 Darien, Connecticut
7 Russia Dmitry Kulikov D L 33 2023 Lipetsk, Soviet Union
67 United States Will Lockwood RW R 26 2023 Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
15 Finland Anton Lundell C L 22 2020 Espoo, Finland
27 Finland Eetu Luostarinen C L 25 2020 Siilinjärvi, Finland
– United States Jaycob Megna D L 31 2024 Plantation, Florida
77 Finland Niko Mikkola D L 28 2023 Kiiminki, Finland
– Czech Republic Tomas Nosek LW L 31 2024 Pardubice, Czech Republic
13 Canada Sam Reinhart C R 28 2021 North Vancouver, British Columbia
17 Canada Evan Rodrigues C R 30 2023 Toronto, Ontario
25 United States Mackie Samoskevich RW R 21 2021 Newtown, Connecticut
– United States Nate Schmidt D L 33 2024 St. Cloud, Minnesota
24 Canada Justin Sourdif RW R 22 2020 Richmond, British Columbia
19 United States Matthew Tkachuk (A) LW L 26 2022 Scottsdale, Arizona
23 Canada Carter Verhaeghe C L 28 2020 Toronto, Ontario


Transactions

The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Key:

 †  Contract is entry-level.

 ‡  Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
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Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Jesper Boqvist Boston Bruins 1-year Free agency [15]
Chris Driedger Seattle Kraken 1-year Free agency [16]
A. J. Greer Boston Bruins 2-year Free agency [17]
Tomas Nosek New Jersey Devils 1-year Free agency [18]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) MacKenzie Entwistle Chicago Blackhawks 1-year Free agency [19]
Nate Schmidt Winnipeg Jets 1-year Free agency [20]
July 5, 2024 (2024-07-05) Jaycob Megna Chicago Blackhawks 1-year Free agency [21]
July 9, 2024 (2024-07-09) Adam Boqvist Columbus Blue Jackets 1-year Free agency [22]

Players lost

Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Oliver Ekman-Larsson Toronto Maple Leafs 4-year Free agency [23]
Ryan Lomberg Calgary Flames 2-year Free agency [24]
Brandon Montour Seattle Kraken 7-year Free agency [25]
Kevin Stenlund Utah Hockey Club 2-year Free agency [26]
Anthony Stolarz Toronto Maple Leafs 2-year Free agency [27]
July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03) Vladimir Tarasenko Detroit Red Wings 2-year Free agency [28]

Extensions

Date Player Term Ref
June 28, 2024 (2024-06-28) Patrick Giles 2-year [29]
Matt Kiersted 1-year [30]
June 30, 2024 (2024-06-30) Sam Reinhart 8-year [31]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) Rasmus Asplund 1-year [32]
Dmitry Kulikov 4-year [33]
July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03) Anton Lundell 6-year [34]

Draft picks

Below are the Florida Panther's selections at the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 and 29, 2024, at the Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada.[35]


Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 58 Linus Eriksson C  Sweden Djurgårdens IF (HockeyAllsvenskan)
3 97 Matvei Shuravin D  Russia Krasnaya Armiya (MHL)
4 129 Simon Zether C  Sweden Rögle BK (SHL)
6 169 Stepan Gorbunov C  Russia Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk (MHL)
6 193 Hunter St. Martin LW  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
7 201 Denis Gabdrakhmanov G  Russia Tyumensky Legion (MHL)

Notes:

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