# 2013–14 Florida Panthers season

The 2013–14 Florida Panthers season was the 20th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 14, 1993.

## Pre-season

The Panthers were sold on September 27, 2013, to the chairman and CEO of Virtu Financial, Vincent Viola.

## Standings

Atlantic Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | p – Boston Bruins | 82 | 54 | 19 | 9 | 51 | 261 | 177 | +84 | 117 |
| 2 | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 38 | 240 | 215 | +25 | 101 |
| 3 | x – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 40 | 215 | 204 | +11 | 100 |
| 4 | x – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 39 | 28 | 15 | 34 | 222 | 230 | −8 | 93 |
| 5 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 30 | 236 | 265 | −29 | 88 |
| 6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 29 | 231 | 256 | −25 | 84 |
| 7 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 29 | 45 | 8 | 21 | 196 | 268 | −72 | 66 |
| 8 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 21 | 51 | 10 | 14 | 157 | 248 | −91 | 52 |
Eastern Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | ME | x – Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 38 | 231 | 216 | +15 | 93 |
| 2 | AT | x – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 39 | 28 | 15 | 34 | 222 | 230 | −8 | 93 |
| 3 | ME | Washington Capitals | 82 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 28 | 235 | 240 | −5 | 90 |
| 4 | ME | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 35 | 29 | 18 | 35 | 197 | 208 | −11 | 88 |
| 5 | AT | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 30 | 236 | 265 | −29 | 88 |
| 6 | AT | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 29 | 231 | 256 | −25 | 84 |
| 7 | ME | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 34 | 207 | 230 | −23 | 83 |
| 8 | ME | New York Islanders | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 25 | 225 | 267 | −42 | 79 |
| 9 | AT | Florida Panthers | 82 | 29 | 45 | 8 | 21 | 196 | 268 | −72 | 66 |
| 10 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 21 | 51 | 10 | 14 | 157 | 248 | −91 | 52 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2013–14 Game Log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Playoffs

The Panthers missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

## Player stats

Final stats

### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Nick Bjugstad | 76 | 16 | 22 | 38 | −14 | 16 |
| Scottie Upshall | 76 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 1 | 73 |
| Brian Campbell | 82 | 7 | 30 | 37 | −6 | 20 |
| Brad Boyes | 78 | 21 | 15 | 36 | −6 | 28 |
| Sean Bergenheim | 62 | 16 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 40 |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | 69 | 9 | 19 | 28 | −5 | 37 |
| Tomas Fleischmann | 80 | 8 | 20 | 28 | −18 | 22 |
| Tom Gilbert | 73 | 3 | 25 | 28 | −5 | 18 |
| Aleksander Barkov | 54 | 8 | 16 | 24 | −3 | 10 |
| Marcel Goc$^‡$ | 62 | 11 | 12 | 23 | −7 | 31 |
| Dmitri Kulikov | 81 | 8 | 11 | 19 | −26 | 66 |
| Jimmy Hayes$^†$ | 53 | 11 | 7 | 18 | −6 | 18 |
| Jesse Winchester | 52 | 9 | 9 | 18 | −2 | 38 |
| Shawn Matthias$^‡$ | 59 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 14 |
| Brandon Pirri$^†$ | 21 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| Tomas Kopecky | 49 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| Dylan Olsen | 44 | 3 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 8 |
| Scott Gomez | 46 | 2 | 10 | 12 | −11 | 24 |
| Erik Gudbranson | 65 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −7 | 114 |
| Vincent Trocheck | 20 | 5 | 3 | 8 | −11 | 6 |
| Drew Shore | 24 | 5 | 2 | 7 | −1 | 8 |
| Kris Versteeg$^‡$ | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −9 | 9 |
| Quinton Howden | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| Mike Weaver$^‡$ | 55 | 0 | 6 | 6 | −9 | 23 |
| Ed Jovanovski | 37 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −6 | 39 |
| Krys Barch | 55 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −10 | 99 |
| Matt Gilroy | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 6 |
| Colby Robak | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −4 | 6 |
| Joey Crabb | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 7 |
| Bobby Butler | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Petrovic | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Mike Mottau | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 |
| Ryan Whitney | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | 6 |
| Garrett Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Racine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Tim Thomas$^‡$ | 40 | 40 | 2,298:50 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 110 | 2.87 | 1206 | 0.909 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Scott Clemmensen | 17 | 14 | 914:11 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 47 | 3.09 | 454 | 0.896 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Roberto Luongo$^†$ | 14 | 14 | 804:18 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 2.46 | 432 | 0.924 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Ellis$^†$ | 6 | 5 | 337:16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 4.81 | 165 | 0.836 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Markstrom$^‡$ | 12 | 9 | 613:47 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 36 | 3.52 | 285 | 0.874 | 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.

## Transactions

The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 30, 2013 | To Montreal Canadiens 7th-round pick in 2014 – Hugo Fagerblom | To Florida Panthers 7th-round pick in 2013 – MacKenzie Weegar |
| July 5, 2013 | To Montreal Canadiens George Parros | To Florida Panthers Philippe Lefebvre 7th-round pick in 2014 – Hugo Fagerblom |
| September 28, 2013 | To New Jersey Devils Scott Timmins 6th-round pick in 2014 – Joey Dudek | To Florida Panthers Krys Barch 7th-round pick in 2015 – Ryan Bednard |
| November 14, 2013 | To Chicago BlackhawksKris Versteeg Philippe Lefebvre | To Florida Panthers Jimmy Hayes Dylan Olsen |
| January 17, 2014 | To Edmonton OilersSteve Pinizzotto Jack Combs | To Florida Panthers Ryan Martindale Derek Nesbitt |
| March 2, 2014 | To St. Louis BluesEric Selleck | To Florida Panthers Mark Mancari |
| March 2, 2014 | To Chicago Blackhawks3rd-round pick in 2014 – Justin Kirkland 5th-round pick in 2016 – Connor Bleackley | To Florida Panthers Brandon Pirri |
| March 4, 2014 | To Montreal CanadiensMike Weaver | To Florida Panthers 5th-round pick in 2015 – Ryan Pilon |
| March 4, 2014 | To Vancouver CanucksJacob Markstrom Shawn Matthias | To Florida Panthers Roberto Luongo Steven Anthony |
| March 5, 2014 | To Pittsburgh PenguinsMarcel Goc | To Florida Panthers 5th-round pick in 2014 – Miguel Fidler 3rd-round pick in 2015 – Sam Montembeault |
| March 5, 2014 | To Dallas StarsTim Thomas | To Florida Panthers Dan Ellis |
Lost via retirement
Player
Player signings
PlayerDateContract terms
Shawn MatthiasJuly 5, 20132 years, $3.5 million
Aleksander BarkovJuly 15, 20133 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Jacob MarkstromJuly 15, 20132 years, $2.4 million
Michael CarusoJuly 16, 20131 year, $650,000
Greg RalloJuly 16, 20131 year, $600,000
Colby RobakJuly 22, 20132 years, $1.35 million
Scott TimminsJuly 24, 20131 year, $600,000
Brad BoyesMarch 5, 20142 years, $5.25 million contract extension
Connor BrickleyApril 21, 20142 years, $1.185 million entry-level contract
Rocco GrimaldiMay 7, 20143 years, $3.2 million entry-level contract
MacKenzie WeegarMay 29, 20143 years, $2.4 million entry-level contract
Steven HodgesJune 1, 20143 years, $2.55 million entry-level contract :

## Draft picks

Florida Panthers' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 2 | Aleksander Barkov | Center | Finland | Tappara (SM-liiga) |
| 2 | 31 | Ian McCoshen | Defense | United States | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) |
| 4 | 92 | Evan Cowley | Goaltender | United States | Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL) |
| 4 | 97 | Michael Downing | Defense | United States | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) |
| 4 | 98 | Matt Buckles | Center | Canada | St. Michael's Buzzers (OJHL) |
| 5 | 122 | Christopher Clapperton | Left wing | Canada | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL) |
| 6 | 152 | Josh Brown | Defense | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 7 | 206 | MacKenzie Weegar | Defense | Canada | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |

### Draft notes

* The Florida Panthers' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a February 25, 2012, trade that sent Wojtek Wolski to the Panthers in exchange for Michael Vernace and this pick.
* $^a$ The Calgary Flames' fourth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 18, 2013, that sent Corban Knight to Calgary in exchange for this pick.
* $^b$ The Edmonton Oilers' fourth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as a result of an April 3, 2013, trade that sent Jerred Smithson to the Oilers in exchange for this pick.
* The Florida Panthers' seventh-round pick went to the Dallas Stars as the result of a June 23, 2012, trade that sent a 2012 seventh-round pick (#194–Jonatan Nielsen) to the Panthers in exchange for this pick.
* $^c$ The Montreal Canadiens' seventh-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as a result of a June 30, 2013, trade that sent a 2014 seventh-round pick to the Canadiens in exchange for this pick.