# 2015–16 Florida Panthers season

The 2015–16 Florida Panthers season was the 22nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 14, 1993. The Panthers' regular season began on October 10, 2015, against the Philadelphia Flyers with a 7–1 home win. 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

Atlantic Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Florida Panthers | 82 | 47 | 26 | 9 | 40 | 239 | 203 | +36 | 103 |
| 2 | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 46 | 31 | 5 | 43 | 227 | 201 | +26 | 97 |
| 3 | x – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 39 | 211 | 224 | −13 | 93 |
| 4 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 38 | 240 | 230 | +10 | 93 |
| 5 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 38 | 35 | 9 | 32 | 236 | 247 | −11 | 85 |
| 6 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 38 | 38 | 6 | 33 | 221 | 236 | −15 | 82 |
| 7 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 33 | 201 | 222 | −21 | 81 |
| 8 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 29 | 42 | 11 | 23 | 198 | 246 | −48 | 69 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2015–16 Game Log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2016 Stanley Cup playoffs :

## Player stats

Final stats

### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Jaromir Jagr | 79 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 23 | 48 |
| Jussi Jokinen | 81 | 18 | 42 | 60 | 25 | 42 |
| Aleksander Barkov | 66 | 28 | 31 | 59 | 18 | 8 |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | 76 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 17 | 43 |
| Vincent Trocheck | 76 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 15 | 44 |
| Reilly Smith | 82 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 19 | 31 |
| Aaron Ekblad | 78 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 18 | 41 |
| Nick Bjugstad | 67 | 15 | 19 | 34 | −8 | 41 |
| Brian Campbell | 82 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 26 |
| Brandon Pirri$^‡$ | 52 | 11 | 13 | 24 | −4 | 30 |
| Alex Petrovic | 66 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 90 |
| Dmitri Kulikov | 74 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 51 |
| Derek MacKenzie | 64 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 36 |
| Jiri Hudler$^†$ | 19 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
| Quinton Howden | 58 | 6 | 5 | 11 | −1 | 18 |
| Teddy Purcell$^†$ | 15 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −2 | 2 |
| Erik Gudbranson | 64 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 49 |
| Logan Shaw | 53 | 5 | 2 | 7 | −7 | 13 |
| Corban Knight | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Willie Mitchell | 46 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −2 | 18 |
| Rocco Grimaldi | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −4 | 2 |
| Shawn Thornton | 50 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −2 | 80 |
| Dave Bolland | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −2 | 16 |
| Connor Brickley | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| Steven Kampfer | 47 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 26 |
| Greg McKegg | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jakub Kindl$^†$ | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
| Dylan Olsen | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| Michael Matheson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| John McFarland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Kyle Rau | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
| Brent Regner | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 4 |
| Garrett Wilson | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 24 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Reilly Smith | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| Nick Bjugstad | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| Jussi Jokinen | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Dmitri Kulikov | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Alex Petrovic | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Aleksander Barkov | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| Jonathan Huberdeau | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Teddy Purcell | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −3 | 0 |
| Jaromir Jagr | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 4 |
| Brian Campbell | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
| Derek MacKenzie | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 |
| Jiri Hudler | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 4 |
| Garrett Wilson | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 |
| Vincent Trocheck | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Matheson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Ekblad | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Thornton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jakub Kindl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Greg McKegg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Erik Gudbranson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| Logan Shaw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| Rocco Grimaldi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| 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

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| J. Jagr | NHL All-Star game captain | January 2, 2016 |
| A. Ekblad | NHL All-Star game selection | January 6, 2016 |
| R. Luongo | NHL All-Star game selection | January 6, 2016 |
| V. Trocheck | NHL Third Star of the Week | February 8, 2016 |

### 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 | Details |
| June 27, 2015 (2015-06-27) | To New York IslandersMTL's 5th-round pick in 2015 | To Florida Panthers5th-round pick in 2016 |
| July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) | To Boston BruinsJimmy Hayes (rights) | To Florida PanthersReilly Smith Marc Savard |
| February 27, 2016 (2016-02-27) | To Calgary Flames2nd-round pick in 2016 4th-round pick in 2018 | To Florida PanthersJiri Hudler |
| February 27, 2016 (2016-02-27) | To Edmonton Oilersconditional 3rd-round pick in 2016 | To Florida PanthersTeddy Purcell |
| February 27, 2016 (2016-02-27) | To Detroit Red Wings6th-round pick in 2017 | To Florida PanthersJakub Kindl$^{Note1}$ |
| February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) | To Anaheim DucksBrandon Pirri | To Florida Panthers6th-round pick in 2016 |
| May 25, 2016 (2016-05-25) | To Vancouver CanucksErik Gudbranson NYI's 5th-round pick in 2016 | To Florida PanthersJared McCann 2nd-round pick in 2016 4th-round pick in 2016 |
| June 10, 2016 (2016-06-10) | To New Jersey DevilsMarc Savard 2nd-round pick in 2018 | To Florida PanthersPaul Thompson Graham Black |
| June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20) | To New York Rangers6th-round pick in 2016 Conditional 4th-round pick in 2017$^{Note2}$ | To Florida PanthersKeith Yandle (negotiating rights) |
| June 23, 2016 (2016-06-23) | To Colorado AvalancheRocco Grimaldi | To Florida PanthersReto Berra |

#### Notes

* $^{Note1}$ Detroit to retain 15% ($720,000) of salary as part of trade.
* $^{Note2}$ Conditional on Yandle signing with Panthers.
Lost via retirement
Player
Ref :
Player signings
DatePlayerContract terms (in U.S. dollars)Ref
July 8, 2015 (2015-07-08)Corban Knight1 year, $750,000
July 8, 2015 (2015-07-08)Garrett Wilson1 year, $675,000
July 8, 2015 (2015-07-08)Greg McKegg1 year, $700,000
July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15)Lawson Crouse3 years, entry-level contract
July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15)Alex Petrovic2 years, $2.1 million
July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15)Quinton Howden1 year, $850,500
July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15)John McFarland1 year, $850,500
September 17, 2015 (2015-09-17)Jonathan Huberdeau2 years, $6.5 million
January 26, 2016 (2016-01-26)Aleksander Barkov6 years, $35.4 million contract extension
February 25, 2016 (2016-02-25)Shawn Thornton1 year, contract extension
March 1, 2016 (2016-03-01)Jayce Hawrylukentry-level contract
March 29, 2016 (2016-03-29)Michael Downingentry-level contract
April 15, 2016 (2016-04-15)Juho Lammikko3 years, entry-level contract
May 5, 2016 (2016-05-05)Jaromir Jagr1 year, $4 million
May 9, 2016 (2016-05-09)Erik Gudbranson1 year, $3.5 million
May 10, 2016 (2016-05-10)Sam Montembeault3 years, entry-level contract
May 11, 2016 (2016-05-11)Shane Harper1 year :

## 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.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 11 | Lawson Crouse | LW | Canada | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) |
| 3 | 77 | Sam montembeault | G | Canada | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 88 | Thomas Schemitsch | D | Canada | Owen Sound Attack (OHL) |
| 4 | 102 | Denis Malgin | C | Switzerland | ZSC Lions (NLA) |
| 5 | 132 | Karch Bachman | LW | United States | Culver Academy (HS-Indiana) |
| 6 | 162 | Christopher Wilkie | RW | United States | Tri-City Storm (USHL) |
| 7 | 192 | Patrick Shea | C | United States | Kimball Union Academy Wildcats (HS-New Hampshire) |
| 7 | 206 | Ryan Bednard | G | United States | Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL) |

### Draft notes

* 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.
    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.
    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.
* 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.
    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.
* $^a$ 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.
* $^b$ 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.
* $^c$ 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.
    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.