2013–14 Florida Panthers season

The 2013–14 Florida Panthers season was the 21st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 14, 1993.
==Pre-season==
The Panthers were sold on September 27, 2013 to Chairman and CEO of Virtu Financial Vincent Viola.Vincent Viola Becomes Owner Of The Florida Panthers 
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-season===
2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–1–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–0–3)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–1–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–0–3)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–1–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–0–3)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–1–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–0–3)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–1–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–0–3)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–1–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–0–3)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–1–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–0–3)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–1–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–0–3)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–1–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–0–3)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–1–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–0–3)	2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–1–3 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–0–3)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Win 	Loss 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 16 	Nashville 	3–6 	Florida 	 	Madore (1–0–0) 	Darling (0–1–0) 	0 	1–0–0 	Recap
2 	September 16 	Nashville 	2–3 	Florida 	OT 	Houser (1–0–0) 	Hutton (0–1–0) 	6,541 	2–0–0 	Recap
3 	September 18 	Florida 	2–3 	Dallas 	SO 	Nilstorp (1–0–0) 	Markstrom (0–0–1) 	6,532 	2–0–1 	Recap
4 	September 20 	Dallas 	4–1 	Florida 	 	Ellis (1–0–0) 	Houser (1–1–0) 	 	2–1–1 	Recap
5 	September 21 	Florida 	4–5 	Tampa Bay 	SO 	Bishop (1–0–0) 	Markstrom (0–0–2) 	13,135 	2–1–2 	Recap
6 	September 26 	Florida 	2–3 	Tampa Bay 	OT 	Bishop (2–0–0) 	Markstrom (0–0–3) 	3,451 	2–1–3 	Recap
7 	September 28 	Tampa Bay 	3–5 	Florida 	 	Thomas (1–0–0) 	Lindback (1–2–0) 	12,547 	3–1–3 	Recap
Notes:
Game was played at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Game was played at Germain Arena in Estero, Florida.	
Notes:
Game was played at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Game was played at Germain Arena in Estero, Florida.	
Notes:
Game was played at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Game was played at Germain Arena in Estero, Florida.	
Notes:
Game was played at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Game was played at Germain Arena in Estero, Florida.	
Notes:
Game was played at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Game was played at Germain Arena in Estero, Florida.	
Notes:
Game was played at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Game was played at Germain Arena in Estero, Florida.	
Notes:
Game was played at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Game was played at Germain Arena in Estero, Florida.	
Notes:
Game was played at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Game was played at Germain Arena in Estero, Florida.	
Notes:
Game was played at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Game was played at Germain Arena in Estero, Florida.	
Notes:
Game was played at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Game was played at Germain Arena in Estero, Florida.	
Notes:
Game was played at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Game was played at Germain Arena in Estero, Florida.
===Regular season===
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October: 3–7–2 (Home: 2–3–2 ; Road: 1–4–0)	October: 3–7–2 (Home: 2–3–2 ; Road: 1–4–0)	October: 3–7–2 (Home: 2–3–2 ; Road: 1–4–0)	October: 3–7–2 (Home: 2–3–2 ; Road: 1–4–0)	October: 3–7–2 (Home: 2–3–2 ; Road: 1–4–0)	October: 3–7–2 (Home: 2–3–2 ; Road: 1–4–0)	October: 3–7–2 (Home: 2–3–2 ; Road: 1–4–0)	October: 3–7–2 (Home: 2–3–2 ; Road: 1–4–0)	October: 3–7–2 (Home: 2–3–2 ; Road: 1–4–0)	October: 3–7–2 (Home: 2–3–2 ; Road: 1–4–0)	October: 3–7–2 (Home: 2–3–2 ; Road: 1–4–0)	October: 3–7–2 (Home: 2–3–2 ; Road: 1–4–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Win 	Loss 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 3 	Florida 	4–2 	Dallas 	 	Thomas (1–0–0) 	Lehtonen (0–1–0) 	16,100 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap
2 	October 5 	Florida 	0–7 	St. Louis 	 	Halak (2–0–0) 	Thomas (1–1–0) 	16,264 	1–1–0 	2 	Recap
3 	October 8 	Florida 	1–2 	Philadelphia 	 	Mason (1–2–0) 	Thomas (1–2–0) 	19,589 	1–2–0 	2 	Recap
4 	October 10 	Florida 	2–7 	Tampa Bay 	 	Bishop (3–0–0) 	Markstrom (0–1–0) 	19,204 	1–3–0 	2 	Recap
5 	October 11 	Pittsburgh 	3–6 	Florida 	 	Markstrom (1–1–0) 	Zatkoff (0–1–0) 	18,584 	2–3–0 	4 	Recap
6 	October 13 	Los Angeles 	3–0 	Florida 	 	Scrivens (1–0–0) 	Markstrom (1–2–0) 	12,810 	2–4–0 	4 	Recap
7 	October 15 	Florida 	3–4 	Nashville 	 	Rinne (3–3–0) 	Markstrom (1–3–0) 	15,935 	2–5–0 	4 	Recap
8 	October 17 	Boston 	3–2 	Florida 	 	Rask (4–2–0) 	Thomas (1–3–0) 	14,440 	2–6–0 	4 	Recap
9 	October 19 	Minnesota 	1–2 	Florida 	OT 	Thomas (2–3–0) 	Harding (3–2–1) 	13,081 	3–6–0 	6 	Recap
10 	October 22 	Chicago 	3–2 	Florida 	OT 	Crawford (5–1–2) 	Markstrom (1–3–1) 	15,779 	3–6–1 	7 	Recap
11 	October 25 	Buffalo 	3–1 	Florida 	 	Enroth (1–2–1) 	Markstrom (1–4–1) 	12,984 	3–7–1 	7 	Recap
12 	October 27 	Tampa Bay 	4–3 	Florida 	OT 	Lindback (1–2–0) 	Markstrom (1–4–2) 	12,336 	3–7–2 	8 	Recap
== Player stats ==
Final stats
;Skaters
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	76	16	22	38	 	16
 	82	7 	30	37	 	20
 	76	15	22	37	1	73
 	78	21	15	36	 	28
 	62	16	13	29	 	40
 	80	8 	20	28	 	22
 	73	3 	25	28	 	18
 	69	9 	19	28	 	37
 	54	8 	16	24	 	10
 	62	11	12	23	 	31
 	81	8 	11	19	 	66
 	52	9 	9 	18	 	38
 	53	11	7 	18	 	18
 	59	9 	7 	16	0	14
 	21	7 	7 	14	0	2
 	46	2 	10	12	 	24
 	49	4 	8 	12	0	18
 	44	3 	9 	12	 	8
 	65	3 	6 	9 	 	114
 	20	5 	3 	8 	 	6
 	24	5 	2 	7 	 	8
 	18	2 	5 	7 	 	9
 	16	4 	2 	6 	0	10
 	55	0 	6 	6 	 	23
 	37	1 	4 	5 	 	39
 	55	0 	4 	4 	 	99
 	16	0 	2 	2 	 	6
 	16	1 	1 	2 	 	6
 	9 	0 	1 	1 	 	7
 	2 	0 	1 	1 	1	2
 	7 	0 	1 	1 	3	8
 	8 	0 	0 	0 	 	4
 	7 	0 	0 	0 	 	6
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	 	2
;Goaltenders
 Regular Season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	40	40	2,298:50	16	20	3	110	2.87	1206	0.909	0	0	1	4
 	17	14	914:11 	6 	7 	1	47 	3.09	454 	0.896	0	0	1	0
 	14	14	804:18 	6 	7 	1	33 	2.46	432 	0.924	1	0	0	2
 	6 	5 	337:16 	0 	5 	0	27 	4.81	165 	0.836	0	0	0	0
 	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, 2013Panthers Add Eight From 2013 Draft 	To Montreal Canadiens 7th-round pick in 2014 	To Florida Panthers 7th-round pick in 2013
July 5, 2013Panthers Acquire LW Philippe Lefebvre And 2014 Seventh Round Pick From Montreal 	To Montreal Canadiens George Parros 	To Florida Panthers Philippe LefebvreFLA's 7th-round pick in 2014
September 28, 2013Florida Panthers Acquire RW Krys Barch & 2015 Seventh Round Pick From New Jersey 	To New Jersey Devils Scott Timmins6th-round pick in 2014 	To Florida Panthers Krys BarchSTL's 7th-round pick in 2015
November 14, 2013Panthers Acquire RW Jimmy Hayes & D Dylan Olsen From Chicago In Exchange For RW Kris Versteeg & LW Philippe Lefebvre	To Chicago BlackhawksKris VersteegPhilippe Lefebvre 	To Florida Panthers Jimmy HayesDylan Olsen
January 17, 2014Florida Panthers Acquire C Ryan Martindale from Edmonton 	To Edmonton OilersSteve PinizzottoJack Combs 	To Florida Panthers Ryan MartindaleDerek Nesbitt
March 2, 2014Florida Panthers Acquire RW Mark Mancari from St Louis 	To St. Louis BluesEric Selleck 	To Florida Panthers Mark Mancari
March 2, 2014Florida Panthers Acquire C Brandon Pirri from Chicago 	To Chicago Blackhawks3rd-round pick in 20145th-round pick in 2016	To Florida Panthers Brandon Pirri
March 4, 2014Florida Panthers Acquire Fifth Round Draft Choice from Montreal in Exchange for D Mike Weaver 	To Montreal CanadiensMike Weaver 	To Florida Panthers 5th-round pick in 2015
March 4, 2014[panthers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=707644 G Roberto Luongo Returns to Florida Panthers] 	To Vancouver CanucksJacob MarkstromShawn Matthias 	To Florida Panthers Roberto LuongoSteven Anthony
March 5, 2014Florida Panthers Acquire Two Draft Picks From Pittsburgh 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsMarcel Goc 	To Florida Panthers 5th-round pick in 20143rd-round pick in 2015
March 5, 2014Florida Panthers Acquire G Dan Ellis From Dallas 	To Dallas StarsTim Thomas 	To Florida Panthers Dan Ellis
===Free agents acquired===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Joey CrabbPanthers Agree To Terms With RW Joey Crabb 	Washington Capitals	2 years, $1.2 million
Mike MottauPanthers Ink D Mike Mottau 	Toronto Marlies 	1 year, $700,000
Jesse WinchesterPanthers Ink C Jesse Winchester 	Jokerit 	1 year, $600,000
Jon MatsumotoFlorida Panthers Sign C Jon Matsumoto & D Matt Gilroy 	Chicago Wolves 	1 year, $700,000
Matt Gilroy 	New York Rangers 	1 year, $700,000
Scott GomezPanthers Agree to One-Year Contract with C Scott Gomez 	San Jose Sharks 	1 year, $900,000
Steve PinizzottoPanthers Agree To One-Year Contract With C Steve Pinizzotto 	Vancouver Canucks 	1 year, $650,000
Tim ThomasFlorida Panthers Sign Stanley Cup Champion G Tim Thomas to One-Year Contract	New York Islanders 	1 year, $2.5 million
Brad BoyesFlorida Panthers Agree To Terms With C Brad Boyes 	New York Islanders 	1 year, $1 million
Tom GilbertFlorida Panthers Agree To Terms With D Tom Gilbert 	Minnesota Wild 	1 year, $900,000
Ryan WhitneyFlorida Panthers Agree To Terms With D Ryan Whitney 	Edmonton Oilers 	1 year, $900,000
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Stephen WeissAlfie, Weiss excited for opportunity 	Detroit Red Wings 	5 years, $24.5 million
Jack Skille 	Columbus Blue Jackets	1 year, $675,000
Tyson StrachanCapitals Sign Tyson Strachan, Matt Watkins and David Leggio	Washington Capitals 	1 year, $550,000
Nolan YonkmanDucks Sign Stortini and Yonkman to One-Year Contracts 	Anaheim Ducks 	1 year, $600,000
=== Claimed via waivers ===
Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Lost via retirement ===
Player
=== Player signings ===
Player 	Date 	Contract terms
Shawn MatthiasPanthers Re-sign C Shawn Matthias 	July 5, 2013 	2 years, $3.5 million
Alexander Barkov, Jr.Florida Panthers Agree to Entry-Level Contract With F Aleksander Barkov	July 15, 2013 	3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Jacob MarkstromG Jacob Markstrom Signs Two-Year Contract With Florida 	July 15, 2013 	2 years, $2.4 million
Michael CarusoC Greg Rallo And D Michael Caruso Ink One-Year Contracts With Florida 	July 16, 2013 	1 year, $650,000
Greg Rallo 	July 16, 2013 	1 year, $600,000
Colby RobakD Colby Robak Signs Two-Year Contract with Florida 	July 22, 2013 	2 years, $1.35 million
Scott TimminsPanthers Sign C Scott Timmins 	July 24, 2013 	1 year, $600,000
Brad BoyesFlorida Panthers Agree To Terms With F Brad Boyes 	March 5, 2014 	2 years, $5.25 million contract extension
Connor BrickleyF Connor Brickley Agrees To Entry-Level Contract With Florida Panthers 	April 21, 2014	2 years, $1.185 million entry-level contract
Rocco GrimaldiF Rocco Grimaldi Agrees To Entry-Level Contract With Florida Panthers 	May 7, 2014 	3 years, $3.2 million entry-level contract
MacKenzie WeegarD MacKenzie Weegar Agrees To Entry-Level Contract With Panthers 	May 29, 2014 	3 years, $2.4 million entry-level contract
Steven HodgesC Steven Hodges Agrees To Entry-Level Contract With Panthers 	June 1, 2014 	3 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, Jr.	Centre 	 	Tappara (SM-liiga)
2 	31 	Ian McCoshen 	Defence 	 	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
4 	92 	Evan Cowley 	Goaltender	 	Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL)
4 	97 	Michael Downing 	Defence 	 	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
4 	98 	Matt Buckles 	Centre 	 	St. Michael's Buzzers (OJHL)
5 	122	Christopher Clapperton	Left Wing 	 	Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL)
6 	152	Josh Brown 	Defence 	 	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
7 	206	MacKenzie Weegar 	Defence 	 	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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
==References==
Category:Florida Panthers seasons
Category:2014 in hockey