2020–21 Florida Panthers season

The 2020–21 Florida Panthers season was the 28th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established in 1993. Head coach Joel Quenneville coached his second season with the team. On December 20, 2020, the league temporarily realigned into four divisions with no conferences due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing closure of the Canada–United States border. As a result of this realignment, the Panthers played this season in the Central Division and only played games against the other teams in their new division during the regular season and the first round of the playoffs.
On April 27, the Panthers clinched a playoff berth after a 7–4 win over the Nashville Predators.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.
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January: 5–0–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 3–0–1)	January: 5–0–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 3–0–1)	January: 5–0–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 3–0–1)	January: 5–0–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 3–0–1)	January: 5–0–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 3–0–1)	January: 5–0–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 3–0–1) 	January: 5–0–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 3–0–1) 	January: 5–0–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 3–0–1) 	January: 5–0–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 3–0–1) 	January: 5–0–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 3–0–1) 	January: 5–0–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 3–0–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
— 	January 14 	Dallas 	– 	Florida 	Postponed due to COVID protocol. Rescheduled for February 22.	Postponed due to COVID protocol. Rescheduled for February 22.	Postponed due to COVID protocol. Rescheduled for February 22.	Postponed due to COVID protocol. Rescheduled for February 22.	Postponed due to COVID protocol. Rescheduled for February 22.	Postponed due to COVID protocol. Rescheduled for February 22.
— 	January 15 	Dallas 	– 	Florida 	Postponed due to COVID protocol. Rescheduled for May 10. 	Postponed due to COVID protocol. Rescheduled for May 10. 	Postponed due to COVID protocol. Rescheduled for May 10. 	Postponed due to COVID protocol. Rescheduled for May 10. 	Postponed due to COVID protocol. Rescheduled for May 10. 	Postponed due to COVID protocol. Rescheduled for May 10.
1 	January 17 	Chicago 	2–5 	Florida 	 	Driedger 	4,147 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap
2 	January 19 	Chicago 	4–5 	Florida 	OT 	Bobrovsky 	3,667 	2–0–0 	4 	Recap
— 	January 21 	Florida 	– 	Carolina 	Postponed due to COVID protocol. Rescheduled for February 17.	Postponed due to COVID protocol. Rescheduled for February 17.	Postponed due to COVID protocol. Rescheduled for February 17.	Postponed due to COVID protocol. Rescheduled for February 17.	Postponed due to COVID protocol. Rescheduled for February 17.	Postponed due to COVID protocol. Rescheduled for February 17.
— 	January 23 	Florida 	– 	Carolina 	Postponed due to COVID protocol. Rescheduled for March 7. 	Postponed due to COVID protocol. Rescheduled for March 7. 	Postponed due to COVID protocol. Rescheduled for March 7. 	Postponed due to COVID protocol. Rescheduled for March 7. 	Postponed due to COVID protocol. Rescheduled for March 7. 	Postponed due to COVID protocol. Rescheduled for March 7.
3 	January 26 	Florida 	4–3 	Columbus 	SO 	Bobrovsky 	0 	3–0–0 	6 	Recap
4 	January 28 	Florida 	2–3 	Columbus 	SO 	Driedger 	0 	3–0–1 	7 	Recap
5 	January 30 	Florida 	3–2 	Detroit 	OT 	Bobrovsky 	0 	4–0–1 	9 	Recap
6 	January 31 	Florida 	3–2 	Detroit 	 	Driedger 	0 	5–0–1 	11 	Recap
===Playoffs===
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Central Division First Round vs. (C3) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–2	Central Division First Round vs. (C3) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–2	Central Division First Round vs. (C3) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–2	Central Division First Round vs. (C3) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–2	Central Division First Round vs. (C3) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–2	Central Division First Round vs. (C3) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–2	Central Division First Round vs. (C3) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–2	Central Division First Round vs. (C3) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–2	Central Division First Round vs. (C3) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–2	Central Division First Round vs. (C3) Tampa Bay Lightning: Tampa Bay won 4–2
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap
1 	May 16 	Tampa Bay 	5–4 	Florida 	 	Bobrovsky 	9,646 	0–1 	Recap
2 	May 18 	Tampa Bay 	3–1 	Florida 	 	Driedger 	9,646 	0–2 	Recap
3 	May 20 	Florida 	6–5 	Tampa Bay 	OT 	Bobrovsky 	9,508 	1–2 	Recap
4 	May 22 	Florida 	2–6 	Tampa Bay 	 	Bobrovsky 	9,762 	1–3 	Recap
5 	May 24 	Tampa Bay 	1–4 	Florida 	 	Knight 	11,551 	2–3 	Recap
6 	May 26 	Florida 	0–4 	Tampa Bay 	 	Knight 	10,092 	2–4 	Recap
==Draft picks==
Below are the Florida Panthers selection at the 2020 NHL Draft which was held on October 6–7 at NHL Network Studios.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos 	Nationally	College/Junior/Club Team (league)
1 	12 	Anton Lundell 	(C) 	 	HIFK (Liiga)
2 	43 	Emil Heineman 	(LW)	 	Leksands IF (SHL)
3 	74 	Ty Smilanic 	(C) 	 	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
3 	87 	Justin Sourdif	(RW)	 	Vancouver Giants (WHL)
4 	105	Zachry Uens 	(D) 	 	Merrimack Warriors (H-East)
5 	153	Kasper Puuito 	(D) 	 	Everett Slivertips (WHL)
7 	198	Elliot Ekmark 	(C) 	 	Linkoping J20 (SuperElit)
7 	212	Devon Levi 	(G) 	 	Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL)
==Notes==
==References==
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