2018–19 Florida Panthers season

The 2018–19 Florida Panthers season was the 26th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 14, 1993. The Panthers were eliminated from playoff contention on March 26, 2019, after losing 6–1 to the Montreal Canadiens. This was also the final season for Roberto Luongo, who announced his retirement on June 26, 2019 after playing 19 seasons in the NHL.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The preseason schedule was published on June 14, 2018.
2018 preseason game log: 3–4–0 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2018 preseason game log: 3–4–0 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2018 preseason game log: 3–4–0 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2018 preseason game log: 3–4–0 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2018 preseason game log: 3–4–0 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2018 preseason game log: 3–4–0 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2018 preseason game log: 3–4–0 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2018 preseason game log: 3–4–0 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2018 preseason game log: 3–4–0 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)	2018 preseason game log: 3–4–0 (Home: 0–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 17 	Nashville 	5–0 	Florida 	 	Hutchinson 	5,806 	0–1–0 	Recap
2 	September 17 	Nashville 	5–3 	Florida 	 	Montembeault 	7,671 	0–2–0 	Recap
3 	September 19 	Florida 	5–2 	Montreal 	 	Luongo 	19,691 	1–2–0 	Recap
4 	September 22 	Florida 	4–3 	Dallas 	OT 	Reimer 	— 	2–2–0 	Recap
5 	September 25 	Florida 	3–2 	Tampa Bay 	 	Reimer 	11,485 	3–2–0 	Recap
6 	September 27 	Florida 	2–6 	Tampa Bay 	 	Luongo 	— 	3–3–0 	Recap
7 	September 29 	Tampa Bay 	3–2 	Florida 	 	Luongo 	10,487 	3–4–0 	Recap
Notes:
 Game was played at BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
 Game was played at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.	
Notes:
 Game was played at BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
 Game was played at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.	
Notes:
 Game was played at BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
 Game was played at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.	
Notes:
 Game was played at BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
 Game was played at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.	
Notes:
 Game was played at BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
 Game was played at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.	
Notes:
 Game was played at BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
 Game was played at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.	
Notes:
 Game was played at BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
 Game was played at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.	
Notes:
 Game was played at BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
 Game was played at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.	
Notes:
 Game was played at BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
 Game was played at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.	
Notes:
 Game was played at BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
 Game was played at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.
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October: 2–4–3 (Home: 0–2–1 ; Road: 2–2–2)	October: 2–4–3 (Home: 0–2–1 ; Road: 2–2–2)	October: 2–4–3 (Home: 0–2–1 ; Road: 2–2–2)	October: 2–4–3 (Home: 0–2–1 ; Road: 2–2–2)	October: 2–4–3 (Home: 0–2–1 ; Road: 2–2–2)	October: 2–4–3 (Home: 0–2–1 ; Road: 2–2–2)	October: 2–4–3 (Home: 0–2–1 ; Road: 2–2–2)	October: 2–4–3 (Home: 0–2–1 ; Road: 2–2–2)	October: 2–4–3 (Home: 0–2–1 ; Road: 2–2–2)	October: 2–4–3 (Home: 0–2–1 ; Road: 2–2–2)	October: 2–4–3 (Home: 0–2–1 ; Road: 2–2–2)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 6 	Florida 	1–2 	Tampa Bay 	SO 	Reimer 	19,092 	0–0–1 	1 	Recap
2 	October 11 	Columbus 	5–4 	Florida 	 	Reimer 	14,394 	0–1–1 	1 	Recap
3 	October 13 	Vancouver 	3–2 	Florida 	 	Reimer 	11,953 	0–2–1 	1 	Recap
4 	October 16 	Florida 	5–6 	Philadelphia 	SO 	Hutchinson 	19,038 	0–2–2 	2 	Recap
5 	October 19 	Florida 	6–5 	Washington 	SO 	Hutchinson 	18,506 	1–2–2 	4 	Recap
6 	October 20 	Detroit 	4–3 	Florida 	OT 	Hutchinson 	14,534 	1–2–3 	5 	Recap
7 	October 23 	Florida 	2–5 	NY Rangers 	 	Hutchinson 	17,016 	1–3–3 	5 	Recap
8 	October 24 	Florida 	3–2 	NY Islanders 	OT 	Reimer 	9,743 	2–3–3 	7 	Recap
9 	October 27 	Florida 	2–3 	New Jersey 	 	Reimer 	15,927 	2–4–3 	7 	Recap
==Player statistics==
As of April 6, 2019
===Skaters===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	35	61	96	–3 	8
 	82	30	62	92	–14	40
 	82	36	34	70	–24	30
 	82	28	42	70	–6 	8
 	82	9 	53	62	–17	50
 	81	24	15	39	–10	38
 	82	13	24	37	1 	47
 	55	10	24	34	–9 	54
 	75	8 	19	27	–24	44
 	75	12	9 	21	–6 	47
‡ 	46	8 	10	18	–9 	18
 	50	8 	10	18	–14	4
 	50	7 	9 	16	–10	14
 	59	5 	10	15	–2 	15
 	64	4 	11	15	–3 	64
 	42	7 	5 	12	–8 	16
‡ 	32	5 	7 	12	2 	16
 	70	1 	10	11	–1 	26
 	31	3 	7 	10	0 	8
† 	33	2 	8 	10	–2 	4
‡ 	32	0 	8 	8 	–3 	12
 	19	4 	3 	7 	–5 	6
 	40	0 	6 	6 	–7 	6
†‡ 	10	1 	3 	4 	–6 	2
‡ 	24	1 	2 	3 	–2 	30
 	19	1 	1 	2 	–2 	8
 	37	1 	1 	2 	–3 	28
 	2 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0
‡ 	26	0 	1 	1 	–8 	24
†‡ 	1 	0 	0 	0 	–1 	2
 	7 	0 	0 	0 	–2 	5
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	–3 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0
===Goaltenders===
Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	43	40	2,346:38	18	16	5	122	3.12	1,205	.899	1	0	1	0
 	36	29	1,805:11	13	12	5	93 	3.09	929 	.900	0	0	0	0
 	11	10	591:24 	4 	3 	2	30 	3.04	282 	.894	0	0	1	0
‡ 	4 	3 	201:14 	1 	1 	2	14 	4.17	87 	.839	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 2018–19 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Nashville Predators3rd-round pick in 2019 	To Florida Panthers3rd-round pick in 2018 	
 	To Toronto Maple LeafsMichael Hutchinson 	To Florida Panthers5th-round pick in 2020 	
 	To Edmonton OilersAlex Petrovic 	To Florida PanthersChris WidemanConditional 3rd-round pick in 2019 	
 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsNick BjugstadJared McCann 	To Florida PanthersDerick BrassardRiley Sheahan2nd-round pick in 20194th-round pick in 2019MIN 4th-round pick in 2019	
 	To San Jose SharksFuture considerations 	To Florida PanthersVincent Praplan 	
 	To Carolina HurricanesFuture considerations 	To Florida PanthersCliff Pu 	
 	To Colorado AvalancheDerick BrassardConditional 6th-round pick in 2020	To Florida Panthers3rd-round pick in 2020 	
 	To Pittsburgh PenguinsChris Wideman 	To Florida PanthersJean-Sebastien Dea 	
 	To Winnipeg JetsBogdan Kiselevich 	To Florida Panthers7th-round pick in 2021 	
===Free agents===
Date	Player 	Team 	Contract term	Ref
 	Connor Brickley 	to Nashville Predators 	1-year 	
 	Alexandre Grenier 	to Laval Rocket (AHL) 	1-year 	
 	Michael Hutchinson	from Winnipeg Jets 	1-year 	
 	Harri Sateri 	to Detroit Red Wings 	1-year 	
 	Jacob MacDonald 	from Binghamton Devils (AHL) 	2-year 	
 	Paul Thompson 	from Vegas Golden Knights 	2-year 	
 	Curtis Valk 	to Barys Astana (KHL) 	1-year 	
 	Ed Wittchow 	to KooKoo (Liiga) 	1-year 	
 	Julian Melchiori 	from Winnipeg Jets 	1-year 	
 	Troy Brouwer 	from Calgary Flames 	1-year 	
 	Gregory Chase 	to Wichita Thunder (ECHL) 	1-year 	
 	Chris Driedger 	from Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL) 	1-year 	
 	Brady Keeper 	from Maine Black Bears (Hockey East)	2-year 	
 	Ludvig Bystrom 	to Oulun Kärpät (Liiga) 	2-year 	
 	Henrik Haapala 	to Jokerit (Liiga) 	2-year 	
 	Vincent Praplan 	to SC Bern (NL) 	4-year 	
 	Rodrigo Abols 	from Örebro HK (SHL) 	2-year 	
===Waivers===
Date	Player 	Team 	Ref
 	Micheal Haley	to San Jose Sharks	
===Contract terminations===
Date	Player	Via	Ref
 	 	 	
===Retirement===
Date	Player 	Ref
 	Radim Vrbata	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Contract term	Ref
 	Frank Vatrano 	1-year 	
 	Jared McCann 	2-year 	
 	Alex Petrovic 	1-year 	
 	MacKenzie Weegar	1-year 	
 	Frank Vatrano 	3-year 	
 	Serron Noel 	3-year 	
 	Ryan Bednard 	2-year 	
 	Chris Driedger 	2-year 	
 	Aleksi Heponiemi	3-year 	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Florida Panthers' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	15 	Grigori Denisenko	LW 	 	Loko Yaroslavl (MHL)
2 	341 	Serron Noel 	RW 	 	Oshawa Generals (OHL)
3 	892 	Logan Hutsko 	RW 	 	Boston College (Hockey East)
6 	170 	Justin Schutz 	LW 	 	Red Bull Hockey Akademie (Czech U18)
7 	201 	Cole Krygier 	D 	 	Lincoln Stars (USHL)
7 	2073	Santtu Kinnunen 	D 	 	Pelicans U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga)
Notes:
# The Arizona Coyotes' second-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on August 25, 2016, that sent Dave Bolland and Lawson Crouse to Arizona in exchange for a third-round pick in 2017 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).
# The Nashville Predators' third-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 23, 2018, that sent a third-round pick in 2019 to Nashville in exchange for this pick.
# The San Jose Sharks' seventh-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 19, 2018, that sent Vegas' fourth-round pick in 2018, a fifth-round pick in 2018 and a second-round pick in 2019 to San Jose in exchange for Mike Hoffman and this pick.
==References==
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