Florida Panthers — Stats, Schedule & Insights

Team Snapshot

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Key Insight

The Panthers finished 25th overall despite a 9th-ranked penalty kill because catastrophic goaltending (.877 save percentage, 28th in goals against) erased every structural advantage. A three-game win streak to close the season masked the season-defining failure: Sergei Bobrovsky's worst campaign in a decade cost Florida a playoff spot, turning a competent defensive structure into a 28th-ranked goals-against disaster.

Strengths

Elite penalty kill at 9th overall (81.0%) limited special teams damage to 52 goals against on 273 opportunities, preventing the goaltending disaster from becoming a historic defensive collapse

Third-period scoring dominance generated 98 goals, the team's highest single-period total, indicating late-game offensive structure that kept games competitive despite trailing for long stretches

Home record of 23–15–3 salvaged 49 of 84 points, showing the team could execute its system effectively in controlled environments even as road performance imploded

Late-season offensive surge to 4.2 goals per game in last-5 games demonstrated untapped scoring potential that remained dormant for 77 games, suggesting lineup or deployment adjustments finally connected

Risks

Goaltending catastrophe (.877 save percentage, 3.07 GAA) is the primary risk and directly caused playoff elimination—Bobrovsky's performance ranked 28th in goals against and likely cost 15–20 standings points relative to league-average netminding, outweighing all other factors combined

Second-period defensive collapse allowed 91 goals against versus 69 for, a -22 differential that represents the worst period-specific performance and indicates structural breakdowns in mid-game adjustments or conditioning

Road record of 17–23–1 cost 35 of 84 possible points and exposed inability to execute defensively in hostile environments, with road goals-against rate significantly exceeding home performance

Goal differential of -25 reflects season-long inability to outscore defensive mistakes, with 28th-ranked goals against overwhelming 18th-ranked offense and creating a negative run differential that accurately predicted sub-playoff finish

Last 5 Record

3W–2L

Avg Scored (L5)

4.2↑1.5 vs prev 5

Avg Conceded (L5)

2.8

The last-5 record of 3–2 with 4.2 goals scored and 2.8 conceded represents a dramatic reversal from season norms, cutting goals against by 17% while spiking offense by 37%. This late surge came too late to salvage an 84-point finish, but the 1.53 scoring trend and improved defensive structure suggest the team found coherence only after elimination, making the turnaround statistically irrelevant to playoff positioning.

Core Analytics

Core Performance

Offence

Florida ranked 18th in scoring at 3.06 goals per game, a middling output that improved dramatically late—last-5 scoring surged to 4.2 goals per game, a 37% increase driven by third-period aggression (98 goals, team-high). The power play finished 19th at 19.6%, functional but never a difference-maker, generating 52 goals across 266 opportunities without ever compensating for defensive bleeding.

3.06Avg 3.08

17th in NHL

Defence

The penalty kill ranked 9th at 81.0%, allowing just 52 goals on 273 opportunities and representing the team's lone elite defensive metric. However, second-period collapses (91 goals against versus 69 for, worst differential of any period) and road defensive breakdowns (17–23–1 record) exposed systemic vulnerabilities in 5v5 play that the PK excellence could not offset.

3.37Avg 3.08

27th in NHL

Special Teams

Power Play

Top Players

Sam Reinhart

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PTS

Sam Bennett

Center · #

PTS

Goals Scored — Last 10 Games

Scoring is trending upward — up 1.5 goals/game vs the previous 5 games, a positive sign heading into the final stretch.

Goals For

Goals Against

8–1

DET

Apr 15

3–2

NYR

Apr 13

6–2

TOR

Apr 11