2013–14 Florida Panthers season

The 2013–14 Florida Panthers season was the 20th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 14, 1993. The Panthers missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year for the first time since the 2009–10 season and the 2010–11 season.

Pre-season The Panthers were sold on September 27, 2013, to the chairman and CEO of Virtu Financial, Vincent Viola.Vincent Viola Becomes Owner Of The Florida Panthers

Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season 2013 preseason game log: 3–1–3 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 0–0–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 16 Nashville 3–6 Florida Madore 0 1–0–0 Recap 2 September 16 Nashville 2–3 Florida OT Houser 6,541 2–0–0 Recap 3 September 18 Florida 2–3 Dallas SO Markstrom 6,532 2–0–1 Recap 4 September 20 Dallas 4–1 Florida Houser 2–1–1 Recap 5 September 21 Florida 4–5 Tampa Bay SO Markstrom 13,135 2–1–2 Recap 6 September 26 Florida 2–3 Tampa Bay OT Markstrom 3,451 2–1–3 Recap 7 September 28 Tampa Bay 3–5 Florida Thomas 12,547 3–1–3 RecapNotes: Game was played at AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. Game was played at Germain Arena in Estero, Florida.

Regular season 2013–14 Game Log October: 3–7–2 (Home: 2–3–2; Road: 1–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 3 Florida 4–2 Dallas Thomas 16,100 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 5 Florida 0–7 St. Louis Thomas 16,264 1–1–0 2 Recap 3 October 8 Florida 1–2 Philadelphia Thomas 19,589 1–2–0 2 Recap 4 October 10 Florida 2–7 Tampa Bay Markstrom 19,204 1–3–0 2 Recap 5 October 11 Pittsburgh 3–6 Florida Markstrom 18,584 2–3–0 4 Recap 6 October 13 Los Angeles 3–0 Florida Markstrom 12,810 2–4–0 4 Recap 7 October 15 Florida 3–4 Nashville Markstrom 15,935 2–5–0 4 Recap 8 October 17 Boston 3–2 Florida Thomas 14,440 2–6–0 4 Recap 9 October 19 Minnesota 1–2 Florida OT Thomas 13,081 3–6–0 6 Recap 10 October 22 Chicago 3–2 Florida OT Markstrom 15,779 3–6–1 7 Recap 11 October 25 Buffalo 3–1 Florida Markstrom 12,984 3–7–1 7 Recap 12 October 27 Tampa Bay 4–3 Florida OT Markstrom 12,336 3–7–2 8 Recap November: 4–8–3 (Home: 2–3–1; Road: 2–5–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 13 November 1 St. Louis 4–0 Florida Markstrom 12,922 3–8–2 8 Recap 14 November 2 Florida 2–3 Washington SO Clemmensen 18,506 3–8–3 9 Recap 15 November 5 Edmonton 4–3 Florida OT Markstrom 12,035 3–8–4 10 Recap 16 November 7 Florida 1–4 Boston Clemmensen 17,565 3–9–4 10 Recap 17 November 9 Florida 2–3 Ottawa Thomas 16,244 3–10–4 10 Recap 18 November 10 Florida 3–4 NY Rangers Thomas 18,006 3–11–4 10 Recap 19 November 12 Anaheim 2–3 Florida Thomas 13,354 4–11–4 12 Recap 20 November 15 Florida 2–3 Minnesota Thomas 18,102 4–12–4 12 Recap 21 November 16 Florida 4–1 Colorado Thomas 17,321 5–12–4 14 Recap 22 November 19 Florida 3–2 Vancouver SO Thomas 18,910 6–12–4 16 Recap 23 November 21 Florida 1–4 Edmonton Thomas 16,839 6–13–4 16 Recap 24 November 22 Florida 3–4 Calgary SO Thomas 19,289 6–13–5 17 Recap 25 November 25 Philadelphia 1–3 Florida Thomas 14,299 7–13–5 19 Recap 26 November 27 NY Rangers 5–2 Florida Thomas 17,268 7–14–5 19 Recap 27 November 30 Pittsburgh 5–1 Florida Thomas 17,583 7–15–5 19 Recap December: 8–5–1 (Home: 4–3–1; Road: 4–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 28 December 3 Ottawa 4–2 Florida Thomas 10,074 7–16–5 19 Recap 29 December 5 Winnipeg 2–5 Florida Thomas 10,966 8–16–5 21 Recap 30 December 7 Florida 2–1 Detroit Thomas 20,066 9–16–5 23 Recap 31 December 8 Florida 2–6 Chicago Clemmensen 21,119 9–17–5 23 Recap 32 December 10 Detroit 2–3 Florida SO Thomas 13,358 10–17–5 25 Recap 33 December 13 Washington 2–3 Florida SO Clemmensen 15,097 11–17–5 27 Recap 34 December 15 Florida 2–1 Montreal Clemmensen 21,273 12–17–5 29 Recap 35 December 17 Florida 3–1 Toronto Clemmensen 19,076 13–17–5 31 Recap 36 December 19 Florida 4–2 Ottawa Clemmensen 15,927 14–17–5 33 Recap 37 December 20 Florida 2–5 Winnipeg Markstrom 15,004 14–18–5 33 Recap 38 December 23 Tampa Bay 6–1 Florida Clemmensen 15,942 14–19–5 33 Recap 39 December 28 Detroit 3–2 Florida Clemmensen 18,932 14–20–5 33 Recap 40 December 29 Montreal 1–4 Florida Clemmensen 19,891 15–20–5 35 Recap 41 December 31 NY Rangers 2–1 Florida SO Thomas 16,083 15–20–6 36 Recap January: 6–6–1 (Home: 2–2–0; Road: 4–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 42 January 4 Nashville 4–5 Florida SO Thomas 15,796 16–20–6 38 Recap 43 January 6 Florida 1–2 Montreal Thomas 21,273 16–21–6 38 Recap 44 January 9 Florida 2–1 Buffalo SO Thomas 17,872 17–21–6 40 Recap 45 January 11 Florida 1–2 New Jersey OT Thomas 16,592 17–21–7 41 Recap 46 January 14 NY Islanders 2–4 Florida Thomas 13,730 18–21–7 43 Recap 47 January 16 San Jose 3–0 Florida Thomas 13,149 18–22–7 43 Recap 48 January 18 Florida 2–3 Carolina Thomas 15,476 18–23–7 43 Recap 49 January 20 Florida 5–1 Pittsburgh Clemmensen 18,660 19–23–7 45 Recap 50 January 21 Florida 4–3 Buffalo Thomas 17,583 20–23–7 47 Recap 51 January 24 Colorado 3–2 Florida Thomas 17,274 20–24–7 47 Recap 52 January 26 Florida 5–4 Detroit SO Thomas 20,066 21–24–7 49 Recap 53 January 28 Florida 2–6 Boston Thomas 17,565 21–25–7 49 Recap 54 January 30 Florida 3–6 Toronto Clemmensen 19,448 21–26–7 49 Recap February: 1–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 0–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 55 February 1 Florida 1–4 Columbus Thomas 16,762 21–27–7 49 Recap 56 February 4 Toronto 1–4 Florida Thomas 15,583 22–27–7 51 Recap 57 February 6 Detroit 3–1 Florida Thomas 15,623 22–28–7 51 Recap 58 February 7 Florida 1–5 Carolina Thomas 16,132 22–29–7 51 Recap 59 February 27 Washington 5–4 Florida Thomas 14,180 22–30–7 51 Recap March: 5–11–1 (Home: 3–4–1; Road: 2–7–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 60 March 1 Florida 3–6 Columbus Clemmensen 15,441 22–31–7 51 Recap 61 March 2 Florida 5–3 NY Islanders Thomas 13,008 23–31–7 53 Recap 62 March 4 Florida 1–4 Boston Thomas 17,565 23–32–7 53 Recap 63 March 7 Buffalo 0–2 Florida Luongo 14,402 24–32–7 55 Recap 64 March 9 Boston 5–2 Florida Luongo 18,858 24–33–7 55 Recap 65 March 11 Phoenix 3–1 Florida Luongo 12,211 24–34–7 55 Recap 66 March 13 Florida 4–5 Tampa Bay Ellis 18,324 24–35–7 55 Recap 67 March 14 New Jersey 3–5 Florida Luongo 14,496 25–35–7 57 Recap 68 March 16 Vancouver 4–3 Florida SO Luongo 14,215 25–35–8 58 Recap 69 March 18 Florida 3–2 San Jose Luongo 17,562 26–35–8 60 Recap 70 March 20 Florida 1–2 Phoenix Luongo 14,442 26–36–8 60 Recap 71 March 22 Florida 0–4 Los Angeles Luongo 18,118 26–37–8 60 Recap 72 March 23 Florida 2–6 Anaheim Ellis 17,281 26–38–8 60 Recap 73 March 25 Ottawa 2–3 Florida Luongo 13,435 27–38–8 62 Recap 74 March 27 Carolina 3–0 Florida Luongo 12,379 27–39–8 62 Recap 75 March 29 Montreal 4–1 Florida Ellis 17,119 27–40–8 62 Recap 76 March 31 Florida 3–6 New Jersey Ellis 15,209 27–41–8 62 Recap April: 2–4–0 (Home: 2–3–0; Road: 0–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 77 April 1 Florida 2–4 NY Islanders Clemmensen 11,812 27–42–8 62 Recap 78 April 4 Calgary 2–1 Florida Luongo 12,055 27–43–8 62 Recap 79 April 6 Dallas 2–3 Florida Luongo 13,366 28–43–8 64 Recap 80 April 8 Philadelphia 5–2 Florida Ellis 12,487 28–44–8 64 Recap 81 April 10 Toronto 2–4 Florida Luongo 13,110 29–44–8 66 Recap 82 April 12 Columbus 3–2 Florida Luongo 14,241 29–45–8 66 RecapLegend:

Player stats Final stats Skaters

Regular season Player 76 16 22 38 −14 16 76 15 22 37 1 73 82 7 30 37 −6 20 78 21 15 36 −6 28 62 16 13 29 −16 40 69 9 19 28 −5 37 80 8 20 28 −18 22 73 3 25 28 −5 18 54 8 16 24 −3 10 ‡ 62 11 12 23 −7 31 81 8 11 19 −26 66 † 53 11 7 18 −6 18 52 9 9 18 −2 38 ‡ 59 9 7 16 0 14 † 21 7 7 14 0 2 49 4 8 12 0 18 44 3 9 12 −3 8 46 2 10 12 −11 24 65 3 6 9 −7 114 20 5 3 8 −11 6 24 5 2 7 −1 8 ‡ 18 2 5 7 −9 9 16 4 2 6 0 10 ‡ 55 0 6 6 −9 23 37 1 4 5 −6 39 55 0 4 4 −10 99 16 1 1 2 −2 6 16 0 2 2 −4 6 9 0 1 1 −2 7 2 0 1 1 1 2 7 0 1 1 3 8 8 0 0 0 −3 4 7 0 0 0 −7 6 3 0 0 0 −1 0 1 0 0 0 −1 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 June 30, 2013Panthers Add Eight From 2013 Draft To Montreal Canadiens 7th-round pick in 2014 – Hugo Fagerblom To Florida Panthers 7th-round pick in 2013 – MacKenzie Weegar July 5, 2013Panthers Acquire LW Philippe Lefebvre And 2014 Seventh Round Pick From Montreal To Montreal Canadiens George Parros To Florida Panthers Philippe Lefebvre7th-round pick in 2014 – Hugo Fagerblom 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 – Joey Dudek To Florida Panthers Krys Barch7th-round pick in 2015 – Ryan Bednard 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 2014 – Justin Kirkland5th-round pick in 2016 – Connor Bleackley 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 – Ryan Pilon 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 2014 – Miguel Fidler3rd-round pick in 2015 – Sam Montembeault 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