The 2023–24 Florida Panthers season was the 30th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established in 1993. They entered the season as the defending Eastern Conference champions, having lost in five games to the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2023 Stanley Cup Final.

On March 28, 2024, the Panthers clinched a playoff berth for the fifth straight season following the Detroit Red Wings' 4–0 loss against the Carolina Hurricanes. On April 16, the Panthers clinched their third Atlantic Division title and fourth all-time division title following a win against the Toronto Maple Leafs in their final game of the year alongside a Boston Bruins loss to the Ottawa Senators.

The Panthers averaged 18,632 fans in attendance this season. This mark is the highest average attendance in team history.

The Panthers met the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Panthers and Lightning previously met in the playoffs twice, with Tampa Bay winning both series. The Panthers eliminated the Lightning in five games. They faced the Boston Bruins in the second round, winning the series in six games. The Panthers defeated the New York Rangers in the conference finals in six games, advancing to the Stanley Cup Final for the second consecutive season.

In the 2024 Stanley Cup Final series matchup against the Edmonton Oilers, the Panthers initially held a 3–0 lead before experiencing defeats in the following three games. The Panthers defeated the Oilers 2–1 in Game 7 at home, averting a possible reverse sweep, which would have made Florida the first team to suffer this fate since Detroit in the 1942 Stanley Cup Final. This victory clinched the franchise's first Stanley Cup championship in its 30 years of existence.

Previous season After barely clinching a wild card spot in the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Panthers were set to face the Boston Bruins, who had set an NHL record for most wins and points in a season. After being down 3–1 in the series, the Panthers came back and won the series in overtime in game 7 to pull off one of the biggest upsets in NHL history. The Panthers would then upset the Toronto Maple Leafs to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 27 years. Subsequently, the Panthers would sweep the Carolina Hurricanes to advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1996. In the Stanley Cup Final, the Panthers were defeated by the Vegas Golden Knights in five games. Coupled with the Miami Heat's defeat one night earlier in the NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets (which was also decided in five games), South Florida had two teams lose their respective sport's finals on consecutive days.

30th anniversary celebrations In July 2023, the Florida Panthers announced celebrations for their 30th Anniversary season including the unveiling of the club's 30th Anniversary logo. The Panthers celebrated thirty years of Panthers hockey with a theme night honoring each decade. On January 11 as the Panthers hosted the Los Angeles Kings, fans celebrated the birth of the franchise in the 1990s. On March 7 versus the Philadelphia Flyers, the 2000s were spotlighted and on March 28 versus the New York Islanders, game presentation and in-game themes highlighted the 2010s into the current era.

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason The preseason schedule was published on June 23, 2023. 2023 preseason game log: 4–4–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 25 Nashville 0–5 Florida Knight 6,160 1–0–0 2 September 25 Nashville 2–5 Florida Bobrovsky 6,365 2–0–0 3 September 27 Florida 1–4 Carolina Knight 15,368 2–1–0 4 September 29 Carolina 2–4 Florida Stolarz 8,869 3–1–0 5 October 1 Florida 2–4 Ottawa Knight 4,926 3–2–0 6 October 3 Florida 0–2 Tampa Bay Bobrovsky 16,802 3–3–0 7 October 5 Florida 6–3 Tampa Bay Stolarz 12,924 4–3–0 8 October 7 Tampa Bay 4–2 Florida Bobrovsky 13,780 4–4–0 Notes: Indicates split-squad.

Regular season The regular season schedule was published on June 27, 2023. 2023–24 game logOctober: 4–3–1 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 1–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 12 Florida 0–2 Minnesota Bobrovsky 18,976 0–1–0 0 2 October 14 Florida 4–6 Winnipeg Bobrovsky 13,410 0–2–0 0 3 October 16 Florida 4–3 New Jersey Bobrovsky 15,023 1–2–0 2 4 October 19 Toronto 1–3 Florida Bobrovsky 19,288 2–2–0 4 5 October 21 Vancouver 5–3 Florida Bobrovsky 16,991 2–3–0 4 6 October 24 San Jose 1–3 Florida Stolarz 16,142 3–3–0 6 7 October 28 Seattle 2–3 Florida Bobrovsky 16,780 4–3–0 8 8 October 30 Florida 2–3 Boston OT Bobrovsky 17,850 4–3–1 9 November: 10–4–1 (Home: 4–2–0; Road: 6–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 9 November 2 Florida 2–0 Detroit Bobrovsky 17,233 5–3–1 11 10 November 4 Florida 2–5 Chicago Stolarz 18,666 5–4–1 11 11 November 6 Columbus 4–5 Florida OT Bobrovsky 17,103 6–4–1 13 12 November 8 Florida 4–3 Washington OT Bobrovsky 16,104 7–4–1 15 13 November 10 Carolina 2–5 Florida Bobrovsky 17,845 8–4–1 17 14 November 12 Chicago 3–4 Florida Bobrovsky 19,359 9–4–1 19 15 November 14 Florida 5–3 San Jose Stolarz 10,108 10–4–1 21 16 November 16 Florida 1–2 Los Angeles Bobrovsky 17,243 10–5–1 21 17 November 17 Florida 2–1 Anaheim Stolarz 14,932 11–5–1 23 18 November 20 Edmonton 3–5 Florida Bobrovsky 19,628 12–5–1 25 19 November 22 Boston 3–1 Florida Bobrovsky 19,327 12–6–1 25 20 November 24 Winnipeg 3–0 Florida Bobrovsky 18,801 12–7–1 25 21 November 27 Florida 5–0 Ottawa Bobrovsky 15,594 13–7–1 27 22 November 28 Florida 1–2 Toronto SO Stolarz 18,508 13–7–2 28 23 November 30 Florida 5–1 Montreal Bobrovsky 21,105 14–7–2 30 December: 8–5–0 (Home: 5–2–0; Road: 3–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 2 NY Islanders 4–3 Florida Stolarz 18,721 14–8–2 30 25 December 6 Dallas 4–5 Florida Bobrovsky 18,376 15–8–2 32 26 December 8 Pittsburgh 1–3 Florida Bobrovsky 18,640 16–8–2 34 27 December 10 Florida 5–2 Columbus Stolarz 16,269 17–8–2 36 28 December 12 Florida 0–4 Seattle Bobrovsky 17,151 17–9–2 36 29 December 14 Florida 0–4 Vancouver Bobrovsky 18,873 17–10–2 36 30 December 16 Florida 5–1 Edmonton Bobrovsky 18,347 18–10–2 38 31 December 18 Florida 1–3 Calgary Stolarz 16,813 18–11–2 38 32 December 21 St. Louis 4–1 Florida Bobrovsky 18,753 18–12–2 38 33 December 23 Vegas 2–4 Florida Bobrovsky 19,364 19–12–2 40 34 December 27 Florida 3–2 Tampa Bay Bobrovsky 19,092 20–12–2 42 35 December 29 NY Rangers 3–4 Florida Bobrovsky 19,723 21–12–2 44 36 December 30 Montreal 1–4 Florida Stolarz 19,663 22–12–2 46 January: 9–2–2 (Home: 2–2–2; Road: 7–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 37 January 2 Florida 4–1 Arizona Bobrovsky 4,600 23–12–2 48 38 January 4 Florida 4–1 Vegas Bobrovsky 18,044 24–12–2 50 39 January 6 Florida 8–4 Colorado Bobrovsky 18,132 25–12–2 52 40 January 9 Florida 5–1 St. Louis Stolarz 18,096 26–12–2 54 41 January 11 Los Angeles 2–3 Florida OT Bobrovsky 18,616 27–12–2 56 42 January 13 New Jersey 4–1 Florida Bobrovsky 19,526 27–13–2 56 43 January 15 Anaheim 5–4 Florida OT Stolarz 17,885 27–13–3 57 44 January 17 Detroit 3–2 Florida OT Bobrovsky 17,958 27–13–4 58 45 January 19 Minnesota 6–4 Florida Stolarz 19,595 27–14–4 58 46 January 22 Florida 4–1 Nashville Stolarz 17,159 28–14–4 60 47 January 24 Arizona 2–6 Florida Bobrovsky 17,020 29–14–4 62 48 January 26 Florida 3–2 Pittsburgh SO Bobrovsky 18,188 30–14–4 64 49 January 27 Florida 3–2 NY Islanders OT Stolarz 17,255 31–14–4 66 February: 9–2–0 (Home: 6–1–0; Road: 3–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 50 February 6 Philadelphia 2–1 Florida Stolarz 17,340 31–15–4 66 51 February 8 Washington 2–4 Florida Bobrovsky 17,645 32–15–4 68 52 February 10 Colorado 0–4 Florida Bobrovsky 19,304 33–15–4 70 53 February 14 Florida 5–2 Pittsburgh Bobrovsky 17,967 34–15–4 72 54 February 15 Florida 4–0 Buffalo Stolarz 14,277 35–15–4 74 55 February 17 Florida 9–2 Tampa Bay Bobrovsky 19,092 36–15–4 76 56 February 20 Ottawa 2–3 Florida OT Bobrovsky 19,000 37–15–4 78 57 February 22 Florida 0–1 Carolina Bobrovsky 18,700 37–16–4 78 58 February 24 Washington 2–3 Florida OT Bobrovsky 19,887 38–16–4 80 59 February 27 Buffalo 2–3 Florida Bobrovsky 18,243 39–16–4 82 60 February 29 Montreal 3–4 Florida SO Stolarz 18,918 40–16–4 84 March: 7–6–1 (Home: 2–5–0; Road: 5–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 61 March 2 Florida 4–0 Detroit Bobrovsky 19,515 41–16–4 86 62 March 4 Florida 4–2 NY Rangers Bobrovsky 18,006 42–16–4 88 63 March 5 Florida 5–3 New Jersey Stolarz 16,042 43–16–4 90 64 March 7 Philadelphia 2–1 Florida Bobrovsky 18,817 43–17–4 90 65 March 9 Calgary 1–5 Florida Stolarz 19,358 44–17–4 92 66 March 12 Florida 4–3 Dallas Bobrovsky 18,532 45–17–4 94 67 March 14 Florida 0–4 Carolina Bobrovsky 18,700 45–18–4 94 68 March 16 Tampa Bay 5–3 Florida Bobrovsky 19,396 45–19–4 94 69 March 21 Nashville 3–0 Florida Bobrovsky 19,780 45–20–4 94 70 March 23 Florida 3–4 NY Rangers SO Bobrovsky 18,006 45–20–5 95 71 March 24 Florida 4–1 Philadelphia Stolarz 18,712 46–20–5 97 72 March 26 Boston 4–3 Florida Bobrovsky 18,689 46–21–5 97 73 March 28 NY Islanders 3–2 Florida Stolarz 19,201 46–22–5 97 74 March 30 Detroit 2–3 Florida SO Bobrovsky 19,290 47–22–5 99 April: 5–2–1 (Home: 4–0–0; Road: 1–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 75 April 1 Florida 4–6 Toronto Bobrovsky 18,776 47–23–5 99 76 April 2 Florida 3–5 Montreal Stolarz 21,105 47–24–5 99 77 April 4 Florida 6–0 Ottawa Bobrovsky 17,653 48–24–5 101 78 April 6 Florida 2–3 Boston OT Bobrovsky 17,850 48–24–6 102 79 April 9 Ottawa 0–2 Florida Stolarz 17,872 49–24–6 104 80 April 11 Columbus 0–4 Florida Bobrovsky 18,451 50–24–6 106 81 April 13 Buffalo 2–3 Florida OT Bobrovsky 19,319 51–24–6 108 82 April 16 Toronto 2–5 Florida Stolarz 18,317 52–24–6 110 Legend:

Playoffs

2024 Stanley Cup playoffsEastern Conference first round vs. (WC1) Tampa Bay Lightning: Florida won 4–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 21 Tampa Bay 2–3 Florida Bobrovsky 19,356 1–0 2 April 23 Tampa Bay 2–3 Florida OT Bobrovsky 19,484 2–0 3 April 25 Florida 5–3 Tampa Bay Bobrovsky 19,092 3–0 4 April 27 Florida 3–6 Tampa Bay Bobrovsky 19,092 3–1 5 April 29 Tampa Bay 1–6 Florida Bobrovsky 19,750 4–1 Eastern Conference second round vs. (A2) Boston Bruins: Florida won 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 6 Boston 5–1 Florida Bobrovsky 19,275 0–1 2 May 8 Boston 1–6 Florida Bobrovsky 19,789 1–1 3 May 10 Florida 6–2 Boston Bobrovsky 17,850 2–1 4 May 12 Florida 3–2 Boston Bobrovsky 17,850 3–1 5 May 14 Boston 2–1 Florida Bobrovsky 20,004 3–2 6 May 17 Florida 2–1 Boston Bobrovsky 17,850 4–2 Eastern Conference final vs. (M1) New York Rangers: Florida won 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 22 Florida 3–0 NY Rangers Bobrovsky 18,006 1–0 2 May 24 Florida 1–2 NY Rangers OT Bobrovsky 18,006 1–1 3 May 26 NY Rangers 5–4 Florida OT Bobrovsky 19,780 1–2 4 May 28 NY Rangers 2–3 Florida OT Bobrovsky 19,754 2–2 5 May 30 Florida 3–2 NY Rangers Bobrovsky 18,006 3–2 6 June 1 NY Rangers 1–2 Florida Bobrovsky 19,865 4–2 Stanley Cup Final vs. (P2) Edmonton Oilers: Florida won 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 June 8 Edmonton 0–3 Florida Bobrovsky 19,543 1–0 2 June 10 Edmonton 1–4 Florida Bobrovsky 19,673 2–0 3 June 13 Florida 4–3 Edmonton Bobrovsky 18,347 3–0 4 June 15 Florida 1–8 Edmonton Stolarz 18,347 3–1 5 June 18 Edmonton 5–3 Florida Bobrovsky 19,956 3–2 6 June 21 Florida 1–5 Edmonton Bobrovsky 18,347 3–3 7 June 24 Edmonton 1–2 Florida Bobrovsky 19,939 4–3 Legend:

Player statistics

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