The 2024–25 Florida Panthers season was the 31st season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established in 1993. The Panthers entered the season as the defending Stanley Cup champions having defeated the Edmonton Oilers in seven games in the 2024 Stanley Cup Final.
On April 5, 2025, the Panthers clinched a playoff spot for the sixth straight season following the Columbus Blue Jackets loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
In the playoffs, the Panthers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in five games in the first round, defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in seven games in the second round, defeated the Carolina Hurricanes in five games in the Eastern Conference finals, and made the 2025 Stanley Cup Final for the third consecutive season where they defeated the Edmonton Oilers in six games in a rematch of the previous Stanley Cup Final. The Panthers scored 94 playoff goals, the fourth-most by a team in NHL history, behind only the 1980–81 New York Islanders, 1984–85 Edmonton Oilers, and 1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins, all of whom played in an era of high-scoring offense in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Previous season The Florida Panthers finished as the top seed in the Atlantic Division and met the in-state rival Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Panthers eliminated the Lightning in five games. They then 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 recovered and defeated the Oilers 2–1 in game 7 at home. This victory clinched the franchise's first Stanley Cup championship in its 30 years of existence.
Off-season The off-season saw the Panthers lose several key depth pieces. Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Anthony Stolarz, Vladimir Tarasenko, Brandon Montour, Kevin Stenlund, Ryan Lomberg, and Josh Mahura left in free agency. Ekman-Larsson and Stolarz both signed with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Tarasenko with the Detroit Red Wings, Montour and Mahura with the Seattle Kraken, Stenlund with the Utah Hockey Club, and Lomberg with the Calgary Flames. Kyle Okposo announced his retirement on September 19, 2024.
The Panthers changed their ECHL affiliate and were affiliated with the Savannah Ghost Pirates after having been paired with the Florida Everblades for the past two seasons.
After airing their games on Bally Sports Florida (formerly Fox Sports Florida and SportsChannel Florida) for the majority of the Panthers existence, Scripps Sports started producing and broadcasting Panthers games. The broadcasts were free over-the-air on local channels WSFL-TV 39 in Miami-Fort, Lauderdale, WHDT-TV 9 in Stuart-West Palm Beach, and WFTX 36.3 in Fort Myers-Naples. Additionally, Scripps Sports created a streaming platform to allow fans to stream the games within the broadcast region.
To commemorate the 2024 Stanley Cup win, the Panthers designed a special center ice face-off logo. The Panthers filled in the circle with red and surrounding it was the famous embossed pattern from the bowl of the Stanley Cup. The Panthers used gold for the pattern to make it look like rays of the sun, being they play in the Sunshine State.
NHL 4 Nations Face-Off The NHL 4 Nations Face-Off was an ice hockey tournament that took place from February 12 to 20, 2025. The tournament replaced the NHL's annual All-Star Game for 2025. In the tournament, teams representing Canada, Finland, Sweden, and the United States played each other in a round-robin format, followed by a one-game final between the two top-placed teams.
On June 28, 2024, Aleksander Barkov was named to Finland team, Gustav Forsling was named to Sweden team, and Matthew Tkachuk was named to the United States team. Panthers' assistant coach Tuomo Ruutu was named as an assistant coach of Finland.
The remaining roster was announced on December 4, 2024. Sam Reinhart and Sam Bennett joined Canada. Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen, and Niko Mikkola joined Finland. Gustav Forsling joined Sweden with scouting and development consultant Patric Hornqvist and assistant coach Myles Fee joining as staff. General manager Bill Zito and equipment manager Teddy Richards joined the United States as staff.
The Panthers led the league with eight players selected for the tournament.
Canada beat the United States in the final with Reinhart, Bennett, and future Panther Brad Marchand in the lineup.
Standings
Divisional standings
Conference standings
Schedule and results The preseason schedule was published on June 23, 2024. 2024 preseason game log: 5–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 2–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 22 Nashville 2–3 Florida Knight 8,076 1–0–0 2 September 22 Nashville 2–6 Florida Bobrovsky 8,076 2–0–0 3 September 25 Florida 7–8 Tampa Bay Driedger 15,899 2–1–0 4 September 27 Florida 2–8 Carolina Knight 14,875 2–2–0 5 September 28 Carolina 4–5 Florida OT Driedger 14,702 3–2–0 6 September 30 Tampa Bay 3–1 Florida Knight 14,013 3–3–0 7 October 2 Florida 2–1 Tampa Bay OT Knight 11,270 4–3–0 8 October 5 Florida 4–2 Los Angeles Bobrovsky 17,320 5–3–0 Notes: Indicates split-squad. Played at Kia Center in Orlando, Florida. Played at Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Quebec.
Regular season The regular season schedule was published on July 2, 2024. 2024–25 game logOctober: 7–3–1 (Home: 2–1–1; Road: 5–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 8 Boston 4–6 Florida Bobrovsky 19,813 1–0–0 2 2 October 10 Florida 1–3 Ottawa Bobrovsky 19,346 1–1–0 2 3 October 12 Florida 2–5 Buffalo Knight 16,644 1–2–0 2 4 October 14 Florida 4–3 Boston Bobrovsky 17,850 2–2–0 4 5 October 15 Florida 4–3 Columbus Knight 18,484 3–2–0 6 6 October 17 Vancouver 3–2 Florida OT Bobrovsky 17,865 3–2–1 7 7 October 19 Vegas 3–4 Florida OT Bobrovsky 19,572 4–2–1 9 8 October 22 Minnesota 5–1 Florida Bobrovsky 18,264 4–3–1 9 9 October 24 Florida 3–1 NY Rangers Bobrovsky 18,006 5–3–1 11 10 October 26 Florida 6–3 NY Islanders Knight 15,807 6–3–1 13 11 October 28 Florida 5–2 Buffalo Bobrovsky 12,906 7–3–1 15 November: 8–6–0 (Home: 6–4–0; Road: 2–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 1 Florida 6–4 Dallas Bobrovsky 12,786 8–3–1 17 13 November 2 Dallas 2–4 Florida Knight 12,807 9–3–1 19 14 November 7 Nashville 2–6 Florida Bobrovsky 18,264 10–3–1 21 15 November 9 Philadelphia 3–4 Florida SO Bobrovsky 19,547 11–3–1 23 16 November 12 New Jersey 4–1 Florida Knight 18,677 11–4–1 23 17 November 14 New Jersey 6–2 Florida Bobrovsky 18,573 11–5–1 23 18 November 16 Winnipeg 0–5 Florida Bobrovsky 19,157 12–5–1 25 19 November 19 Florida 3–6 Winnipeg Bobrovsky 15,225 12–6–1 25 20 November 21 Florida 1–3 Chicago Knight 19,107 12–7–1 25 21 November 23 Colorado 7–4 Florida Bobrovsky 18,638 12–8–1 25 22 November 25 Washington 4–1 Florida Knight 18,504 12–9–1 25 23 November 27 Toronto 1–5 Florida Bobrovsky 18,563 13–9–1 27 24 November 29 Florida 6–3 Carolina Bobrovsky 18,920 14–9–1 29 25 November 30 Carolina 0–6 Florida Knight 18,648 15–9–1 31 December: 8–4–1 (Home: 3–2–0; Road: 5–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 December 3 Florida 4–5 Pittsburgh OT Knight 15,502 15–9–2 32 27 December 5 Florida 7–5 Philadelphia Knight 18,206 16–9–2 34 28 December 7 San Jose 1–3 Florida Bobrovsky 18,646 17–9–2 36 29 December 10 Florida 2–1 Seattle SO Bobrovsky 17,151 18–9–2 38 30 December 12 Florida 0–4 Vancouver Bobrovsky 18,614 18–10–2 38 31 December 14 Florida 0–3 Calgary Knight 18,018 18–11–2 38 32 December 16 Florida 6–5 Edmonton Bobrovsky 18,347 19–11–2 40 33 December 18 Florida 6–1 Minnesota Bobrovsky 17,423 20–11–2 42 34 December 20 St. Louis 1–2 Florida OT Bobrovsky 18,522 21–11–2 44 35 December 22 Florida 4–2 Tampa Bay Knight 19,092 22–11–2 46 36 December 23 Tampa Bay 4–0 Florida Bobrovsky 19,544 22–12–2 46 37 December 28 Montreal 4–0 Florida Knight 19,483 22–13–2 46 38 December 30 NY Rangers 3–5 Florida Bobrovsky 19,556 23–13–2 48 January: 7–6–1 (Home: 3–2–1; Road: 4–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 2 Carolina 3–1 Florida Bobrovsky 19,434 23–14–2 48 40 January 3 Pittsburgh 2–3 Florida SO Knight 19,543 24–14–2 50 41 January 6 Florida 1–3 Colorado Bobrovsky 18,024 24–15–2 50 42 January 8 Florida 4–1 Utah Bobrovsky 11,131 25–15–2 52 43 January 11 Boston 4–3 Florida OT Bobrovsky 19,687 25–15–3 53 44 January 13 Florida 3–4 Philadelphia Bobrovsky 19,293 25–16–3 53 45 January 14 Florida 2–1 New Jersey SO Knight 16,514 26–16–3 55 46 January 16 Detroit 5–2 Florida Bobrovsky 19,486 26–17–3 55 47 January 18 Anaheim 0–3 Florida Knight 19,395 27–17–3 57 48 January 21 Florida 5–2 Anaheim Bobrovsky 14,694 28–17–3 59 49 January 22 Florida 1–2 Los Angeles Knight 15,090 28–18–3 59 50 January 25 Florida 7–2 San Jose Bobrovsky 17,435 29–18–3 61 51 January 26 Florida 1–4 Vegas Knight 17,716 29–19–3 61 52 January 29 Los Angeles 0–3 Florida Bobrovsky 19,515 30–19–3 63 February: 6–2–0 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 2–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 53 February 1 Chicago 1–5 Florida Bobrovsky 19,457 31–19–3 65 54 February 2 NY Islanders 3–6 Florida Knight 19,721 32–19–3 67 55 February 4 Florida 3–6 Washington Bobrovsky 18,573 32–20–3 67 56 February 6 Florida 3–2 St. Louis Knight 17,230 33–20–3 69 57 February 8 Ottawa 1–5 Florida Bobrovsky 19,660 34–20–3 71 58 February 22 Seattle 2–1 Florida Bobrovsky 19,628 34–21–3 71 59 February 25 Florida 4–1 Nashville Knight 17,159 35–21–3 73 60 February 27 Edmonton 3–4 Florida Bobrovsky 19,456 36–21–3 75 March: 8–5–0 (Home: 6–1–0; Road: 2–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 61 March 1 Calgary 0–3 Florida Bobrovsky 19,416 37–21–3 77 62 March 3 Tampa Bay 1–2 Florida Bobrovsky 19,441 38–21–3 79 63 March 6 Columbus 0–3 Florida Bobrovsky 19,402 39–21–3 81 64 March 8 Buffalo 0–4 Florida Vanecek 19,559 40–21–3 83 65 March 11 Florida 2–3 Boston Bobrovsky 17,850 40–22–3 83 66 March 13 Florida 3–2 Toronto Bobrovsky 19,201 41–22–3 85 67 March 15 Florida 1–3 Montreal Bobrovsky 21,105 41–23–3 85 68 March 16 Florida 2–4 NY Islanders Vanecek 15,109 41–24–3 85 69 March 20 Florida 1–0 Columbus OT Bobrovsky 16,757 42–24–3 87 70 March 22 Florida 3–6 Washington Vanecek 18,573 42–25–3 87 71 March 23 Pittsburgh 3–4 Florida SO Bobrovsky 19,525 43–25–3 89 72 March 28 Utah 1–2 Florida OT Bobrovsky 19,549 44–25–3 91 73 March 30 Montreal 4–2 Florida Bobrovsky 19,432 44–26–3 91 April: 3–5–1 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 0–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 74 April 1 Florida 2–3 Montreal OT Vanecek 21,105 44–26–4 92 75 April 2 Florida 2–3 Toronto Bobrovsky 19,066 44–27–4 92 76 April 5 Florida 0–3 Ottawa Bobrovsky 18,611 44–28–4 92 77 April 6 Florida 1–2 Detroit Vanecek 19,515 44–29–4 92 78 April 8 Toronto 1–3 Florida Bobrovsky 19,261 45–29–4 94 79 April 10 Detroit 1–4 Florida Bobrovsky 19,448 46–29–4 96 80 April 12 Buffalo 2–3 Florida SO Vanecek 19,318 47–29–4 98 81 April 14 NY Rangers 5–3 Florida Bobrovsky 19,453 47–30–4 98 82 April 15 Florida 1–5 Tampa Bay Vanecek 19,092 47–31–4 98 Legend:
Notes: Played at Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland as a part of the 2024 NHL Global Series.
Playoffs