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2005–06 Florida Panthers
Division4th Southeast
Conference11th Eastern
2005–06 record37–34–11
Home record25–11–5
Road record12–23–6
Goals for240
Goals against257
Team information
General manager Mike Keenan
Coach Jacques Martin
Captain Olli Jokinen
Alternate captains Chris Gratton
Sean Hill
Joe Nieuwendyk
Gary Roberts
Arena Bank Atlantic Center
Average attendance16,014
Minor league affiliate(s) Rochester Americans
Florida Everblades
Team leaders
Goals Olli Jokinen (38)
AssistsOlli Jokinen (51)
PointsOlli Jokinen (89)
Penalty minutes Chris Gratton (104)
Plus/minus Martin Gelinas (+27)
Wins Roberto Luongo (35)
Goals against averageRoberto Luongo (2.97)

The 2005–06 Florida Panthers season was their 12th season in the National Hockey League. The Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

Offseason

Just prior to the start of the regular season it was announced Olli Jokinen would remain team captain and Chris Gratton, Sean Hill, Joe Nieuwendyk, and Gary Roberts would rotate as alternate captains. [1]

Regular season

The Panthers were shut out a league-high 8 times and had the fewest power-play opportunities of all 30 teams, with 411. [2] [3]

Final standings

Southeast Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 Carolina Hurricanes 82 52 22 8 294 260 112
2 8 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 43 33 6 252 260 92
3 10 Atlanta Thrashers 82 41 33 8 281 275 90
4 11 Florida Panthers 82 37 34 11 240 257 85
5 14 Washington Capitals 82 29 41 12 237 306 70

[4] Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference [5]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Ottawa Senators NE 82 52 21 9 314 211 113
2 Y- Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 52 22 8 294 260 112
3 Y- New Jersey Devils AT 82 46 27 9 242 229 101
4 X- Buffalo Sabres NE 82 52 24 6 242 239 110
5 X- Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 45 26 11 267 259 101
6 X- New York Rangers AT 82 44 26 12 257 215 100
7 X- Montreal Canadiens NE 82 42 31 9 243 247 93
8 X- Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 43 33 6 252 260 92
8.5
9 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 41 33 8 257 270 90
10 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 41 33 8 281 275 90
11 Florida Panthers SE 82 37 34 11 240 257 85
12 New York Islanders AT 82 36 40 6 230 278 78
13 Boston Bruins NE 82 29 37 16 230 266 74
14 Washington Capitals SE 82 29 41 12 237 306 70
15 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 22 46 14 244 316 58

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Schedule and results

2005–06 regular season [6]
October: 6–5–1 (home: 4–1–0; road: 2–4–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 W October 5, 2005 2–0 Atlanta Thrashers ( 2005–06) 1–0–0 Recap
2 W October 7, 2005 2–0 Tampa Bay Lightning ( 2005–06) 2–0–0 Recap
3 L October 8, 2005 1–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning ( 2005–06) 2–1–0 Recap
4 W October 10, 2005 3–1 @ New York Islanders ( 2005–06) 3–1–0 Recap
5 L October 13, 2005 2–5 Boston Bruins ( 2005–06) 3–2–0 Recap
6 W October 15, 2005 3–2 Buffalo Sabres ( 2005–06) 4–2–0 Recap
7 L October 17, 2005 0–4 @ New York Rangers ( 2005–06) 4–3–0 Recap
8 L October 18, 2005 3–4 @ New Jersey Devils ( 2005–06) 4–4–0 Recap
9 W October 20, 2005 3–2 Washington Capitals ( 2005–06) 5–4–0 Recap
10 W October 25, 2005 4–3 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 2005–06) 6–4–0 Recap
11 L October 27, 2005 4–5 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 2005–06) 6–4–1 Recap
12 L October 31, 2005 1–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 2005–06) 6–5–1 Recap
November: 1–9–3 (home: 1–4–1; road: 0–5–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
13 L November 1, 2005 4–5 OT @ Montreal Canadiens ( 2005–06) 6–5–2 Recap
14 L November 3, 2005 1–4 @ Boston Bruins ( 2005–06) 6–6–2 Recap
15 L November 5, 2005 0–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes ( 2005–06) 6–7–2 Recap
16 L November 9, 2005 3–4 SO New York Rangers ( 2005–06) 6–7–3 Recap
17 L November 11, 2005 0–1 Carolina Hurricanes ( 2005–06) 6–8–3 Recap
18 L November 12, 2005 4–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 2005–06) 6–9–3 Recap
19 L November 15, 2005 3–4 OT @ Montreal Canadiens ( 2005–06) 6–9–4 Recap
20 L November 17, 2005 1–4 @ Ottawa Senators ( 2005–06) 6–10–4 Recap
21 L November 19, 2005 3–5 New York Islanders ( 2005–06) 6–11–4 Recap
22 L November 23, 2005 1–5 New Jersey Devils ( 2005–06) 6–12–4 Recap
23 W November 25, 2005 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins ( 2005–06) 7–12–4 Recap
24 L November 26, 2005 4–7 @ Atlanta Thrashers ( 2005–06) 7–13–4 Recap
25 L November 28, 2005 1–2 Toronto Maple Leafs ( 2005–06) 7–14–4 Recap
December: 8–6–1 (home: 7–1–1; road: 1–5–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
26 W December 1, 2005 3–2 Washington Capitals ( 2005–06) 8–14–4 Recap
27 W December 3, 2005 4–3 OT Chicago Blackhawks ( 2005–06) 9–14–4 Recap
28 L December 5, 2005 3–6 Ottawa Senators ( 2005–06) 9–15–4 Recap
29 L December 7, 2005 3–4 @ Dallas Stars ( 2005–06) 9–16–4 Recap
30 L December 8, 2005 2–6 @ San Jose Sharks ( 2005–06) 9–17–4 Recap
31 L December 10, 2005 1–3 @ Los Angeles Kings ( 2005–06) 9–18–4 Recap
32 W December 13, 2005 7–3 Nashville Predators ( 2005–06) 10–18–4 Recap
33 W December 15, 2005 3–2 OT Detroit Red Wings ( 2005–06) 11–18–4 Recap
34 L December 17, 2005 1–2 @ Atlanta Thrashers ( 2005–06) 11–19–4 Recap
35 W December 18, 2005 3–2 @ Washington Capitals ( 2005–06) 12–19–4 Recap
36 W December 22, 2005 4–1 Buffalo Sabres ( 2005–06) 13–19–4 Recap
37 L December 23, 2005 3–4 @ Carolina Hurricanes ( 2005–06) 13–20–4 Recap
38 L December 26, 2005 2–3 SO Philadelphia Flyers ( 2005–06) 13–20–5 Recap
39 W December 28, 2005 6–4 Boston Bruins ( 2005–06) 14–20–5 Recap
40 W December 30, 2005 2–1 Montreal Canadiens ( 2005–06) 15–20–5 Recap
January: 5–5–3 (home: 2–1–2; road: 3–4–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
41 W January 1, 2006 2–1 @ Buffalo Sabres ( 2005–06) 16–20–5 Recap
42 L January 3, 2006 0–3 @ New Jersey Devils ( 2005–06) 16–21–5 Recap
43 L January 4, 2006 3–4 OT @ New York Islanders ( 2005–06) 16–21–6 Recap
44 L January 7, 2006 0–4 @ New York Rangers ( 2005–06) 16–22–6 Recap
45 W January 8, 2006 4–3 SO @ Washington Capitals ( 2005–06) 17–22–6 Recap
46 W January 12, 2006 3–1 St. Louis Blues ( 2005–06) 18–22–6 Recap
47 L January 14, 2006 4–5 OT Columbus Blue Jackets ( 2005–06) 18–22–7 Recap
48 L January 19, 2006 3–6 @ Phoenix Coyotes ( 2005–06) 18–23–7 Recap
49 L January 21, 2006 0–1 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim ( 2005–06) 18–24–7 Recap
50 W January 24, 2006 3–2 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning ( 2005–06) 19–24–7 Recap
51 L January 25, 2006 3–4 SO Carolina Hurricanes ( 2005–06) 19–24–8 Recap
52 W January 27, 2006 4–0 New Jersey Devils ( 2005–06) 20–24–8 Recap
53 L January 30, 2006 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs ( 2005–06) 20–25–8 Recap
February: 3–2–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 2–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
54 W February 3, 2006 5–2 Atlanta Thrashers ( 2005–06) 21–25–8 Recap
55 L February 4, 2006 4–6 @ Atlanta Thrashers ( 2005–06) 21–26–8 Recap
56 W February 7, 2006 5–0 @ Washington Capitals ( 2005–06) 22–26–8 Recap
57 L February 11, 2006 3–5 @ Buffalo Sabres ( 2005–06) 22–27–8 Recap
58 W February 28, 2006 8–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning ( 2005–06) 23–27–8 Recap
March: 10–4–1 (home: 7–2–0; road: 3–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
59 L March 2, 2006 0–1 Montreal Canadiens ( 2005–06) 23–28–8 Recap
60 L March 3, 2006 2–5 @ Carolina Hurricanes ( 2005–06) 23–29–8 Recap
61 L March 6, 2006 3–4 SO @ Atlanta Thrashers ( 2005–06) 23–29–9 Recap
62 W March 8, 2006 6–2 Ottawa Senators ( 2005–06) 24–29–9 Recap
63 W March 10, 2006 5–3 Carolina Hurricanes ( 2005–06) 25–29–9 Recap
64 W March 11, 2006 4–3 OT Carolina Hurricanes ( 2005–06) 26–29–9 Recap
65 L March 15, 2006 0–4 Philadelphia Flyers ( 2005–06) 26–30–9 Recap
66 W March 17, 2006 4–2 New York Islanders ( 2005–06) 27–30–9 Recap
67 W March 18, 2006 4–3 SO @ Washington Capitals ( 2005–06) 28–30–9 Recap
68 W March 20, 2006 6–5 OT Tampa Bay Lightning ( 2005–06) 29–30–9 Recap
69 W March 22, 2006 3–2 Washington Capitals ( 2005–06) 30–30–9 Recap
70 W March 24, 2006 3–2 SO New York Rangers ( 2005–06) 31–30–9 Recap
71 W March 27, 2006 4–3 SO @ Boston Bruins ( 2005–06) 32–30–9 Recap
72 W March 29, 2006 5–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 2005–06) 33–30–9 Recap
73 L March 31, 2006 2–3 @ Carolina Hurricanes ( 2005–06) 33–31–9 Recap
April: 4–3–2 (home: 3–2–1; road: 1–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
74 W April 1, 2006 4–2 Tampa Bay Lightning ( 2005–06) 34–31–9 Recap
75 L April 3, 2006 1–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning ( 2005–06) 34–32–9 Recap
76 L April 5, 2006 2–5 Atlanta Thrashers ( 2005–06) 34–33–9 Recap
77 L April 7, 2006 1–5 Pittsburgh Penguins ( 2005–06) 34–34–9 Recap
78 W April 9, 2006 6–3 Tampa Bay Lightning ( 2005–06) 35–34–9 Recap
79 L April 11, 2006 5–6 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 2005–06) 35–34–10 Recap
80 W April 13, 2006 5–4 OT @ Ottawa Senators ( 2005–06) 36–34–10 Recap
81 L April 15, 2006 1–2 SO Washington Capitals ( 2005–06) 36–34–11 Recap
82 W April 18, 2006 2–1 OT Atlanta Thrashers ( 2005–06) 37–34–11 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only.
  • ‑ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only.
Regular season
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM
12 Olli Jokinen C 82 38 51 89 14 88
25 Joe Nieuwendyk C 65 26 30 56 βˆ’2 46
15 Jozef Stumpel C 74 15 37 52 11 26
16 Nathan Horton C 71 28 19 47 8 89
4 Jay Bouwmeester D 82 5 41 46 1 79
23 Martin Gelinas LW 82 17 24 41 27 80
10 Gary Roberts LW 58 14 26 40 4 51
77 Chris Gratton C 76 17 22 39 6 104
26 Mike Van Ryn D 80 8 29 37 15 90
13 Juraj Kolnik RW 77 15 20 35 1 40
9 Stephen Weiss C 41 9 12 21 βˆ’2 22
85 Rostislav Olesz C 59 8 13 21 βˆ’4 24
22 [a] Sean Hill D 78 2 18 20 3 80
11 Jon Sim† LW 33 10 8 18 βˆ’1 26
2 Lukas Krajicek D 67 2 14 16 1 50
20 Joel Kwiatkowski D 73 4 8 12 3 86
44 Gregory Campbell LW 64 3 6 9 βˆ’11 40
22 Kristian Huselius‑ LW 24 5 3 8 βˆ’11 4
14 Niklas Hagman‑ LW 30 2 4 6 βˆ’8 2
43 Serge Payer C 71 2 4 6 βˆ’7 26
7 Steve Montador† D 51 1 5 6 4 68
57 Anthony Stewart C 10 2 1 3 2 2
1 Roberto Luongo G 75 0 3 3 2
55 Ric Jackman† D 15 1 1 2 0 6
21 Alexei Semenov† D 16 1 1 2 βˆ’1 21
51 Rob Globke C 18 1 0 1 0 6
33 Eric Cairns‑ D 23 0 1 1 1 37
40 Greg Jacina LW 11 0 1 1 βˆ’1 4
5 Branislav Mezei D 16 0 1 1 3 37
42 Mikhail Yakubov† C 13 0 1 1 βˆ’1 4
33 Jamie Allison† D 7 0 0 0 0 11
7 Alexander Karpovtsev‑ D 6 0 0 0 βˆ’3 4
29 Jamie McLennan G 17 0 0 0 0
37 Petr Taticek‑ C 3 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

Regular season
No. Player GP W L OT SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
1 Roberto Luongo 75 35 30 9 2488 213 2.97 .914 4 4305
29 Jamie McLennan 17 2 4 2 360 34 3.01 .906 0 678

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)
NHL Defensive Player of the Week Roberto Luongo (October 10) [7]
Roberto Luongo (December 19) [8]
NHL Offensive Player of the Week Olli Jokinen (March 13) [9]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
25th shutout Roberto Luongo October 7, 2005 [10]
400th goal Gary Roberts November 19, 2005 [11]

Transactions

The Panthers were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004–05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals. [12]

Trades

Date Details Ref
July 27, 2005 To Nashville Predators
Darcy Hordichuk
To Florida Panthers
4th-round pick in 2005
[13]
July 30, 2005 To Philadelphia Flyers
1st-round pick in 2005
2nd-round pick in 2006
To Florida Panthers
1st-round pick in 2005
[14]
October 5, 2005 To Ottawa Senators
Filip Novak
To Florida Panthers
Conditional 6th-round pick in 2007
[15]
November 19, 2005 To Edmonton Oilers
Conditional draft pick in 2006
To Florida Panthers
Alexei Semenov
[16]
December 2, 2005 To Calgary Flames
Kristian Huselius
To Florida Panthers
Dustin Johner
Steve Montador
[17]
December 12, 2005 To Dallas Stars
Niklas Hagman
To Florida Panthers
7th-round pick in 2007
[18]
January 18, 2006 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Eric Cairns
To Florida Panthers
6th-round pick in 2006
[19]
January 23, 2006 To Philadelphia Flyers
6th-round pick in 2007
To Florida Panthers
Jon Sim
[20]
March 9, 2006 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Petr Taticek
To Florida Panthers
Ric Jackman
[21]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01) Joe Nieuwendyk Toronto Maple Leafs 2-year Free agency [22]
Gary Roberts Toronto Maple Leafs 2-year Free agency [22]
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) Martin Gelinas Calgary Flames 2-year Free agency [23]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) Chris Gratton Colorado Avalanche 1-year Free agency [24]
August 17, 2005 (2005-08-17) Jozef Stumpel HC Slavia Praha (ELH) 2-year Free agency [25]
August 19, 2005 (2005-08-19) Jean-Marc Pelletier Phoenix Coyotes Free agency [26]
August 26, 2005 (2005-08-26) Dan Focht Hamilton Bulldogs ( AHL) Free agency [27]
August 31, 2005 (2005-08-31) Phil Osaer San Antonio Rampage (AHL) Free agency [28]
September 25, 2005 (2005-09-25) Drew Larman London Knights ( OHL) Free agency [29]
January 28, 2006 (2006-01-28) Mikhail Yakubov Chicago Blackhawks Waivers [30]
February 13, 2006 (2006-02-13) Jamie Allison Nashville Predators Waivers [31]
June 15, 2006 (2006-06-15) Ville Peltonen HC Lugano ( NLA) Free agency [32]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via [b] Ref
N/A Kamil Piros HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk ( RSL) Free agency (VI) [34]
April 28, 2005 (2005-04-28) Vaclav Nedorost HC Ceske Budejovice ( ELH) Free agency (II) [c] [36]
July 1, 2005 (2005-07-01) Travis Scott Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RSL) Free agency (VI) [37]
July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) Mathieu Biron Washington Capitals [d] Compliance buyout [39]
August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01) Ty Jones [e] Contract expiration (VI) [33]
August 13, 2005 (2005-08-13) Patrick DesRochers Adler Mannheim ( DEL) Free agency (VI) [41]
August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) Paul Healey Colorado Avalanche Free agency (UFA) [42]
August 26, 2005 (2005-08-26) Christian Berglund Rapperswil-Jona Lakers ( NLA) Free agency (II) [f] [44]
September 8, 2005 (2005-09-08) Josh Olson Houston Aeros ( AHL) Free agency (UFA) [45]
September 10, 2005 (2005-09-10) Burke Henry EC Red Bull Salzburg ( EBEL) Free agency (VI) [46]
September 21, 2005 (2005-09-21) Scott Kelman Gwinnett Gladiators ( ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [47]
October 2, 2005 (2005-10-02) Ryan Jardine Hamburg Freezers (DEL) Free agency (VI) [48]
October 3, 2005 (2005-10-03) Eric Beaudoin Jokerit ( Liiga) Free agency (UFA) [49]
June 17, 2006 (2006-06-17) Mikhail Yakubov Severstal Cherepovets (RSL) Free agency [g] [50]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) Martin Lojek Entry-level [39]
Stefan Meyer Entry-level [39]
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) Greg Jacina 2-year Re-signing [51]
Joel Kwiatkowski 2-year Re-signing [51]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) Niklas Hagman 1-year Re-signing [52]
Kristian Huselius 1-year Re-signing [53]
Stephen Weiss 1-year Re-signing [53]
August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) Juraj Kolnik 1-year Re-signing [54]
Filip Novak 1-year Re-signing [54]
Martin Tuma 3-year Entry-level [54]
August 18, 2005 (2005-08-18) Rostislav Olesz 3-year Entry-level [55]
August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22) Serge Payer Re-signing [56]
August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25) Roberto Luongo 1-year Arbitration award [57]
September 12, 2005 (2005-09-12) Jay Bouwmeester 1-year Re-signing [58]
Olli Jokinen 1-year Re-signing [58]
Mike Van Ryn 1-year Re-signing [58]
March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) Chris Gratton 2-year Extension [59]
Olli Jokinen 4-year Extension [60]
May 29, 2006 (2006-05-29) Janis Sprukts 1-year Entry-level [61]
May 31, 2006 (2006-05-31) Bret Nasby Entry-level [62]
David Shantz Entry-level [62]
June 15, 2006 (2006-06-15) Sean Hill 1-year Option exercised [63]

Draft picks

Florida's draft picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 20 Kenndal McArdle   Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
2 32 Tyler Plante   Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
3 90 Dan Collins   United States Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
4 93 Olivier Legault   Canada Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
4 104 Matt Duffy   United States New Hampshire Junior Monarchs (EJHL)
5 161 Brian Foster   United States New Hampshire Junior Monarchs (EJHL)
6 164 Roman Derlyuk   Russia Spartak St. Petersburg (Russia)
7 224 Zach Bearson   United States Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)

Notes

  1. ^ Hill wore number 55 through January 25.
  2. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable. [33]
  3. ^ Florida retained Nedorost’s NHL rights through the 2008–09 season. [35]
  4. ^ Biron signed with Washington on August 10. [38]
  5. ^ Jones retired. [40]
  6. ^ Florida retained Berglund’s NHL rights through the 2007–08 season. [43]
  7. ^ Florida retained Yakubov’s NHL rights through the 2008–09 season. [35]

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2005–06 Florida Panthers
Division4th Southeast
Conference11th Eastern
2005–06 record37–34–11
Home record25–11–5
Road record12–23–6
Goals for240
Goals against257
Team information
General manager Mike Keenan
Coach Jacques Martin
Captain Olli Jokinen
Alternate captains Chris Gratton
Sean Hill
Joe Nieuwendyk
Gary Roberts
Arena Bank Atlantic Center
Average attendance16,014
Minor league affiliate(s) Rochester Americans
Florida Everblades
Team leaders
Goals Olli Jokinen (38)
AssistsOlli Jokinen (51)
PointsOlli Jokinen (89)
Penalty minutes Chris Gratton (104)
Plus/minus Martin Gelinas (+27)
Wins Roberto Luongo (35)
Goals against averageRoberto Luongo (2.97)

The 2005–06 Florida Panthers season was their 12th season in the National Hockey League. The Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

Offseason

Just prior to the start of the regular season it was announced Olli Jokinen would remain team captain and Chris Gratton, Sean Hill, Joe Nieuwendyk, and Gary Roberts would rotate as alternate captains. [1]

Regular season

The Panthers were shut out a league-high 8 times and had the fewest power-play opportunities of all 30 teams, with 411. [2] [3]

Final standings

Southeast Division
No. CR GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 Carolina Hurricanes 82 52 22 8 294 260 112
2 8 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 43 33 6 252 260 92
3 10 Atlanta Thrashers 82 41 33 8 281 275 90
4 11 Florida Panthers 82 37 34 11 240 257 85
5 14 Washington Capitals 82 29 41 12 237 306 70

[4] Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference [5]
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 Z- Ottawa Senators NE 82 52 21 9 314 211 113
2 Y- Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 52 22 8 294 260 112
3 Y- New Jersey Devils AT 82 46 27 9 242 229 101
4 X- Buffalo Sabres NE 82 52 24 6 242 239 110
5 X- Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 45 26 11 267 259 101
6 X- New York Rangers AT 82 44 26 12 257 215 100
7 X- Montreal Canadiens NE 82 42 31 9 243 247 93
8 X- Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 43 33 6 252 260 92
8.5
9 Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 41 33 8 257 270 90
10 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 41 33 8 281 275 90
11 Florida Panthers SE 82 37 34 11 240 257 85
12 New York Islanders AT 82 36 40 6 230 278 78
13 Boston Bruins NE 82 29 37 16 230 266 74
14 Washington Capitals SE 82 29 41 12 237 306 70
15 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 22 46 14 244 316 58

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot


Schedule and results

2005–06 regular season [6]
October: 6–5–1 (home: 4–1–0; road: 2–4–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 W October 5, 2005 2–0 Atlanta Thrashers ( 2005–06) 1–0–0 Recap
2 W October 7, 2005 2–0 Tampa Bay Lightning ( 2005–06) 2–0–0 Recap
3 L October 8, 2005 1–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning ( 2005–06) 2–1–0 Recap
4 W October 10, 2005 3–1 @ New York Islanders ( 2005–06) 3–1–0 Recap
5 L October 13, 2005 2–5 Boston Bruins ( 2005–06) 3–2–0 Recap
6 W October 15, 2005 3–2 Buffalo Sabres ( 2005–06) 4–2–0 Recap
7 L October 17, 2005 0–4 @ New York Rangers ( 2005–06) 4–3–0 Recap
8 L October 18, 2005 3–4 @ New Jersey Devils ( 2005–06) 4–4–0 Recap
9 W October 20, 2005 3–2 Washington Capitals ( 2005–06) 5–4–0 Recap
10 W October 25, 2005 4–3 OT @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 2005–06) 6–4–0 Recap
11 L October 27, 2005 4–5 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 2005–06) 6–4–1 Recap
12 L October 31, 2005 1–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 2005–06) 6–5–1 Recap
November: 1–9–3 (home: 1–4–1; road: 0–5–2)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
13 L November 1, 2005 4–5 OT @ Montreal Canadiens ( 2005–06) 6–5–2 Recap
14 L November 3, 2005 1–4 @ Boston Bruins ( 2005–06) 6–6–2 Recap
15 L November 5, 2005 0–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes ( 2005–06) 6–7–2 Recap
16 L November 9, 2005 3–4 SO New York Rangers ( 2005–06) 6–7–3 Recap
17 L November 11, 2005 0–1 Carolina Hurricanes ( 2005–06) 6–8–3 Recap
18 L November 12, 2005 4–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers ( 2005–06) 6–9–3 Recap
19 L November 15, 2005 3–4 OT @ Montreal Canadiens ( 2005–06) 6–9–4 Recap
20 L November 17, 2005 1–4 @ Ottawa Senators ( 2005–06) 6–10–4 Recap
21 L November 19, 2005 3–5 New York Islanders ( 2005–06) 6–11–4 Recap
22 L November 23, 2005 1–5 New Jersey Devils ( 2005–06) 6–12–4 Recap
23 W November 25, 2005 6–3 Pittsburgh Penguins ( 2005–06) 7–12–4 Recap
24 L November 26, 2005 4–7 @ Atlanta Thrashers ( 2005–06) 7–13–4 Recap
25 L November 28, 2005 1–2 Toronto Maple Leafs ( 2005–06) 7–14–4 Recap
December: 8–6–1 (home: 7–1–1; road: 1–5–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
26 W December 1, 2005 3–2 Washington Capitals ( 2005–06) 8–14–4 Recap
27 W December 3, 2005 4–3 OT Chicago Blackhawks ( 2005–06) 9–14–4 Recap
28 L December 5, 2005 3–6 Ottawa Senators ( 2005–06) 9–15–4 Recap
29 L December 7, 2005 3–4 @ Dallas Stars ( 2005–06) 9–16–4 Recap
30 L December 8, 2005 2–6 @ San Jose Sharks ( 2005–06) 9–17–4 Recap
31 L December 10, 2005 1–3 @ Los Angeles Kings ( 2005–06) 9–18–4 Recap
32 W December 13, 2005 7–3 Nashville Predators ( 2005–06) 10–18–4 Recap
33 W December 15, 2005 3–2 OT Detroit Red Wings ( 2005–06) 11–18–4 Recap
34 L December 17, 2005 1–2 @ Atlanta Thrashers ( 2005–06) 11–19–4 Recap
35 W December 18, 2005 3–2 @ Washington Capitals ( 2005–06) 12–19–4 Recap
36 W December 22, 2005 4–1 Buffalo Sabres ( 2005–06) 13–19–4 Recap
37 L December 23, 2005 3–4 @ Carolina Hurricanes ( 2005–06) 13–20–4 Recap
38 L December 26, 2005 2–3 SO Philadelphia Flyers ( 2005–06) 13–20–5 Recap
39 W December 28, 2005 6–4 Boston Bruins ( 2005–06) 14–20–5 Recap
40 W December 30, 2005 2–1 Montreal Canadiens ( 2005–06) 15–20–5 Recap
January: 5–5–3 (home: 2–1–2; road: 3–4–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
41 W January 1, 2006 2–1 @ Buffalo Sabres ( 2005–06) 16–20–5 Recap
42 L January 3, 2006 0–3 @ New Jersey Devils ( 2005–06) 16–21–5 Recap
43 L January 4, 2006 3–4 OT @ New York Islanders ( 2005–06) 16–21–6 Recap
44 L January 7, 2006 0–4 @ New York Rangers ( 2005–06) 16–22–6 Recap
45 W January 8, 2006 4–3 SO @ Washington Capitals ( 2005–06) 17–22–6 Recap
46 W January 12, 2006 3–1 St. Louis Blues ( 2005–06) 18–22–6 Recap
47 L January 14, 2006 4–5 OT Columbus Blue Jackets ( 2005–06) 18–22–7 Recap
48 L January 19, 2006 3–6 @ Phoenix Coyotes ( 2005–06) 18–23–7 Recap
49 L January 21, 2006 0–1 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim ( 2005–06) 18–24–7 Recap
50 W January 24, 2006 3–2 OT @ Tampa Bay Lightning ( 2005–06) 19–24–7 Recap
51 L January 25, 2006 3–4 SO Carolina Hurricanes ( 2005–06) 19–24–8 Recap
52 W January 27, 2006 4–0 New Jersey Devils ( 2005–06) 20–24–8 Recap
53 L January 30, 2006 2–4 Toronto Maple Leafs ( 2005–06) 20–25–8 Recap
February: 3–2–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 2–2–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
54 W February 3, 2006 5–2 Atlanta Thrashers ( 2005–06) 21–25–8 Recap
55 L February 4, 2006 4–6 @ Atlanta Thrashers ( 2005–06) 21–26–8 Recap
56 W February 7, 2006 5–0 @ Washington Capitals ( 2005–06) 22–26–8 Recap
57 L February 11, 2006 3–5 @ Buffalo Sabres ( 2005–06) 22–27–8 Recap
58 W February 28, 2006 8–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning ( 2005–06) 23–27–8 Recap
March: 10–4–1 (home: 7–2–0; road: 3–2–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
59 L March 2, 2006 0–1 Montreal Canadiens ( 2005–06) 23–28–8 Recap
60 L March 3, 2006 2–5 @ Carolina Hurricanes ( 2005–06) 23–29–8 Recap
61 L March 6, 2006 3–4 SO @ Atlanta Thrashers ( 2005–06) 23–29–9 Recap
62 W March 8, 2006 6–2 Ottawa Senators ( 2005–06) 24–29–9 Recap
63 W March 10, 2006 5–3 Carolina Hurricanes ( 2005–06) 25–29–9 Recap
64 W March 11, 2006 4–3 OT Carolina Hurricanes ( 2005–06) 26–29–9 Recap
65 L March 15, 2006 0–4 Philadelphia Flyers ( 2005–06) 26–30–9 Recap
66 W March 17, 2006 4–2 New York Islanders ( 2005–06) 27–30–9 Recap
67 W March 18, 2006 4–3 SO @ Washington Capitals ( 2005–06) 28–30–9 Recap
68 W March 20, 2006 6–5 OT Tampa Bay Lightning ( 2005–06) 29–30–9 Recap
69 W March 22, 2006 3–2 Washington Capitals ( 2005–06) 30–30–9 Recap
70 W March 24, 2006 3–2 SO New York Rangers ( 2005–06) 31–30–9 Recap
71 W March 27, 2006 4–3 SO @ Boston Bruins ( 2005–06) 32–30–9 Recap
72 W March 29, 2006 5–3 @ Pittsburgh Penguins ( 2005–06) 33–30–9 Recap
73 L March 31, 2006 2–3 @ Carolina Hurricanes ( 2005–06) 33–31–9 Recap
April: 4–3–2 (home: 3–2–1; road: 1–1–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
74 W April 1, 2006 4–2 Tampa Bay Lightning ( 2005–06) 34–31–9 Recap
75 L April 3, 2006 1–4 @ Tampa Bay Lightning ( 2005–06) 34–32–9 Recap
76 L April 5, 2006 2–5 Atlanta Thrashers ( 2005–06) 34–33–9 Recap
77 L April 7, 2006 1–5 Pittsburgh Penguins ( 2005–06) 34–34–9 Recap
78 W April 9, 2006 6–3 Tampa Bay Lightning ( 2005–06) 35–34–9 Recap
79 L April 11, 2006 5–6 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs ( 2005–06) 35–34–10 Recap
80 W April 13, 2006 5–4 OT @ Ottawa Senators ( 2005–06) 36–34–10 Recap
81 L April 15, 2006 1–2 SO Washington Capitals ( 2005–06) 36–34–11 Recap
82 W April 18, 2006 2–1 OT Atlanta Thrashers ( 2005–06) 37–34–11 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only.
  • ‑ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only.
Regular season
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM
12 Olli Jokinen C 82 38 51 89 14 88
25 Joe Nieuwendyk C 65 26 30 56 βˆ’2 46
15 Jozef Stumpel C 74 15 37 52 11 26
16 Nathan Horton C 71 28 19 47 8 89
4 Jay Bouwmeester D 82 5 41 46 1 79
23 Martin Gelinas LW 82 17 24 41 27 80
10 Gary Roberts LW 58 14 26 40 4 51
77 Chris Gratton C 76 17 22 39 6 104
26 Mike Van Ryn D 80 8 29 37 15 90
13 Juraj Kolnik RW 77 15 20 35 1 40
9 Stephen Weiss C 41 9 12 21 βˆ’2 22
85 Rostislav Olesz C 59 8 13 21 βˆ’4 24
22 [a] Sean Hill D 78 2 18 20 3 80
11 Jon Sim† LW 33 10 8 18 βˆ’1 26
2 Lukas Krajicek D 67 2 14 16 1 50
20 Joel Kwiatkowski D 73 4 8 12 3 86
44 Gregory Campbell LW 64 3 6 9 βˆ’11 40
22 Kristian Huselius‑ LW 24 5 3 8 βˆ’11 4
14 Niklas Hagman‑ LW 30 2 4 6 βˆ’8 2
43 Serge Payer C 71 2 4 6 βˆ’7 26
7 Steve Montador† D 51 1 5 6 4 68
57 Anthony Stewart C 10 2 1 3 2 2
1 Roberto Luongo G 75 0 3 3 2
55 Ric Jackman† D 15 1 1 2 0 6
21 Alexei Semenov† D 16 1 1 2 βˆ’1 21
51 Rob Globke C 18 1 0 1 0 6
33 Eric Cairns‑ D 23 0 1 1 1 37
40 Greg Jacina LW 11 0 1 1 βˆ’1 4
5 Branislav Mezei D 16 0 1 1 3 37
42 Mikhail Yakubov† C 13 0 1 1 βˆ’1 4
33 Jamie Allison† D 7 0 0 0 0 11
7 Alexander Karpovtsev‑ D 6 0 0 0 βˆ’3 4
29 Jamie McLennan G 17 0 0 0 0
37 Petr Taticek‑ C 3 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

Regular season
No. Player GP W L OT SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
1 Roberto Luongo 75 35 30 9 2488 213 2.97 .914 4 4305
29 Jamie McLennan 17 2 4 2 360 34 3.01 .906 0 678

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(in-season)
NHL Defensive Player of the Week Roberto Luongo (October 10) [7]
Roberto Luongo (December 19) [8]
NHL Offensive Player of the Week Olli Jokinen (March 13) [9]

Milestones

Milestone Player Date Ref
25th shutout Roberto Luongo October 7, 2005 [10]
400th goal Gary Roberts November 19, 2005 [11]

Transactions

The Panthers were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004–05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals. [12]

Trades

Date Details Ref
July 27, 2005 To Nashville Predators
Darcy Hordichuk
To Florida Panthers
4th-round pick in 2005
[13]
July 30, 2005 To Philadelphia Flyers
1st-round pick in 2005
2nd-round pick in 2006
To Florida Panthers
1st-round pick in 2005
[14]
October 5, 2005 To Ottawa Senators
Filip Novak
To Florida Panthers
Conditional 6th-round pick in 2007
[15]
November 19, 2005 To Edmonton Oilers
Conditional draft pick in 2006
To Florida Panthers
Alexei Semenov
[16]
December 2, 2005 To Calgary Flames
Kristian Huselius
To Florida Panthers
Dustin Johner
Steve Montador
[17]
December 12, 2005 To Dallas Stars
Niklas Hagman
To Florida Panthers
7th-round pick in 2007
[18]
January 18, 2006 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Eric Cairns
To Florida Panthers
6th-round pick in 2006
[19]
January 23, 2006 To Philadelphia Flyers
6th-round pick in 2007
To Florida Panthers
Jon Sim
[20]
March 9, 2006 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Petr Taticek
To Florida Panthers
Ric Jackman
[21]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01) Joe Nieuwendyk Toronto Maple Leafs 2-year Free agency [22]
Gary Roberts Toronto Maple Leafs 2-year Free agency [22]
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) Martin Gelinas Calgary Flames 2-year Free agency [23]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) Chris Gratton Colorado Avalanche 1-year Free agency [24]
August 17, 2005 (2005-08-17) Jozef Stumpel HC Slavia Praha (ELH) 2-year Free agency [25]
August 19, 2005 (2005-08-19) Jean-Marc Pelletier Phoenix Coyotes Free agency [26]
August 26, 2005 (2005-08-26) Dan Focht Hamilton Bulldogs ( AHL) Free agency [27]
August 31, 2005 (2005-08-31) Phil Osaer San Antonio Rampage (AHL) Free agency [28]
September 25, 2005 (2005-09-25) Drew Larman London Knights ( OHL) Free agency [29]
January 28, 2006 (2006-01-28) Mikhail Yakubov Chicago Blackhawks Waivers [30]
February 13, 2006 (2006-02-13) Jamie Allison Nashville Predators Waivers [31]
June 15, 2006 (2006-06-15) Ville Peltonen HC Lugano ( NLA) Free agency [32]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via [b] Ref
N/A Kamil Piros HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk ( RSL) Free agency (VI) [34]
April 28, 2005 (2005-04-28) Vaclav Nedorost HC Ceske Budejovice ( ELH) Free agency (II) [c] [36]
July 1, 2005 (2005-07-01) Travis Scott Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RSL) Free agency (VI) [37]
July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) Mathieu Biron Washington Capitals [d] Compliance buyout [39]
August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01) Ty Jones [e] Contract expiration (VI) [33]
August 13, 2005 (2005-08-13) Patrick DesRochers Adler Mannheim ( DEL) Free agency (VI) [41]
August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) Paul Healey Colorado Avalanche Free agency (UFA) [42]
August 26, 2005 (2005-08-26) Christian Berglund Rapperswil-Jona Lakers ( NLA) Free agency (II) [f] [44]
September 8, 2005 (2005-09-08) Josh Olson Houston Aeros ( AHL) Free agency (UFA) [45]
September 10, 2005 (2005-09-10) Burke Henry EC Red Bull Salzburg ( EBEL) Free agency (VI) [46]
September 21, 2005 (2005-09-21) Scott Kelman Gwinnett Gladiators ( ECHL) Free agency (UFA) [47]
October 2, 2005 (2005-10-02) Ryan Jardine Hamburg Freezers (DEL) Free agency (VI) [48]
October 3, 2005 (2005-10-03) Eric Beaudoin Jokerit ( Liiga) Free agency (UFA) [49]
June 17, 2006 (2006-06-17) Mikhail Yakubov Severstal Cherepovets (RSL) Free agency [g] [50]

Signings

Date Player Term Contract type Ref
July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) Martin Lojek Entry-level [39]
Stefan Meyer Entry-level [39]
August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) Greg Jacina 2-year Re-signing [51]
Joel Kwiatkowski 2-year Re-signing [51]
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) Niklas Hagman 1-year Re-signing [52]
Kristian Huselius 1-year Re-signing [53]
Stephen Weiss 1-year Re-signing [53]
August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) Juraj Kolnik 1-year Re-signing [54]
Filip Novak 1-year Re-signing [54]
Martin Tuma 3-year Entry-level [54]
August 18, 2005 (2005-08-18) Rostislav Olesz 3-year Entry-level [55]
August 22, 2005 (2005-08-22) Serge Payer Re-signing [56]
August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25) Roberto Luongo 1-year Arbitration award [57]
September 12, 2005 (2005-09-12) Jay Bouwmeester 1-year Re-signing [58]
Olli Jokinen 1-year Re-signing [58]
Mike Van Ryn 1-year Re-signing [58]
March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) Chris Gratton 2-year Extension [59]
Olli Jokinen 4-year Extension [60]
May 29, 2006 (2006-05-29) Janis Sprukts 1-year Entry-level [61]
May 31, 2006 (2006-05-31) Bret Nasby Entry-level [62]
David Shantz Entry-level [62]
June 15, 2006 (2006-06-15) Sean Hill 1-year Option exercised [63]

Draft picks

Florida's draft picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 20 Kenndal McArdle   Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
2 32 Tyler Plante   Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
3 90 Dan Collins   United States Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
4 93 Olivier Legault   Canada Lewiston Maineiacs (QMJHL)
4 104 Matt Duffy   United States New Hampshire Junior Monarchs (EJHL)
5 161 Brian Foster   United States New Hampshire Junior Monarchs (EJHL)
6 164 Roman Derlyuk   Russia Spartak St. Petersburg (Russia)
7 224 Zach Bearson   United States Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)

Notes

  1. ^ Hill wore number 55 through January 25.
  2. ^ In parentheses is the player's free agency group on August 1 if applicable. [33]
  3. ^ Florida retained Nedorost’s NHL rights through the 2008–09 season. [35]
  4. ^ Biron signed with Washington on August 10. [38]
  5. ^ Jones retired. [40]
  6. ^ Florida retained Berglund’s NHL rights through the 2007–08 season. [43]
  7. ^ Florida retained Yakubov’s NHL rights through the 2008–09 season. [35]

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