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

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Previous season

After barely clinching a wild card spot in the playoffs, the Panthers were set to face the Boston Bruins, who had set the 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

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for the first time since

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. In the Stanley Cup Finals, the Panthers were defeated by the Vegas Golden Knights in five games. Coupled with the Miami Heat's defeat one night earlier in the

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against the

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(which was also decided in five games),

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had two teams lose their respective sport's finals on consecutive days.

30th anniversary celebrations

In July 2023, the Florida Panthers announced announced celebrations for their 30th Anniversary season including the unveiling of the club's 30th Anniversary logo. The Panthers will celebrate thirty years of Panthers hockey with a theme night honoring each decade. On Jan. 11 as the Panthers host the LA Kings, fans can hark back to the birth of the franchise in the 1990's. On March 7 vs. the Philadelphia Flyers, the 2000's will be in the spotlight and on March 28 vs. the New York Islanders, game presentation and in-game themes will highlight the 2010s into the current era.

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 23, 2023.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 27, 2023.

Player statistics

As of March 1, 2024

Skaters

Goaltenders

Roster

Awards and honors

Awards

Milestones

Records

Transactions

The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season. Key: Contract is entry-level.
Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

Below are the Florida Panthers' selections at the

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, which will be held on June 28 and 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Notes: # The

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' first-round pick will go to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on March 16, 2022, that sent

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to Florida in exchange for

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, a conditional fourth-round pick in

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and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Montreal will receive a first-round pick in 2023 if Florida's first-round pick in 2022 is outside of the top ten selections – was converted when the Panthers qualified for the

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on April 3, 2022. # The

' third-round pick will go to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on July 13, 2022, that sent Brent Burns and Lane Pederson to Carolina in exchange for

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, Eetu Makiniemi and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – San Jose will receive the lowest of the Flyers', Hurricanes', Rangers' or Panthers' third-round picks in 2023 – was converted when Florida advanced to the

, ensuring that their third-round pick would be the lowest, on May 24, 2023. # The Arizona Coyotes' seventh-round pick will go to the

as a result of a trade on July 26, 2021, that sent

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and second-round pick in

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to Arizona in exchange for this pick. # The

' seventh-round pick will go to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on July 8, 2022, that sent a seventh-round pick in

to Florida in exchange for this pick.

References

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