The 2015–16

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was the 22nd season for the

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franchise that was established on June 14, 1993. The Panthers' regular season began on October 10, 2015, against the

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with a 7–1 home win. The Panthers won the Atlantic Division but fell in six games in the opening round of the playoffs to the wild card entrant

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Standings

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

Playoffs

Player stats

Final stats

Skaters

Goaltenders

^†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.

Awards and honours

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

The Panthers were involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:

Trades

;Notes *Detroit to retain 15% ($720,000) of salary as part of trade. *Conditional on Yandle signing with Panthers.

Free agents acquired

Free agents lost

Claimed via waivers

Lost via waivers

Lost via retirement

Player signings

Draft picks

Below are the Florida Panthers' selections at the 2015 NHL entry draft, held on June 26–27, 2015 at the

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. ;Draft notes * The

' second-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent

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and a second and sixth-round pick in 2015 (59th and 179th overall) to Anaheim in exchange for Emerson Etem and this pick. *:Anaheim previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015, that sent Kyle Palmieri to New Jersey in exchange for a third-round pick in

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and this pick. *:New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 26, 2015, that sent Jaromir Jagr to Florida in exchange for a conditional third-round pick in

and this pick. * The

' third-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on June 26, 2015, that sent the Rangers' first-round pick in 2015 (28th overall) to the New York Islanders in exchange for Edmonton's second-round pick in 2015 (33rd overall) and this pick. *:The Islanders previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent a third-round pick in

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to Florida in exchange for this pick. * The

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' third-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014, that sent

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to Pittsburgh in exchange for a fifth-round pick in 2014 and this pick. * The

Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California. The Ducks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Confere ...

' third-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on February 28, 2015, that sent

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to Anaheim in exchange for

Dany Heatley Daniel James Heatley (born January 21, 1981) is a German-born Canadian former professional ice hockey winger (ice hockey), winger. Originally drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers second overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, he won the Calder Memorial ...

and this pick. * The

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' seventh-round pick went to the

as the result of a trade on September 28, 2013, that sent Scott Timmins and a sixth-round pick in 2014 to New Jersey in exchange for Krys Barch and this pick. *:New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 22, 2013, that sent a conditional fourth-round pick to St. Louis in exchange for

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and this pick.

References

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