The 2021–22 Florida Panthers season was the 28th season for the

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franchise that was established in 1993. Head coach

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returned to coach his third season with the team, but resigned from his coaching duties as a result of the fallout from the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks sexual assault scandal on October 28, 2021. On October 29, assistant coach Andrew Brunette was named interim head coach. Throughout the season, the team was defined by its high-scoring offense. The Panthers scored 4.14 goals per game, which was the highest mark since the 1995–96 Pittsburgh Penguins, who scored 4.41 goals per game. The Panthers were scoring 1.07 goals per game above the league average, which counted as the 16th-highest mark in NHL history. The Panthers began the season 3–0–0 for the second straight season, and later set a new team record for season-opening winning streak with an 8–0–0 record. They became the seventh team to begin the season at 8–0–0. The streak ended after the Panthers lost to the

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3–2 in a shootout on October 30. Florida became the first team to clinch a berth in the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs following a 5–3 win over the

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on April 3, 2022. On April 21, the Panthers clinched the Atlantic Division title, and on April 28, they won the

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for the first time in franchise history. On May 13, 2022, the Panthers won their first playoff series since the 1996 playoffs by defeating the

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in six games, only to suffer an upset in the second round by the

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, who swept them in four games.

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

Playoffs

Player statistics

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.

Transactions

The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.

Trades

Notes: # Buffalo will receive a first-round pick in 2022 if the selection is outside of the top 10; otherwise Buffalo will receive a first-round pick in 2023. # Florida will receive the later of either New York's or

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's 4th-round pick. # Montreal will receive Florida's 1st-round pick in 2024 if Florida retains their 2022 1st-round pick. # Philadelphia will receive Florida's 1st-round pick in 2024 if it falls outside the top 10 selections, otherwise Philadelphia will receive Florida's 1st-round pick in 2025.

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

Below are the Florida Panthers' selections at the 2021 NHL entry draft, which were held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via

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from the NHL Network studio in

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References

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