The 2022–23 Florida Panthers season was the 29th season for the

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franchise that was established in 1993. It is the Panthers' 24th season at

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. This is the Panthers' first season under new head coach

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. The Panthers qualified for the playoffs after the

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and

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each lost their games on April 11, 2023. After barely clinching a wild card spot in the playoffs, the Panthers were set to face the

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, 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

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to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time in 27 years. Subsequently, the Panthers would sweep the

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to advance to the

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for the first time since

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. Making their first Stanley Cup Finals appearance for the first time in 27 years, the Panthers were defeated by the

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in five games. Coupled with the

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'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.

Off-season

On June 22, 2022,

was named head coach following the departure of interim coach Andrew Brunette.

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 30, 2022.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on July 6, 2022.

Playoffs

Player statistics

Skaters

Goaltenders

Transactions

The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season. Key: Contract is entry-level
Contract initially takes effect in the 2023–24 season.

Trades

Notes: # Calgary will receive Florida's 1st-round pick in 2026 instead if Florida's 1st-round pick in 2025 is within the top 2 selections. # Florida will receive Calgary's 4th-round pick in 2026 instead if Florida's 1st-round pick in 2025 is within the top 2 selections.

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

Below are the Florida Panthers' selections at the 2022 NHL entry draft, which was held on July 7 and 8, 2022, at

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. Notes: # The Florida Panthers' first-round pick will go to the

as the result of a trade on July 24, 2021, that sent

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

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on April 3, 2022. # The Florida Panthers' second-round pick will go to the

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as the result of a trade on March 16, 2022, that sent Calle Jarnkrok to Calgary in exchange for a third-round pick in

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, a seventh-round pick in

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and this pick. # The

' sixth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on March 21, 2022, that sent Tyler Inamoto to Columbus in exchange for

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and this pick. # The

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

to Pittsburgh in exchange for this pick.

References

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