2017–18 Florida Panthers season

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2017–18 Florida Panthers
Division4th Atlantic
Conference9th Eastern
2017–18 record44–30–8
Home record27–11–3
Road record17–19–5
Goals for248
Goals against246
Team information
General managerDale Tallon
CoachBob Boughner
CaptainDerek MacKenzie
Alternate captainsAleksander Barkov
Aaron Ekblad
Vincent Trocheck
Keith Yandle
ArenaBB&T Center
Minor league affiliate(s)Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsVincent Trocheck (31)
AssistsAleksander Barkov (51)
PointsAleksander Barkov (78)
Penalty minutesMicheal Haley (212)
Plus/minusJared McCann (+11)
WinsJames Reimer (22)
Goals against averageRoberto Luongo (2.47)

The 2017–18 Florida Panthers season was the 25th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 14, 1993.[1] The Panthers missed the playoffs for the second straight season, despite recording 96 points, tied with the 2014-15 Boston Bruins for the most by a team to miss the playoffs.

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 z – Tampa Bay Lightning 82 54 23 5 48 296 236 +60 113
2 x – Boston Bruins 82 50 20 12 47 270 214 +56 112
3 x – Toronto Maple Leafs 82 49 26 7 42 277 232 +45 105
4 Florida Panthers 82 44 30 8 41 248 246 +2 96
5 Detroit Red Wings 82 30 39 13 25 217 255 −38 73
6 Montreal Canadiens 82 29 40 13 27 209 264 −55 71
7 Ottawa Senators 82 28 43 11 26 221 291 −70 67
8 Buffalo Sabres 82 25 45 12 24 199 280 −81 62
Source: National Hockey League[2]
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference

Conference standings

Template:2017–18 NHL Eastern Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 9, 2017.[3]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 22, 2017.[4]

2017–18 game log

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

Player statistics

As of April 9, 2018[5]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season[5]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
James Reimer 44 42 2,411:25 22 14 6 120 2.99 1373 .913 4 0 1 4
Roberto Luongo 35 33 1,965:58 18 11 2 81 2.47 1143 .929 3 0 2 0
Harri Sateri 9 7 492:36 4 4 0 24 2.92 271 .911 0 0 0 0
Antti Niemi 2 0 58:42 0 1 0 5 5.11 39 .872 0 0 0 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Panthers. Statistics reflect time with the Panthers only.
Denotes player was traded mid-season. Statistics reflect time with the Panthers only.
Bold denotes season record.

Transactions

The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.