2021–22 Florida Panthers season
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The 2021–22 Florida Panthers season was the 28th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established in 1993.[2] Head coach Joel Quenneville returned to coach his third season with the team. The Panthers began the season 3–0–0 for the second time in team history in as many years.[3]
2021–22 Florida Panthers | |
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Presidents' Trophy winners | |
Atlantic Division champions | |
Division | 1st Atlantic |
Conference | 1st Eastern |
2021–22 record | 58–18–6 |
Home record | 34–7–0 |
Road record | 24–11–6 |
Goals for | 340 |
Goals against | 246 |
Team information | |
General manager | Bill Zito |
Coach | Joel Quenneville (Oct. 14 – Oct. 28) Andrew Brunette (interim, Oct. 29 – May 23) |
Captain | Aleksander Barkov |
Alternate captains | Aaron Ekblad Patric Hornqvist Jonathan Huberdeau |
Arena | FLA Live Arena |
Average attendance | 14,811[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Charlotte Checkers (AHL) Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Aleksander Barkov (39) |
Assists | Jonathan Huberdeau (85) |
Points | Jonathan Huberdeau (115) |
Penalty minutes | Radko Gudas (105) |
Plus/minus | Gustav Forsling (+41) |
Wins | Sergei Bobrovsky (39) |
Goals against average | Sergei Bobrovsky (2.67) |
Quenneville resigned from his coaching duties as a result of the fallout from the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks sexual assault scandal on October 28, 2021.[4] On October 29, assistant coach Andrew Brunette was named interim head coach.[5]
The franchise record season opening winning streak reached an 8–0–0 record. The streak ended after the Panthers lost to the Boston Bruins 3–2 in a shootout.[6] The Panthers became the seventh team to begin the season at 8–0–0.[7] The Panthers became the first team to clinch a berth in the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs following a 5–3 win over the Buffalo Sabres on April 3, 2022.[8] On April 21, the Panthers clinched the Atlantic Division title,[9] and on April 28, they won the Presidents' Trophy for the first time in franchise history.[10]
On May 13, 2022, the Florida Panthers won their first playoff series since 1996 by defeating the Washington Capitals in six games,[11] only to suffer an upset in the Second Round by the Tampa Bay Lightning, who swept them in four games.[12]