2025–26 Florida Panthers season

2025–26 Florida Panthers
2025–26 Florida Panthers
Division	Atlantic
Conference	Eastern
2025–26 record	19–14–2
Home record	12–7–2
Road record	7–7–0
Goals for	112
Goals against	112
Team information
General manager	Bill Zito
Coach	Paul Maurice
Captain	Aleksander Barkov
Alternate captains	Aaron Ekblad; Matthew Tkachuk
Arena	Amerant Bank Arena
Minor league affiliates	Charlotte Checkers (AHL); Savannah Ghost Pirates (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Brad Marchand (20)
Assists	Brad Marchand (20)
Points	Brad Marchand (40)
Penalty minutes	A. J. Greer (51)
Plus/minus	Niko Mikkola (+9)
Wins	Sergei Bobrovsky (15)
Goals against average	Sergei Bobrovsky (2.81)

The 2025–26 Florida Panthers season is the 32nd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established in 1993.^[1] The Panthers enter the season as the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions having defeated the Edmonton Oilers in six games in the 2025 Stanley Cup Final.^[2]

The Florida Panthers were the subject of criticism after a violent preseason brawl with the Tampa Bay Lightning that resulted in heavy fines and suspensions for Tampa Bay but only a minimal fine for Panthers player A. J. Greer,^[3] a disparity that commentators said raised questions about the NHL's disciplinary consistency.^[4] The Guardian reported that the episode revived concerns that the league's disciplinary system may favour certain clubs because of personal and institutional connections within NHL administration.^[4] The article also highlighted scrutiny of team owner Vincent Viola and minority owner Douglas Cifu over political associations, and a politically-charged social media exchange by Cifu that later resulted in his suspension by the NHL.^[4]^[5]

Continued controversy hit the Panthers again on December 15, 2025, following an illegal elbow hit to the head by Panthers defenseman Seth Jones on Lightning forward Brandon Hagel.^[6] Jones was not penalized on the play, nor was he given supplementary discipline, an outcome that left current mainstream NHL broadcast members like Ray Ferraro confused.^[7]

Standings

Divisional standings

Atlantic Division
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Detroit Red Wings	37	21	13	3	16	116	119	−3	45
2	Tampa Bay Lightning	36	20	13	3	17	117	95	+22	43
3	Montreal Canadiens	36	19	12	5	12	117	122	−5	43
4	Boston Bruins	37	20	16	1	14	120	120	0	41
5	Florida Panthers	35	19	14	2	16	112	112	0	40
6	Ottawa Senators	35	18	13	4	13	117	110	+7	40
7	Buffalo Sabres	35	17	14	4	12	109	115	−6	38
8	Toronto Maple Leafs	35	15	15	5	11	109	118	−9	35

Updated to game(s) played on December 22, 2025. Source: National Hockey League^[8]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings

Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	ME	New York Islanders	36	19	13	4	13	105	103	+2	42
2	ME	New Jersey Devils	36	20	15	1	13	102	108	−6	41

3	AT	Boston Bruins	37	20	16	1	14	120	120	0	41
4	AT	Florida Panthers	35	19	14	2	16	112	112	0	40
5	AT	Ottawa Senators	35	18	13	4	13	117	110	+7	40
6	ME	New York Rangers	38	18	16	4	11	97	102	−5	40
7	ME	Pittsburgh Penguins	35	15	11	9	14	107	113	−6	39
8	AT	Buffalo Sabres	35	17	14	4	12	109	115	−6	38
9	ME	Columbus Blue Jackets	36	15	15	6	8	108	125	−17	36
10	AT	Toronto Maple Leafs	35	15	15	5	11	109	118	−9	35

Updated to game(s) played on December 22, 2025. Source: National Hockey League^[9]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 24, 2025.^[10]

2025 preseason game log: 3–4–0 (Home: 2–0–0; Road: 1–4–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1^A	September 21	Florida	0–5	Nashville		Bussi	5,496	0–1–0	^[11]
2^A	September 21	Florida	3–5	Nashville		Black	17,059	0–2–0	^[12]
3	September 24	Florida	4–2	Carolina		Tarasov	18,299	1–2–0	^[13]
4	September 29	Carolina	3–4	Florida	OT	Bobrovsky	15,895	2–2–0	^[14]
5^B	September 30	Florida	2–3	Tampa Bay		Bussi	15,334	2–3–0	^[15]
6	October 2	Florida	2–5	Tampa Bay		Tarasov	13,200	2–4–0	^[16]
7	October 4	Tampa Bay	0–7	Florida		Bobrovsky	17,862	3–4–0	^[17]
Notes: ^A Indicates split-squad. ^B Played at Kia Center in Orlando, Florida.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on July 16, 2025.^[18]

2025–26 game log

October: 5–5–1 (Home: 4–1–1; Road: 1–4–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 7	Chicago	2–3	Florida		Bobrovsky	19,655	1–0–0	2	^[19]
2	October 9	Philadelphia	1–2	Florida		Bobrovsky	19,431	2–0–0	4	^[20]
3	October 11	Ottawa	2–6	Florida		Bobrovsky	19,704	3–0–0	6	^[21]
4	October 13	Florida	2–5	Philadelphia		Tarasov	19,421	3–1–0	6	^[22]
5	October 15	Florida	1–4	Detroit		Bobrovsky	18,655	3–2–0	6	^[23]
6	October 16	Florida	1–3	New Jersey		Tarasov	16,514	3–3–0	6	^[24]
7	October 18	Florida	0–3	Buffalo		Bobrovsky	16,015	3–4–0	6	^[25]
8	October 21	Florida	4–3	Boston		Bobrovsky	17,850	4–4–0	8	^[26]
9	October 23	Pittsburgh	5–3	Florida		Bobrovsky	19,373	4–5–0	8	^[27]
10	October 25	Vegas	0–3	Florida		Bobrovsky	19,558	5–5–0	10	^[28]
11	October 28	Anaheim	3–2	Florida	SO	Tarasov	19,274	5–5–1	11	^[29]

November: 7–6–0 (Home: 4–4–0; Road: 3–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
12	November 1	Dallas	3–4	Florida	SO	Bobrovsky	19,386	6–5–1	13	^[30]
13	November 4	Florida	3–7	Anaheim		Bobrovsky	14,514	6–6–1	13	^[31]
14	November 6	Florida	5–2	Los Angeles		Bobrovsky	16,909	7–6–1	15	^[32]
15	November 8	Florida	1–3	San Jose		Tarasov	15,895	7–7–1	15	^[33]
16	November 10	Florida	3–2	Vegas		Bobrovsky	17,812	8–7–1	17	^[34]
17	November 13	Washington	3–6	Florida		Tarasov	19,650	9–7–1	19	^[35]
18	November 15	Tampa Bay	3–1	Florida		Bobrovsky	19,894	9–8–1	19	^[36]
19	November 17	Vancouver	5–8	Florida		Bobrovsky	19,260	10–8–1	21	^[37]
20	November 20	New Jersey	0–1	Florida		Bobrovsky	19,473	11–8–1	23	^[38]
21	November 22	Edmonton	6–3	Florida		Bobrovsky	19,534	11–9–1	23	^[39]
22	November 24	Florida	8–3	Nashville		Tarasov	17,431	12–9–1	25	^[40]
23	November 26	Philadelphia	4–2	Florida		Bobrovsky	19,729	12–10–1	25	^[41]
24	November 28	Calgary	5–3	Florida		Tarasov	19,664	12–11–1	25	^[42]

December: 7–3–1 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 3–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
25	December 2	Toronto	4–1	Florida		Bobrovsky	19,268	12–12–1	25	^[43]
26	December 4	Nashville	2–1	Florida	OT	Bobrovsky	19,340	12–12–2	26	^[44]
27	December 6	Columbus	6–7	Florida	OT	Bobrovsky	19,269	13–12–2	28	^[45]
28	December 7	NY Islanders	1–4	Florida		Tarasov	19,334	14–12–2	30	^[46]
29	December 10	Florida	4–3	Utah		Bobrovsky	12,478	15–12–2	32	^[47]
30	December 11	Florida	2–6	Colorado		Tarasov	18,112	15–13–2	32	^[48]
31	December 13	Florida	4–0	Dallas		Bobrovsky	18,532	16–13–2	34	^[49]
32	December 15	Florida	5–2	Tampa Bay		Bobrovsky	19,092	17–13–2	36	^[50]
33	December 17	Los Angeles	2–3	Florida		Tarasov	19,612	18–13–2	38	^[51]
34	December 19	Carolina	3–4	Florida	SO	Bobrovsky	19,217	19–13–2	40	^[52]
35	December 20	St. Louis	6–2	Florida		Tarasov	19,081	19–14–2	40	^[53]
36	December 23	Florida	–	Carolina
37	December 27	Tampa Bay	–	Florida
38	December 29	Washington	–	Florida
39	December 30	Montreal	–	Florida

January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
40	January 2	NY Rangers	–	Florida			(outdoors)
41	January 4	Colorado	–	Florida
42	January 6	Florida	–	Toronto
43	January 8	Florida	–	Montreal
44	January 10	Florida	–	Ottawa
45	January 12	Florida	–	Buffalo
46	January 16	Florida	–	Carolina
47	January 17	Florida	–	Washington
48	January 19	San Jose	–	Florida
49	January 22	Florida	–	Winnipeg
50	January 24	Florida	–	Minnesota
51	January 25	Florida	–	Chicago
52	January 27	Utah	–	Florida
53	January 29	Florida	–	St. Louis
54	January 31	Winnipeg	–	Florida

February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
55	February 2	Buffalo	–	Florida
56	February 4	Boston	–	Florida
57	February 5	Florida	–	Tampa Bay
58	February 26	Toronto	–	Florida
59	February 27	Buffalo	–	Florida

March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
60	March 1	Florida	–	NY Islanders
61	March 3	Florida	–	New Jersey
62	March 5	Florida	–	Columbus
63	March 6	Florida	–	Detroit
64	March 10	Detroit	–	Florida
65	March 12	Columbus	–	Florida
66	March 15	Florida	–	Seattle
67	March 17	Florida	–	Vancouver
68	March 19	Florida	–	Edmonton
69	March 20	Florida	–	Calgary
70	March 24	Seattle	–	Florida
71	March 26	Minnesota	–	Florida
72	March 28	Florida	–	NY Islanders
73	March 29	Florida	–	NY Rangers
74	March 31	Ottawa	–	Florida

April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
75	April 2	Boston	–	Florida
76	April 4	Florida	–	Pittsburgh
77	April 5	Florida	–	Pittsburgh
78	April 7	Florida	–	Montreal
79	April 9	Florida	–	Ottawa
80	April 11	Florida	–	Toronto
81	April 13	NY Rangers	–	Florida
82	April 15	Detroit	–	Florida

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

Player statistics

Roster

Updated November 21, 2025^[54]^[55]


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
26	Uvis Balinskis	D	L	29	2023	Ventspils, Latvia
16	Aleksander Barkov (C)	C	L	30	2013	Tampere, Finland
9	Sam Bennett	C	L	29	2021	East Gwillimbury, Ontario
72	Sergei Bobrovsky	G	L	37	2019	Novokuznetsk, Russia
70	Jesper Boqvist	C	L	27	2024	Falun, Sweden
5	Aaron Ekblad (A)	D	R	29	2014	Windsor, Ontario
42	Gustav Forsling	D	L	29	2021	Linköping, Sweden
12	Jonah Gadjovich	LW	L	27	2023	Whitby, Ontario
10	A. J. Greer	LW	L	29	2024	Notre-Dame-des-Prairies, Quebec
18	Noah Gregor	LW	L	27	2025	Edmonton, Alberta
3	Seth Jones	D	R	31	2025	Arlington, Texas
7	Dmitry Kulikov	D	L	35	2023	Lipetsk, Russia
71	Luke Kunin	C	R	28	2025	Chesterfield, Missouri
15	Anton Lundell	C	L	24	2020	Espoo, Finland
27	Eetu Luostarinen	C	L	27	2020	Siilinjärvi, Finland
63	Brad Marchand	LW	L	37	2025	Halifax, Nova Scotia
77	Niko Mikkola	D	L	29	2023	Kiiminki, Finland
92	Tomas Nosek	LW	L	33	2024	Pardubice, Czech Republic
2	Jeff Petry	D	R	38	2025	Ann Arbor, Michigan
13	Sam Reinhart	C	R	30	2021	North Vancouver, British Columbia
17	Evan Rodrigues	C	R	32	2023	Toronto, Ontario
11	Mackie Samoskevich	RW	R	23	2021	Newtown, Connecticut
79	Cole Schwindt	RW	R	24	2025	Breslau, Ontario
6	Donovan Sebrango	D	L	23	2025	Ottawa, Ontario
40	Daniil Tarasov	G	L	26	2025	Novokuznetsk, Russia
19	Matthew Tkachuk (A)	LW	L	28	2022	Scottsdale, Arizona
23	Carter Verhaeghe	C	L	30	2020	Toronto, Ontario

Transactions

The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2025–26 season.

Key:

† Contract is entry-level.
‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2026–27 season.

Trades

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01)	Brandon Bussi	Boston Bruins	1-year	Free agency	^[56]
	Nolan Foote	New Jersey Devils	1-year	Free agency	^[57]
	Jeff Petry	Detroit Red Wings	1-year	Free agency	^[58]
	Jack Studnicka	Los Angeles Kings	1-year	Free agency	^[59]
August 22, 2025 (2025-08-22)	Luke Kunin	Columbus Blue Jackets	1-year	Free agency	^[60]
October 3, 2025 (2025-10-03)	Cole Schwindt	Vegas Golden Knights		Waivers	^[61]
October 15, 2025 (2025-10-15)	Donovan Sebrango	Ottawa Senators		Waivers	^[62]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01)	Rasmus Asplund	HC Davos (NL)	2-year	Free agency	^[63]
	Kaapo Kahkonen	Montreal Canadiens	1-year	Free agency	^[64]
	Nate Schmidt	Utah Mammoth	3-year	Free agency	^[65]
	Nico Sturm	Minnesota Wild	2-year	Free agency	^[66]
	Vitek Vanecek	Utah Mammoth	1-year	Free agency	^[67]
	Jaycob Megna	Vegas Golden Knights	2-year	Free agency	^[68]
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02)	Matt Kiersted	Minnesota Wild	2-year	Free agency	^[69]
July 7, 2025 (2025-07-07)	Zac Dalpe			Retirement	^[70]
October 5, 2025 (2025-10-05)	Brandon Bussi	Carolina Hurricanes		Waivers	^[71]

Signings

Draft picks

Below are the Florida Panthers' selections at the 2025 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 27 and 28, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	Team (league)
5	129^[A]	Shamar Moses	RW	Canada	North Bay Battalion (OHL)
6	192	Arvid Drott	RW	Sweden	Djurgardens IF J20 (J20 Nationell)
7	197^[B]	Brendan Dunphy	D	United States	Wenatchee Wild (WHL)
7	224	Yegor Midlak	G	Russia	JHC Spartak (MHL)

Notes

^ The San Jose Sharks' fifth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on July 1, 2023, that sent Anthony Duclair to San Jose in exchange for Steven Lorentz and this pick.^[72]
^ The Boston Bruins' seventh-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent a sixth-round pick in 2026 to Chicago in exchange for this pick.^[73]

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[73] The San Jose Sharks' fifth-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on July 1, 2023, that sent Anthony Duclair to San Jose in exchange for Steven Lorentz and this pick.^[72]

[75] The Boston Bruins' seventh-round pick went to the Florida Panthers as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent a sixth-round pick in 2026 to Chicago in exchange for this pick.^[73]

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Florida Panthers
Founded in 1993 Based in Sunrise, Florida
Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks expansion draft Seasons Current season
History	1993 expansion Records Award winners Retired numbers Broadcasters
Personnel	Owner(s) Sunrise Sports and Entertainment (Vincent Viola, chairman) General manager Bill Zito Head coach Paul Maurice Team captain Aleksander Barkov Current roster
Arenas	Miami Arena Amerant Bank Arena
Rivalries	Tampa Bay Lightning
Affiliates	AHL Charlotte Checkers ECHL Savannah Ghost Pirates
Media	TV Scripps Sports (WSFL-TV) Radio WQAM
Culture and lore	Rat trick FTL War Memorial Elbo Room Stanley C. Panther Viktor E. Ratt Wayne Huizenga 2026 Winter Classic
Category Commons

Florida Panthers seasons
1990s	1990–91 . 1991–92 . 1992–93 . 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s	2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

2025–26 NHL season
Pacific	Anaheim Calgary Edmonton Los Angeles San Jose Seattle Vancouver Vegas
Central	Chicago Colorado Dallas Minnesota Nashville St. Louis Utah Winnipeg
Atlantic	Boston Buffalo Detroit Florida Montreal Ottawa Tampa Bay Toronto
Metropolitan	Carolina Columbus New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh Washington
See also	Entry draft Winter Classic All-Star Game (cancelled) 2026 Winter Olympics Stadium Series Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup Final Transactions Three Star Awards Suspensions and fines