| 2015–16 Florida Panthers | |
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Atlantic Division champions | |
| Division | 1st Atlantic |
| Conference | 3rd Eastern |
| 2015–16 record | 47–26–9 |
| Home record | 25–11–5 |
| Road record | 22–15–4 |
| Goals for | 239 |
| Goals against | 203 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Dale Tallon |
| Coach | Gerard Gallant |
| Captain | Willie Mitchell |
| Alternate captains | Dave Bolland Brian Campbell Jussi Jokinen Derek MacKenzie |
| Arena | BB&T Center |
| Minor league affiliate | Portland Pirates (AHL) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Aleksander Barkov (28) |
| Assists | Jussi Jokinen (42) |
| Points | Jaromir Jagr (66) |
| Penalty minutes | Alex Petrovic (90) |
| Plus/minus | Brian Campbell (+31) |
| Wins | Roberto Luongo (35) |
| Goals against average | Al Montoya (2.18) |
The 2015–16 Florida Panthers season was the 22nd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 14, 1993. [1] The Panthers' regular season began on October 10, 2015, against the Philadelphia Flyers with a 7–1 home win. [2] The Panthers won the Atlantic Division but fell in six games in the opening round of the playoffs to the wild card entrant New York Islanders.
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | y – Florida Panthers | 82 | 47 | 26 | 9 | 40 | 239 | 203 | +36 | 103 |
| 2 | x – Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 46 | 31 | 5 | 43 | 227 | 201 | +26 | 97 |
| 3 | x – Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 39 | 211 | 224 | −13 | 93 |
| 4 | Boston Bruins | 82 | 42 | 31 | 9 | 38 | 240 | 230 | +10 | 93 |
| 5 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 38 | 35 | 9 | 32 | 236 | 247 | −11 | 85 |
| 6 | Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 38 | 38 | 6 | 33 | 221 | 236 | −15 | 82 |
| 7 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 33 | 201 | 222 | −21 | 81 |
| 8 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 29 | 42 | 11 | 23 | 198 | 246 | −48 | 69 |
| 2015 preseason game log: 3–3–0 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 2–2–0) [2] | ||||||||||
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| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap | |
| 1 | September 20 | Florida | 2–5 | Nashville | McKenna | 15,432 | 0–1–0 | [4] | ||
| 2 | September 20 | Florida | 3–2 | Nashville | OT | Brittain | 12,711 | 1–1–0 | [5] | |
| 3 | September 22 | Dallas | 2–3 | Florida | Luongo | 5,504 | 2–1–0 | [6] | ||
| 4 | September 25 | Florida | 1–4 | Tampa Bay | Montoya | 16,226 | 2–2–0 | [7] | ||
| 5 | September 27 | Florida | 4–2 | Dallas | Luongo | 10,113 | 3–2–0 | [8] | ||
| 6 | October 3 | Tampa Bay | 3–2 | Florida | Luongo | 7,634 | 3–3–0 | [9] | ||
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Final stats
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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| Roberto Luongo | 62 | 60 | 3602:51 | 35 | 19 | 6 | 141 | 2.35 | 1801 | .922 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Al Montoya | 25 | 22 | 1351:15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 49 | 2.18 | 608 | .919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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| Roberto Luongo | 6 | 6 | 438 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 2.05 | 227 | .934 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†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.
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The Panthers were involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season:
| Date | Details | Ref | |
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| June 27, 2015 | To New York Islanders MTL's 5th-round pick in 2015 | To Florida Panthers 5th-round pick in 2016 | [103] |
| July 1, 2015 | To Boston Bruins Jimmy Hayes (rights) | To Florida Panthers Reilly Smith Marc Savard | [104] |
| February 27, 2016 | To Calgary Flames 2nd-round pick in 2016 4th-round pick in 2018 | To Florida Panthers Jiri Hudler | [105] |
| February 27, 2016 | To Edmonton Oilers conditional 3rd-round pick in 2016 | To Florida Panthers Teddy Purcell | [105] |
| February 27, 2016 | To Detroit Red Wings 6th-round pick in 2017 | To Florida Panthers Jakub Kindl Note 1 | [106] |
| February 29, 2016 | To Anaheim Ducks Brandon Pirri | To Florida Panthers 6th-round pick in 2016 | [107] |
| May 25, 2016 | To Vancouver Canucks Erik Gudbranson NYI's 5th-round pick in 2016 | To Florida Panthers Jared McCann 2nd-round pick in 2016 4th-round pick in 2016 | [108] |
| June 10, 2016 | To New Jersey Devils Marc Savard 2nd-round pick in 2018 | To Florida Panthers Paul Thompson Graham Black | [109] |
| June 20, 2016 | To New York Rangers 6th-round pick in 2016 Conditional 4th-round pick in 2017 Note 2 | To Florida Panthers Keith Yandle (negotiating rights) | [110] |
| June 23, 2016 | To Colorado Avalanche Rocco Grimaldi | To Florida Panthers Reto Berra | [111] |
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Player signings
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Below are the Florida Panthers' selections at the 2015 NHL entry draft, held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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| 1 | 11 | Lawson Crouse | LW | Kingston Frontenacs (OHL) | |
| 3 | 77 [a] | Sam montembeault | G | Blainville-Boisbriand Armada (QMJHL) | |
| 3 | 88 [b] | Thomas Schemitsch | D | Owen Sound Attack (OHL) | |
| 4 | 102 | Denis Malgin | C | ZSC Lions (NLA) | |
| 5 | 132 | Karch Bachman | LW | Culver Academy (HS-Indiana) | |
| 6 | 162 | Christopher Wilkie | RW | Tri-City Storm (USHL) | |
| 7 | 192 | Patrick Shea | C | Kimball Union Academy Wildcats (HS-New Hampshire) | |
| 7 | 206 [c] | Ryan Bednard | G | Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL) |