Английская Википедия:1995–96 Florida Panthers season

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The 1995–96 Florida Panthers season was the 3rd season of the franchise that was established in 1993 and their most successful season ever. In only their third season in the National Hockey League, the Panthers qualified for the playoffs, and won three playoff series to become Eastern Conference champions. In the 1996 Stanley Cup Finals, Florida lost to the Colorado Avalanche in four games. The Panthers would not win another playoff series until 2022.

Offseason

Head coach Roger Neilson was fired on June 8.[1] Player-development director Doug MacLean was named his replacement on July 24.[2]

Regular season

Year of the Rat

A very unusual goal celebration developed in Miami. On the night of the Panthers' 1995–96 home opener, a rat scurried across the Florida locker room. Panthers winger Scott Mellanby reacted by "one-timing" the rat against the wall, killing it [1]. That night he scored two goals, which goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck quipped was "a rat trick". Two nights later, as the story found its way into the world, a few fans threw rubber rats on the ice in celebration of a goal. The rubber rat count went from 16 for the third home game to over 2,000 during the playoffs. In an amusing coincidence, 1996 was also year of the Rat according to Chinese astrology.

In the 1996 playoffs, as the fourth seed, the Panthers defeated the Boston Bruins in five games, then upset the top-seeded Philadelphia Flyers in six and the second-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins in seven games to reach the Stanley Cup Finals. Their opponents, the Colorado Avalanche, eliminated the Panthers in four games.

Final standings

Шаблон:1995–96 NHL Atlantic Division standings Шаблон:1995–96 NHL Eastern Conference standings

Playoffs

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals

The fifth-seeded Boston Bruins had one of the best offenses in the Eastern Conference, scoring 282 goals lead by Cam Neely (26 goals) and Adam Oates (25 goals, 67 assists). The Panthers won their first-ever playoff game 6-3 before a sold out Miami Arena,[3] and soon built a 3–0 lead despite being outshot by the Bruins on all games.[4] The Bruins stepped up to win Game 4 with a 6-2 blowout before the Boston crowd.[5] Game 5 was tied 3-3 when with 4:57 left, Bill Lindsay scored with a dive through the air goal while being tripped by star defenseman Ray Bourque, giving the Panthers their first-ever playoff series victory.[6] This was the last year in a record 29 consecutive seasons in the playoffs for the Bruins, as they missed the 1997 post-season.[7]

Eastern Conference Semifinals

The Philadelphia Flyers finished atop the Eastern Conference in the regular season with 103 points, led by the high-scoring "Legion of Doom" and the strong goaltending of Garth Snow and Ron Hextall. Philadelphia had just eliminated the other Florida team, the Tampa Bay Lightning, in 5 games a 2–1 series deficit.[8]

Vanbiesbrouck posted a 2–0 shutout in Game 1,[9] and it took until midway through Game 2 for the Flyers to get rolling offensively in a narrow 3–2 win.[10] Game 3 saw Flyers veterans Dan Quinn, Dale Hawerchuk, Eric Desjardins and Hextall set the tone in a 3–1 victory.[8] With young defenseman Ed Jovanovski tightly covering Flyers superstar Eric Lindros, the Panthers reversed the tide,[11] defeating the Flyers in overtime in Game 4 and double-overtime in Game 5, in what would turn out to be the last Flyers game at the Spectrum.[12] Lindros promised to win game 6 to return the series to Philadelphia, but the Panthers won with a 4–1 score. Florida became the third team to reach the conference finals in their third season – following fellow expansion team New York Islanders in 1975 and the Quebec Nordiques in 1982.[13]

Eastern Conference Finals

The 2-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins were energized by the return of Mario Lemieux, who missed the entire 1994–95 season due to injury, and had the league's best offense, scoring 362 goals, and the most wins in the Eastern conference with 49, finishing just one point behind the Flyers. The Penguins advanced to the third round for the first time since 1992, defeating the Washington Capitals in six games and the New York Rangers in five games.

Despite being outshot 33–25 in game one the Panthers came out on top with an impressive 5–1 win, with 32 saves by Vanbiesbrouck and two goals by forward Tom Fitzgerald. The Penguins wanting to avoid going down two games to none against the Panthers came out with a better effort in game two and won the game 3–2 and evened the series at one game each. In game three the Panthers fired an incredible 61 shots on Penguins goaltender Tom Barrasso and it paid off as the Panthers won 5–2 – two goals by Stu Barnes – to take a 2–1 series lead. The Penguins tied game four on Brad Lauer's goal with 11:03 remaining in regulation, and Bryan Smolinski scored with 3:31 to go to give the Penguins a 2–1 lead, tying the series. In game five the Penguins shut out the Panthers 3–0, with Barrasso stopping 28 shots.

Leading the series three games to two Pittsburgh looked to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals in game six. The Penguins led 2–1 in the second period but the Panthers scored three of the next four goals and edged the Penguins 4–3 to tie the series at 3–3. In game seven Florida got a 1–0 lead on Mike Hough's goal at 13:13 of the first period. After a scoreless second period Pittsburgh tied the game on Petr Nedvěd's power-play goal at 1:23 of the third period. The Panthers regained the lead on Tom Fitzgerald's bizarre 58-foot slapshot at 6:18 and got an insurance goal from Johan Garpenlov at 17:23. Florida hung on to win the game 3–1, with a total of 39 saves by Vanbiesbrouck, and closed the series four games to three.[14]

By reaching the finals in only their third season, the Panthers became the fastest expansion team to do so since the St. Louis Blues reached the Stanley Cup finals in their first three seasons. Many Panthers players were managing their first trips to the finals after long careers, such as Vanbiesbrouck (13 years).

Stanley Cup Finals

In the first Stanley Cup Finals where neither team had ever reached the decision before, the Panthers faced the Colorado Avalanche, who were in their inaugural season after relocating from Quebec City. Led by captain Joe Sakic, forward Peter Forsberg and defenceman Adam Foote, the Avalanche got even stronger once goaltender Patrick Roy joined the team in December 1995. The Avalanche finished the season with a 47–25–10 record for 104 points, won the Pacific Division and finished second in the Western Conference. On their way to the Western title, the Avs beat the Vancouver Canucks, the Chicago Blackhawks and Presidents' Trophy winners Detroit Red Wings, all in six games.[15]

The series started in Denver, and the Avs dominated the Panthers at the McNichols Sports Arena. On game 1, Vanbiesbrouck shut out Colorado for half the game, before three goals were scored in a stretch of 3:49 minutes in the second period, leading to a 3–1 victory. The following game was an 8–1 blowout, starting with three power play goals in the first period as Florida incurred in bad penalties that forced Vanbiesbrouck to be pulled out in favor of Mark Fitzpatrick. Returning to Miami, Game 3 was closer, with Florida scoring twice in the first period. But the Avs still came through, taking over the lead with a Joe Sakic goal early in the second period and holding on to a 3–2 victory.[16]

With their backs to the wall, the Panthers played a defensive game four. Vanbiesbrouck and Roy stood out, combining for 118 saves, and the two teams played a marathon game that took until the third overtime period. Uwe Krupp's unassisted goal at 4:31 ended 44 minutes and 31 seconds of overtime and gave the Avalanche a 1–0 win and a four-games-to-none series win. Goaltender Patrick Roy stopped all 63 shots he faced. Colorado outscored Florida 15–4 in the series, and Patrick Roy stopped 147 of 151 shots, for a save percentage of .974. Joe Sakic was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP, having led all skaters in goals with 18, and points with 34. For both Patrick Roy and Claude Lemieux, it was their third Stanley Cup win in eleven years.

Schedule and results

Regular season

Шаблон:Game log start Шаблон:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |1||L||October 7, 1995||0–4 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) ||0–1–0 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |2||W||October 8, 1995||4–3 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1995–96) ||1–1–0 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |3||W||October 11, 1995||6–1 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) ||2–1–0 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |4||W||October 13, 1995||6–2 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1995–96) ||3–1–0 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |5||W||October 15, 1995||5–3 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1995–96) ||4–1–0 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |6||L||October 17, 1995||3–6 || align="left"| Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) ||4–2–0 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |7||W||October 21, 1995||3–0 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1995–96) ||5–2–0 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |8||W||October 24, 1995||6–1 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) ||6–2–0 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |9||L||October 25, 1995||2–7 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) ||6–3–0 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |10||W||October 28, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) ||7–3–0 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |11||L||October 31, 1995||4–5 OT|| align="left"| New York Islanders (1995–96) ||7–4–0 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |12||W||November 2, 1995||2–1 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||8–4–0 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |13||W||November 3, 1995||3–2 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1995–96) ||9–4–0 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |14||W||November 5, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||10–4–0 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |15||W||November 7, 1995||4–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||11–4–0 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |16||W||November 9, 1995||2–1 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) ||12–4–0 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |17||W||November 11, 1995||4–1 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) ||13–4–0 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |18||W||November 14, 1995||5–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1995–96) ||14–4–0 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" |19||T||November 16, 1995||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) ||14–4–1 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |20||L||November 18, 1995||2–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) ||14–5–1 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |21||W||November 19, 1995||4–3 || align="left"| @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) ||15–5–1 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |22||W||November 21, 1995||4–3 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1995–96) ||16–5–1 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |23||W||November 26, 1995||5–1 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1995–96) ||17–5–1 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |24||L||November 29, 1995||1–2 OT|| align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||17–6–1 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |25||L||December 1, 1995||1–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) ||17–7–1 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |26||W||December 2, 1995||5–3 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) ||18–7–1 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |27||W||December 5, 1995||4–3 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1995–96) ||19–7–1 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" |28||T||December 7, 1995||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1995–96) ||19–7–2 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |29||W||December 9, 1995||3–1 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1995–96) ||20–7–2 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |30||W||December 11, 1995||2–1 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) ||21–7–2 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |31||W||December 12, 1995||3–1 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1995–96) ||22–7–2 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |32||L||December 14, 1995||4–6 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) ||22–8–2 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |33||W||December 16, 1995||7–2 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||23–8–2 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |34||W||December 21, 1995||6–1 || align="left"| Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) ||24–8–2 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |35||W||December 23, 1995||2–1 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1995–96) ||25–8–2 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |36||L||December 28, 1995||4–5 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1995–96) ||25–9–2 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |37||L||December 30, 1995||5–6 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) ||25–10–2 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |38||L||January 3, 1996||2–7 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1995–96) ||25–11–2 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |39||W||January 5, 1996||3–2 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1995–96) ||26–11–2 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |40||L||January 6, 1996||0–2 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1995–96) ||26–12–2 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |41||W||January 8, 1996||5–2 || align="left"| @ San Jose Sharks (1995–96) ||27–12–2 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" |42||T||January 10, 1996||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) ||27–12–3 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" |43||T||January 12, 1996||6–6 OT|| align="left"| @ Dallas Stars (1995–96) ||27–12–4 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |44||W||January 16, 1996||4–1 || align="left"| San Jose Sharks (1995–96) ||28–12–4 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" |45||T||January 22, 1996||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||28–12–5 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |46||W||January 23, 1996||5–4 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1995–96) ||29–12–5 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |47||L||January 25, 1996||2–6 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) ||29–13–5 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |48||W||January 27, 1996||6–3 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) ||30–13–5 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |49||W||January 29, 1996||2–1 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) ||31–13–5 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |50||L||January 31, 1996||1–6 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) ||31–14–5 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- align="center" |51||T||February 1, 1996||2–2 OT|| align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1995–96) ||31–14–6 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |52||W||February 3, 1996||5–3 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||32–14–6 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |53||L||February 6, 1996||2–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) ||32–15–6 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |54||W||February 8, 1996||3–1 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1995–96) ||33–15–6 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" |55||T||February 11, 1996||2–2 OT|| align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1995–96) ||33–15–7 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |56||L||February 14, 1996||2–4 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1995–96) ||33–16–7 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |57||L||February 16, 1996||4–5 OT|| align="left"| Colorado Avalanche (1995–96) ||33–17–7 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |58||W||February 18, 1996||6–4 || align="left"| Dallas Stars (1995–96) ||34–17–7 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |59||W||February 21, 1996||4–1 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1995–96) ||35–17–7 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |60||L||February 24, 1996||0–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1995–96) ||35–18–7 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |61||L||February 25, 1996||1–6 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1995–96) ||35–19–7 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" |62||T||February 29, 1996||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Washington Capitals (1995–96) ||35–19–8 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |63||L||March 2, 1996||1–7 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1995–96) ||35–20–8 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |64||L||March 5, 1996||0–2 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1995–96) ||35–21–8 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |65||L||March 7, 1996||3–5 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1995–96) ||35–22–8 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |66||L||March 10, 1996||1–4 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1995–96) ||35–23–8 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |67||L||March 11, 1996||4–8 || align="left"| @ Chicago Blackhawks (1995–96) ||35–24–8 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" |68||T||March 13, 1996||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1995–96) ||35–24–9 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |69||W||March 17, 1996||3–0 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1995–96) ||36–24–9 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |70||W||March 19, 1996||5–2 || align="left"| Ottawa Senators (1995–96) ||37–24–9 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |71||W||March 21, 1996||3–2 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1995–96) ||38–24–9 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |72||L||March 23, 1996||2–4 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||38–25–9 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |73||L||March 27, 1996||0–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1995–96) ||38–26–9 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |74||L||March 28, 1996||2–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1995–96) ||38–27–9 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |75||L||March 30, 1996||1–2 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||38–28–9 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |76||W||April 1, 1996||3–2 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1995–96) ||39–28–9 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |77||L||April 3, 1996||2–3 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (1995–96) ||39–29–9 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |78||L||April 6, 1996||1–2 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1995–96) ||39–30–9 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |79||W||April 8, 1996||5–3 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1995–96) ||40–30–9 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |80||L||April 10, 1996||1–2 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (1995–96) ||40–31–9 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" |81||T||April 12, 1996||1–1 OT|| align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1995–96) ||40–31–10 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |82||W||April 14, 1996||5–1 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1995–96) ||41–31–10 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- Шаблон:Game log section end |- | Legend: Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Game log end

Playoffs

Шаблон:Game log start Шаблон:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1 ||W|| April 17, 1996 || 6–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins || 14,703 || Vanbiesbrouck || Panthers lead 1–0 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2 ||W|| April 22, 1996 || 6–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins || 14,703 || Vanbiesbrouck || Panthers lead 2–0 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 3 ||W|| April 24, 1996 || 4–2 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins || 14,922 || Vanbiesbrouck || Panthers lead 3–0 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 4 ||L|| April 25, 1996 || 2–6 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins || 14,810 || Vanbiesbrouck || Panthers lead 3–1 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 5 ||W|| April 27, 1996 || 4–3 || align="left"| Boston Bruins || 14,703 || Vanbiesbrouck || Panthers win 4–1 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1 ||W|| May 2, 1996 || 2–0 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers || 17,380 || Vanbiesbrouck || Panthers lead 1–0 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2 ||L|| May 4, 1996 || 0–2 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers || 17,380 || Vanbiesbrouck || Series tied 1–1 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 3 ||L|| May 7, 1996 || 2–3 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers || 14,703 || Vanbiesbrouck || Flyers lead 2–1 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 4 ||W|| May 9, 1996 || 4–3 OT || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers || 14,703 || Vanbiesbrouck || Series tied 2–2 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 5 ||W|| May 12, 1996 || 2–1 2OT || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers || 17,380 || Vanbiesbrouck || Panthers lead 3–2 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 6 ||W|| May 14, 1996 || 4–1 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers || 14,703 || Vanbiesbrouck || Panthers win 4–2 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 1 ||W|| May 18, 1996 || 5–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 17,355 || Vanbiesbrouck || Panthers lead 1–0 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2 ||L|| May 20, 1996 || 2–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 17,181 || Vanbiesbrouck || Series tied 1–1 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 3 ||W|| May 24, 1996 || 5–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins || 14,703 || Vanbiesbrouck || Panthers lead 2–1 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 4 ||L|| May 26, 1996 || 1–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins || 14,703 || Vanbiesbrouck || Series tied 2–2 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 5 ||L|| May 28, 1996 || 0–3 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 17,355 || Vanbiesbrouck || Penguins lead 3–2 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 6 ||W|| May 30, 1996 || 4–3 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins || 14,703 || Vanbiesbrouck || Series tied 3–3 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 7 ||W|| June 1, 1996 || 3–1 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins || 17,355 || Vanbiesbrouck || Panthers win 4–3 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- Шаблон:Game log section end Шаблон:Game log section start |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 1 ||L|| June 4, 1996 || 1–3 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche || 16,061 || Vanbiesbrouck || Avalanche lead 1–0 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2 ||L|| June 6, 1996 || 1–8 || align="left"| @ Colorado Avalanche || 16,061 || Vanbiesbrouck || Avalanche lead 2–0 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 3 ||L|| June 8, 1996 || 2–3 || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche || 14,703 || Vanbiesbrouck || Avalanche lead 3–0 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 4 ||L|| June 10, 1996 || 0–1 3OT || align="left"| Colorado Avalanche || 14,703 || Vanbiesbrouck || Avalanche win 4–0 || Шаблон:NHL recap |- Шаблон:Game log section end |- | Legend: Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Legend2 Шаблон:Game log end

Player statistics

Scoring

Regular season Playoffs
Шаблон:Abbr Player Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr
27 Шаблон:Sortname RW 79 32 38 70 4 160 22 3 6 9 −10 44
44 Шаблон:Sortname C 82 26 35 61 1 107 22 5 3 8 −8 12
24 Шаблон:Sortname D 81 8 49 57 −3 94 22 0 6 6 3 32
29 Шаблон:Sortname LW 82 23 28 51 −10 36 20 4 2 6 −2 8
14 Шаблон:Sortname C 72 19 25 44 −12 46 22 6 10 16 10 4
26 Шаблон:SortnameШаблон:Double-dagger C 63 17 21 38 −5 10 Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort
12 Шаблон:Sortname RW 78 20 17 37 5 25 14 3 2 5 4 0
21 Шаблон:Sortname RW 82 13 21 34 −3 75 22 4 4 8 3 34
11 Шаблон:Sortname RW 73 12 22 34 13 57 22 5 5 10 6 18
6 Шаблон:Sortname D 52 6 28 34 −9 32 13 2 6 8 3 14
5 Шаблон:Sortname D 70 8 22 30 5 30 14 0 4 4 1 6
9 Шаблон:Sortname RW 77 13 14 27 5 20 16 1 3 4 2 0
20 Шаблон:Sortname C 79 7 20 27 6 129 21 1 3 4 6 18
10 Шаблон:Sortname LW 63 10 14 24 −2 36 22 10 7 17 8 39
18 Шаблон:Sortname LW 64 7 16 23 4 37 22 4 1 5 5 8
55 Шаблон:Sortname D 70 10 11 21 −3 137 22 1 8 9 2 52
2 Шаблон:Sortname D 73 3 10 13 10 80 22 0 4 4 8 10
8 Шаблон:Sortname D 27 2 9 11 −1 21 Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort
26Шаблон:Efn Шаблон:SortnameШаблон:Dagger RW 14 8 2 10 0 4 21 8 8 16 4 4
25 Шаблон:Sortname D 31 3 7 10 −4 20 1 0 0 0 −1 2
3 Шаблон:Sortname D 78 3 6 9 −2 236 21 2 6 8 3 62
28 Шаблон:SortnameШаблон:Dagger C 12 2 4 6 1 6 13 2 2 4 −2 2
16 Шаблон:SortnameШаблон:Dagger LW 5 1 2 3 0 0 Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort
15 Шаблон:Sortname LW 8 0 3 3 −2 6 Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort
23Шаблон:Efn Шаблон:Sortname D 28 0 3 3 4 46 21 0 1 1 3 0
19 Шаблон:Sortname RW 7 1 1 2 −3 4 Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort
51 Шаблон:Sortname RW 9 0 2 2 −1 2 Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort
34 Шаблон:Sortname G 57 0 2 2 10 22 0 1 1 Шаблон:Sort 20
22 Шаблон:SortnameШаблон:Double-dagger RW 13 0 1 1 1 0 Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort
40 Шаблон:Sortname C 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
7 Шаблон:SortnameШаблон:Dagger C 3 0 0 0 −1 0 Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort Шаблон:Sort
30 Шаблон:Sortname G 34 0 0 0 12 2 0 0 0 Шаблон:Sort 0

Goaltending

Regular season Playoffs
Шаблон:Abbr Player Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:Abbr
34 John Vanbiesbrouck 57 26 20 7 1473 142 2.68 .904 2 3178 22 12 10 735 50 2.25 .932 1 1332
30 Mark Fitzpatrick 34 15 11 3 810 88 2.96 .891 0 1786 2 0 0 30 6 6.00 .800 0 60

Awards and records

Awards

Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)
NHL All-Rookie Team Ed Jovanovski (Defense) [17]
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selection Doug MacLean (coach) [18]
Scott Mellanby
John Vanbiesbrouck

Transactions

Trades

The Panthers acquired Ray Sheppard from the San Jose Sharks on the trade deadline in 1996.

Draft picks

Florida's draft picks at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft held at the Edmonton Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta.[19]

Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
1 10 Radek Dvorak (RW) Шаблон:CZE HC České Budějovice (Czech)
2 36 Aaron MacDonald (G) Шаблон:CAN Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
3 62 Mike O'Grady (D) Шаблон:CAN Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
4 80 Dave Duerden (LW) Шаблон:CAN Peterborough Petes (OHL)
4 88 Daniel Tjarnqvist (D) Шаблон:SWE Rögle BK (Sweden)
5 114 Francois Cloutier (LW) Шаблон:CAN Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
7 166 Peter Worrell (LW) Шаблон:CAN Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)
8 192 Filip Kuba (D) Шаблон:CZE HC Vítkovice (Czech Republic)
9 218 David Lemanowicz (G) Шаблон:CAN Spokane Chiefs (WHL)

Notes

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References

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