1995–96 Florida Panthers
Eastern Conference · Atlantic Division · 41-31-0, 92 pts · Playoffs 12-9
The 1995–96 Florida Panthers went 41-31-0 (92 points) in the Atlantic Division and played 21 playoff games (12-9). Scott Mellanby led the team with 70 points (32 G, 38 A). Mark Fitzpatrick had 15 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Mellanby | R | 79 | 32 | 38 | 70 | +4 | 160 | 19 | 225 | 14.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Niedermayer | C | 82 | 26 | 35 | 61 | +1 | 107 | 11 | 155 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Svehla | D | 81 | 8 | 49 | 57 | -3 | 94 | 7 | 146 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Johan Garpenlov | L | 82 | 23 | 28 | 51 | -10 | 36 | 8 | 130 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Stu Barnes | C | 72 | 19 | 25 | 44 | -12 | 46 | 8 | 158 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Belanger | C | 63 | 17 | 21 | 38 | -5 | 10 | 7 | 140 | 12.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jody Hull | R | 78 | 20 | 17 | 37 | +5 | 25 | 2 | 120 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Fitzgerald | R | 82 | 13 | 21 | 34 | -3 | 75 | 1 | 141 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Lindsay | L | 73 | 12 | 22 | 34 | +13 | 57 | 0 | 118 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Woolley | D | 52 | 6 | 28 | 34 | -9 | 32 | 3 | 98 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Murphy | D | 70 | 8 | 22 | 30 | +5 | 30 | 4 | 125 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Skrudland | C | 79 | 7 | 20 | 27 | +6 | 129 | 0 | 90 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Radek Dvorak | R | 77 | 13 | 14 | 27 | +5 | 20 | 0 | 126 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lowry | L | 63 | 10 | 14 | 24 | -2 | 36 | 0 | 83 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hough | L | 64 | 7 | 16 | 23 | +4 | 37 | 0 | 66 | 10.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Jovanovski | D | 70 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -3 | 137 | 2 | 116 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Carkner | D | 73 | 3 | 10 | 13 | +10 | 80 | 1 | 42 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Magnus Svensson | D | 27 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 21 | 2 | 58 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Smith | D | 31 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 20 | 2 | 34 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Sheppard | R | 14 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Laus | D | 78 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | 236 | 0 | 45 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Straka | C | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +1 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhett Warrener | D | 28 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 46 | 0 | 19 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Harkins | L | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Dionne | L | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
| David Nemirovsky | R | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Smyth | R | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kudelski | R | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Washburn | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Casselman | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Fitzpatrick | 82 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 810 | .891 | 2.96 | 0 |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | 82 | 54 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 1473 | .904 | 2.68 | 2 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7 | @ NJD | L 0–4 | Final |
| Oct 8 | vs CGY | W 4–3 | Final |
| Oct 11 | vs MTL | W 6–1 | Final |
| Oct 13 | vs OTT | W 6–2 | Final |
| Oct 15 | vs NYI | W 5–3 | Final |
| Oct 17 | vs CHI | L 3–6 | Final |
| Oct 21 | vs HFD | W 3–0 | Final |
| Oct 24 | @ TOR | W 6–1 | Final |
| Oct 25 | @ MTL | L 2–7 | Final |
| Oct 28 | @ OTT | W 4–1 | Final |
| Oct 31 | vs NYI | L 4–5 | Final/OT |
| Nov 2 | @ PHI | W 2–1 | Final |
| Nov 3 | @ WSH | W 3–2 | Final |
| Nov 5 | vs TBL | W 4–1 | Final |
| Nov 7 | vs PHI | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 9 | vs EDM | W 2–1 | Final |
| Nov 11 | vs BUF | W 4–1 | Final |
| Nov 14 | vs TOR | W 5–2 | Final |
| Nov 16 | vs VAN | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Nov 18 | @ LAK | L 2–3 | Final |
| Nov 19 | @ ANA | W 4–3 | Final |
| Nov 21 | vs NJD | W 4–3 | Final |
| Nov 26 | vs LAK | W 5–1 | Final |
| Nov 29 | vs PHI | L 1–2 | Final/OT |
| Dec 1 | @ PIT | L 1–2 | Final |
| Dec 2 | @ HFD | W 5–3 | Final |
| Dec 5 | @ WSH | W 4–3 | Final |
| Dec 7 | vs ANA | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Dec 9 | vs BOS | W 3–1 | Final |
| Dec 11 | @ NJD | W 2–1 | Final |
| Dec 12 | @ NYI | W 3–1 | Final |
| Dec 14 | @ BOS | L 4–6 | Final |
| Dec 16 | @ TBL | W 7–2 | Final |
| Dec 21 | vs WIN | W 6–1 | Final |
| Dec 23 | vs NJD | W 2–1 | Final |
| Dec 28 | vs WSH | L 4–5 | Final |
| Dec 30 | @ PIT | L 5–6 | Final |
| Jan 3 | @ VAN | L 2–7 | Final |
| Jan 5 | @ EDM | W 3–2 | Final |
| Jan 6 | @ CGY | L 0–2 | Final |
| Jan 8 | @ SJS | W 5–2 | Final |
| Jan 10 | @ COL | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Jan 12 | @ DAL | T 6–6 | Final/OT |
| Jan 16 | vs SJS | W 4–1 | Final |
| Jan 22 | @ PHI | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Jan 23 | @ WSH | W 5–4 | Final |
| Jan 25 | vs MTL | L 2–6 | Final |
| Jan 27 | vs BUF | W 6–3 | Final |
| Jan 29 | vs PIT | W 2–1 | Final |
| Jan 31 | @ BUF | L 1–6 | Final |
| Feb 1 | @ BOS | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Feb 3 | @ TBL | W 5–3 | Final |
| Feb 6 | @ DET | L 2–4 | Final |
| Feb 8 | vs DET | W 3–1 | Final |
| Feb 11 | vs STL | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Feb 14 | vs PHI | L 2–4 | Final |
| Feb 16 | vs COL | L 4–5 | Final/OT |
| Feb 18 | vs DAL | W 6–4 | Final |
| Feb 21 | @ NJD | W 4–1 | Final |
| Feb 24 | vs NYR | L 0–4 | Final |
| Feb 25 | @ BUF | L 1–6 | Final |
| Feb 29 | vs WSH | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Mar 2 | @ HFD | L 1–7 | Final |
| Mar 5 | @ STL | L 0–2 | Final |
| Mar 7 | @ WIN | L 3–5 | Final |
| Mar 10 | vs BOS | L 1–4 | Final |
| Mar 11 | @ CHI | L 4–8 | Final |
| Mar 13 | @ NYR | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Mar 17 | vs NJD | W 3–0 | Final |
| Mar 19 | vs OTT | W 5–2 | Final |
| Mar 21 | vs NYI | W 3–2 | Final |
| Mar 23 | @ TBL | L 2–4 | Final |
| Mar 27 | @ NYR | L 0–3 | Final |
| Mar 28 | vs PIT | L 2–3 | Final |
| Mar 30 | vs TBL | L 1–2 | Final |
| Apr 1 | vs HFD | W 3–2 | Final |
| Apr 3 | @ OTT | L 2–3 | Final |
| Apr 6 | @ MTL | L 1–2 | Final |
| Apr 8 | @ NYR | W 5–3 | Final |
| Apr 10 | vs TBL | L 1–2 | Final |
| Apr 12 | @ NYI | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Apr 14 | vs NYR | W 5–1 | Final |
| Apr 17 | vs BOS | W 6–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 22 | vs BOS | W 6–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 24 | @ BOS | W 4–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 25 | @ BOS | L 2–6 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 27 | vs BOS | W 4–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 2 | @ PHI | W 2–0 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 4 | @ PHI | L 2–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 7 | vs PHI | L 1–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 9 | vs PHI | W 4–3 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| May 12 | @ PHI | W 2–1 | Final/2OT · Playoffs |
| May 14 | vs PHI | W 4–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 18 | @ PIT | W 5–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 20 | @ PIT | L 2–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 24 | vs PIT | W 5–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 26 | vs PIT | L 1–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 28 | @ PIT | L 0–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 30 | vs PIT | W 4–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| Jun 1 | @ PIT | W 3–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| Jun 4 | @ COL | L 1–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| Jun 6 | @ COL | L 1–8 | Final · Playoffs |
| Jun 8 | vs COL | L 2–3 | Final · Playoffs |