Eastern · Atlantic
1996–97 Florida Panthers
35-28-0, 89 pts · Playoffs 1-4
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Sheppard | R | 67 | 29 | 30 | 59 | +3 | 4 | 13 | 224 | 12.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Mellanby | R | 81 | 26 | 29 | 55 | +7 | 170 | 9 | 219 | 11.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Svehla | D | 81 | 13 | 32 | 45 | +2 | 84 | 5 | 156 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Radek Dvorak | R | 77 | 18 | 21 | 39 | -1 | 30 | 2 | 137 | 13.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Niedermayer | C | 59 | 14 | 24 | 38 | +4 | 54 | 3 | 134 | 10.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Johan Garpenlov | L | 52 | 11 | 24 | 35 | +10 | 43 | 1 | 82 | 13.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Lindsay | L | 80 | 10 | 23 | 33 | +1 | 120 | 0 | 166 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Per Gustafsson | D | 57 | 7 | 22 | 29 | +10 | 22 | 2 | 101 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Straka | C | 54 | 7 | 22 | 29 | +8 | 12 | 2 | 93 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Lowry | L | 76 | 14 | 14 | 28 | +1 | 51 | 2 | 94 | 14.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Fitzgerald | R | 70 | 10 | 14 | 24 | +7 | 64 | 0 | 132 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Jovanovski | D | 60 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 0 | 170 | 3 | 80 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Gord Murphy | D | 79 | 8 | 14 | 22 | +1 | 51 | 2 | 135 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Skrudland | C | 50 | 5 | 12 | 17 | +3 | 46 | 0 | 57 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Jody Hull | R | 66 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 91 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hough | L | 69 | 8 | 6 | 14 | +12 | 48 | 0 | 85 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 |
| David Nemirovsky | R | 39 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +1 | 32 | 1 | 53 | 13.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Terry Carkner | D | 69 | 0 | 13 | 13 | -5 | 96 | 0 | 38 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhett Warrener | D | 62 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +20 | 88 | 1 | 58 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Laus | D | 76 | 0 | 12 | 12 | +14 | 313 | 0 | 63 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stu Barnes | C | 18 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 10 | 1 | 43 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Washburn | C | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +2 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Wells | C | 47 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +5 | 42 | 0 | 29 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirk Muller | L | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Podollan | C | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Smyth | R | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Fisher | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Woolley | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Smith | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Ferguson | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Martin | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Vanbiesbrouck | 81 | 55 | 26 | 19 | 0 | 1559 | .919 | 2.30 | 2 |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | 80 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 771 | .914 | 2.36 | 0 |
| Todd MacDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | @ PHI | W 3–1 | Final |
| Oct 6 | @ NYR | W 5–2 | Final |
| Oct 8 | vs NYR | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Oct 12 | vs HFD | W 6–0 | Final |
| Oct 16 | @ SJS | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Oct 17 | @ COL | W 2–1 | Final |
| Oct 20 | @ PHX | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Oct 23 | vs OTT | W 5–2 | Final |
| Oct 25 | vs NYR | W 6–4 | Final |
| Oct 29 | @ NYR | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Oct 30 | vs CHI | W 3–2 | Final |
| Nov 2 | vs PHI | L 2–3 | Final |
| Nov 7 | vs WSH | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 9 | vs PIT | W 4–2 | Final |
| Nov 11 | @ BUF | L 2–3 | Final/OT |
| Nov 13 | @ MTL | W 5–3 | Final |
| Nov 15 | vs NYI | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Nov 18 | vs WSH | L 2–4 | Final |
| Nov 20 | vs LAK | W 4–1 | Final |
| Nov 22 | @ DAL | W 2–1 | Final/OT |
| Nov 23 | @ STL | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 26 | vs BUF | W 4–3 | Final |
| Nov 29 | vs HFD | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Dec 1 | @ DET | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 3 | @ NJD | L 0–2 | Final |
| Dec 5 | vs NYI | W 4–2 | Final |
| Dec 8 | vs DAL | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Dec 10 | @ PHI | L 4–5 | Final |
| Dec 11 | @ HFD | L 2–5 | Final |
| Dec 15 | vs EDM | W 6–3 | Final |
| Dec 19 | @ OTT | L 2–5 | Final |
| Dec 20 | @ CHI | W 3–1 | Final |
| Dec 22 | @ NYR | L 3–7 | Final |
| Dec 23 | @ NYI | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Dec 26 | @ TBL | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Dec 28 | @ WSH | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Dec 29 | vs MTL | L 1–2 | Final |
| Jan 1 | vs ANA | L 0–3 | Final |
| Jan 4 | @ LAK | W 5–0 | Final |
| Jan 8 | @ ANA | L 2–3 | Final |
| Jan 11 | @ CGY | W 4–1 | Final |
| Jan 14 | @ VAN | T 4–4 | Final/OT |
| Jan 15 | @ EDM | L 0–4 | Final |
| Jan 20 | vs COL | L 2–4 | Final |
| Jan 22 | @ HFD | L 1–2 | Final/OT |
| Jan 23 | @ BOS | W 4–1 | Final |
| Jan 25 | vs TBL | W 3–2 | Final |
| Jan 28 | vs MTL | W 5–1 | Final |
| Jan 30 | vs BOS | W 3–1 | Final |
| Feb 1 | vs WSH | L 1–3 | Final |
| Feb 3 | @ MTL | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Feb 6 | @ BUF | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Feb 7 | @ NJD | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Feb 9 | vs NYR | W 4–3 | Final |
| Feb 12 | vs TBL | W 5–2 | Final |
| Feb 15 | @ NYI | L 0–1 | Final/OT |
| Feb 16 | vs DET | L 2–4 | Final |
| Feb 18 | @ PIT | L 2–4 | Final |
| Feb 20 | vs NJD | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Feb 22 | vs PHI | L 3–4 | Final/OT |
| Feb 25 | vs SJS | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Feb 27 | vs STL | W 3–2 | Final/OT |
| Mar 1 | @ TBL | L 0–2 | Final |
| Mar 5 | vs PHX | L 0–3 | Final |
| Mar 7 | vs CGY | L 1–3 | Final |
| Mar 9 | vs BOS | L 1–3 | Final |
| Mar 11 | vs NYI | W 3–2 | Final |
| Mar 13 | vs VAN | W 5–4 | Final |
| Mar 15 | vs TOR | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Mar 17 | @ NJD | W 4–1 | Final |
| Mar 19 | @ NYI | L 4–7 | Final |
| Mar 20 | @ OTT | T 2–2 | Final/OT |
| Mar 22 | vs BUF | W 3–2 | Final |
| Mar 27 | vs OTT | L 2–3 | Final |
| Mar 29 | vs TBL | T 1–1 | Final/OT |
| Mar 31 | @ PIT | L 3–4 | Final |
| Apr 2 | @ TOR | L 1–3 | Final |
| Apr 5 | @ BOS | L 2–4 | Final |
| Apr 6 | @ WSH | T 3–3 | Final/OT |
| Apr 9 | vs NJD | W 4–2 | Final |
| Apr 11 | vs PIT | W 4–2 | Final |
| Apr 17 | vs NYR | W 3–0 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 20 | vs NYR | L 0–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 22 | @ NYR | L 3–4 | Final/OT · Playoffs |
| Apr 23 | @ NYR | L 2–3 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 25 | vs NYR | L 2–3 | Final/OT · Playoffs |