Last Updated on October 10, 2023 by Alex PT
The Florida Panthers are the only NHL team in the state of Florida. They have won two Presidents’ Trophies and two Eastern Conference championships. In 2022-23, the Panthers finished with the best record in the NHL and led the league in goals scored and goals against.
Florida Hockey Teams Stats & Overview
There are two National Hockey League teams in Florida, and they include Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning. Let’s take a look at each team’s stats, overview, and history.
The Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team in the NHL, and they are based in the Miami municipal area. As a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference, this team plays in the National Hockey League (NHL). In 1998, they moved to FLA Live Arena after initially playing their home games at Miami Arena. Besides, they are the southernmost team in the NHL located in Sunrise, Florida. By the way, Bally Sports Florida, (which was formerly known as Fox Sports Florida & SportsChannel) has held the Panthers’ local broadcasting rights since 1996. Furthermore, this team has two affiliates including the Greenville Swamp Rabbits of the ECHL and the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL).
Florida Panthers Overview
The table is a basic overview of the Florida Panthers hockey team in the NHL. Check it out!
| Conference | Eastern |
| Division | Atlantic |
| Founded | 1993 |
| History | Florida Panthers 1993–present |
| Home arena | FLA Live Arena |
| City | Sunrise, Florida |
| Colors | Red, blue, flat gold, white |
| Media | Bally Sports Florida WQAM Sports Radio (560 AM) |
| Owner(s) | Sunrise Sports and Entertainment (Vincent Viola, chairman) |
| General manager | Bill Zito |
| Head coach | Andrew Brunette (interi)m |
| Captain | Aleksander Barkov |
| Minor league affiliates | Charlotte Checkers (AHL) Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL) |
| Stanley Cups | 0 |
| Conference championships | 1 (1995–96) |
| Presidents’ Trophy | 0 |
| Division championships | 2 (2011–12, 2015–16) |
| Official website | www.nhl.com/panthers |
The Panthers started their career in the NHL in 1993. From 1993–94 to the 2017-18 NHL season, they were the most successful expansion team. In 1996, they made their first appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals. Unfortunately, they lost to the Colorado Avalanche. Since 1996, they’ve only qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs six times, and they’ve failed to win a playoff series since then.
Florida Team Stats
We’ve made a partial list of the last five seasons of the Panthers in the NHL.
Note: GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points.
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2016–17 | 82 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 81 | 210 | 237 | 6th, Atlantic | Did not qualify |
| 2017–18 | 82 | 44 | 30 | 8 | 96 | 248 | 246 | 4th, Atlantic | Did not qualify |
| 2018–19 | 82 | 36 | 32 | 14 | 86 | 267 | 280 | 5th, Atlantic | Did not qualify |
| 2019–20 | 69 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 78 | 231 | 228 | 4th, Atlantic | Lost in Qualifying Round, 1–3 (Islanders) |
| 2020–21 | 56 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 79 | 189 | 153 | 2nd, Central | Lost in First Round, 2–4 (Lightning |
Franchise Scoring Leaders
We’ve made a table containing the top ten-point-scorers in franchise history. All the figures have been updated after each completed NHL regular season.
PointsPlayerPosGPGAPtsP/GJonathan Huberdeau*LW5911683304980.84Aleksander Barkov*C5291812844650.88Olli JokinenC5671882314190.73Stephen WeissC6541452493940.60Scott MellanbyRW5521571973540.64Nathan HortonC4221421532950.66Viktor KozlovC4141011902910.70Robert SvehlaD573612292900.51Vincent TrocheckC4201111712820.67Radek DvorakRW6131131552680.44 | GoalsPlayerPosGOlli JokinenC188Aleksander Barkov*C181Jonathan Huberdeau*LW168Scott MellanbyRW157Pavel BureRW152Stephen WeissC145Nathan HortonC142Radek DvorakRW113Vincent TrocheckC111Rob NiedermayerC101 | AssistsPlayerPosAJonathan Huberdeau*LW330Aleksander Barkov*C284Stephen WeissC249Olli JokinenC231Robert SvehlaD229Keith YandleD201Scott MellanbyRW197Viktor KozlovC190Vincent TrocheckC171Rob NiedermayerC165 |
The Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning is otherwise known as the Bolts, and they are a professional ice hockey team on Tampa, Florida. They play their home games at Amalie Arena in downtown Tampa. As a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference, the Bolts compete in the National Hockey League.
| Conference | Eastern |
| Division | Atlantic |
| Founded | 1992 |
| History | Tampa Bay Lightning 1992–present |
| Home arena | Amalie Arena |
| City | Tampa, Florida |
| Colors | Tampa Bay blue, white, black |
| Media | Bally Sports Sun 970 AM |
| Owner(s) | Vinik Sports Group, LLC (Jeffrey Vinik, chairman) |
| General manager | Julien BriseBois |
| Head coach | Jon Cooper |
| Captain | Steven Stamkos |
| Minor league affiliates | Syracuse Crunch (AHL) Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL) |
| Stanley Cups | 3 (2003–04, 2019–20, 2020–21) |
| Conference championships | 3 (2003–04, 2014–15, 2019–20) |
| Presidents’ Trophy | 1 (2018–19) |
| Division championships | 4 (2002–03, 2003–04, 2017–18, 2018–19) |
| Official website | www.nhl.com/lightning |
In 2021, 2020, and 2004, the Lightning won Stanley Cup championships. They also reached the Stanley Cup Finals in 2015. Jeffrey Vinik owns the team while Julien BriseBois is the general manager.
Tampa Bay Lightning Team Stats
We’ve made a partial list of the last five seasons of the Tampa Bay Lightning in the NHL.
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2016–17 | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 94 | 234 | 227 | 5th, Atlantic | Did not qualify |
| 2017–18 | 82 | 54 | 23 | 5 | 113 | 296 | 236 | 1st, Atlantic | Lost in Conference Finals, 3–4 (Capitals) |
| 2018–19 | 82 | 62 | 16 | 4 | 128 | 325 | 222 | 1st, Atlantic | Lost in First Round, 0–4 (Blue Jackets) |
| 2019–20 | 70 | 43 | 21 | 6 | 92 | 245 | 195 | 2nd, Atlantic | Stanley Cup champions, 4–2 (Stars) |
| 2020–21 | 56 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 75 | 181 | 147 | 3rd, Central | Stanley Cup champions, 4–1 (Canadiens) |
Franchise Scoring Leaders
We’ve made a table containing the top ten-point-scorers in franchise history. All the figures have been updated after each completed NHL regular season.
PointsPlayerPosGPGAPtsP/GMartin St. LouisRW972365588953.98Vincent LecavalierC1037383491874.84Steven Stamkos*C8414394278661.03Nikita Kucherov*RW5152213265471.06Victor Hedman*D816114404518.63Brad RichardsC552150339489.89Ondrej Palat*LW551125249374.68Vaclav ProspalC468127244371.79Tyler JohnsonC589161200361.61Alex Killorn*LW641146197343.54 | GoalsPlayerPosGSteven Stamkos*C439Vincent LecavalierC383Martin St. LouisRW365Nikita Kucherov*RW221Tyler JohnsonC161Brad RichardsC150Alex Killorn*LW146Fredrik ModinLW145Brayden Point*C139Vaclav ProspalC127 | AssistsPlayerPosAMartin St. LouisRW588Vincent LecavalierC491Steven Stamkos*C427Victor Hedman*D404Brad RichardsC339Nikita Kucherov*RW326Ondrej Palat*LW249Vaclav ProspalC244Tyler JohnsonC200Alex Killorn*LW197 |
Final Word
We’ve reached the final session of this informative article. We hope you were able to find good and reliable resources in your quest to know about Florida hockey teams’ stats, wins, team history, and overview. If you have any questions or comments about the article topic, don’t hesitate to contact us. Thanks!
References:
https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/FLA/history.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Panthers
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