2020–21 Florida Panthers season
The 2020–21 Florida Panthers season was the 27th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established in 1993. Head coach Joel Quenneville coached his second season with the team. On December 20, 2020, the league temporarily realigned into four divisions with no conferences due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing closure of the Canada–United States border. As a result of this realignment, the Panthers would play this season in the Central Division and would only play games against the other teams in their new division during the regular season, and potentially, the first two rounds of the playoffs.
| 2020–21 Florida Panthers | |
|---|---|
| Division | 2nd Central |
| 2020–21 record | 37–14–5 |
| Home record | 20–5–3 |
| Road record | 17–9–2 |
| Goals for | 189 |
| Goals against | 153 |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Bill Zito |
| Coach | Joel Quenneville |
| Captain | Aleksander Barkov |
| Alternate captains | Aaron Ekblad Patric Hornqvist Jonathan Huberdeau Keith Yandle |
| Arena | BB&T Center |
| Minor league affiliate(s) | Charlotte Checkers (AHL) Syracuse Crunch (AHL) Greenville Swamp Rabbits (ECHL) |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Aleksander Barkov (26) |
| Assists | Jonathan Huberdeau (41) |
| Points | Jonathan Huberdeau (61) |
| Penalty minutes | Ryan Lomberg (67) |
| Plus/minus | MacKenzie Weegar (+29) |
| Wins | Sergei Bobrovsky (19) |
| Goals against average | Chris Driedger (2.07) |
On April 27, the Panthers clinched a playoff berth after a 7–4 win over the Nashville Predators. In the first round, they met their rivals the Tampa Bay Lightning in the playoffs for the first time. They were eliminated with a 4-0 loss in game six on May 26, continuing the league's longest playoff series win drought.