The 2026–27 Florida Panthers season is the 33rd season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established in 1993.

Standings

Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Preseason The preseason schedule was published on June 24, 2026. 2026 preseason game log: 2–0–2 (Home: 1–0–1; Road: 1–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 20 Carolina 3–6 Florida Markström 16,147 1–0–0 2 September 22 Florida 2–3 Carolina SO Schmid 13,200 1–0–1 3 September 24 Florida 5–3 Tampa Bay Gerasimyuk 14,666 2–0–1 4 September 26 Tampa Bay 3–2 Florida SO Schmid 18,494 2–0–2

Regular season The regular season schedule was published on July 16, 2026. 2026–27 game logSeptember: 1–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 1–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 September 29 Florida 1–0 Carolina OT Markström 19,250 1–0–0 2 October: 1–0–2 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 1–0–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 2 October 1 Florida 3–4 San Jose OT Schmid 17,435 1–0–1 3 3 October 4 Florida 2–3 Anaheim OT Markström 17,174 1–0–2 4 4 October 6 Florida 2–1 Los Angeles Markström 18,145 2–0–2 6 5 October 10 Minnesota – Florida 6 October 12 Florida – Buffalo 7 October 13 Florida – Columbus 8 October 15 Vancouver – Florida 9 October 17 Seattle – Florida 10 October 21 Florida – Ottawa 11 October 22 Florida – Pittsburgh 12 October 25 Florida – Chicago 13 October 27 Florida – Winnipeg 14 October 30 Winnipeg – Florida November: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 15 November 2 Detroit – Florida 16 November 4 Chicago – Florida 17 November 7 Florida – Washington 18 November 8 Florida – Boston 19 November 10 Florida – Columbus 20 November 12 Detroit – Florida 21 November 14 Florida – St. Louis 22 November 15 Florida – Dallas 23 November 17 Edmonton – Florida 24 November 21 Buffalo – Florida 25 November 25 Ottawa – Florida 26 November 27 Florida – Washington 27 November 28 Tampa Bay – Florida December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 28 December 1 Florida – NY Islanders 29 December 3 Florida – Toronto 30 December 5 Florida – Montreal 31 December 8 Boston – Florida 32 December 10 Pittsburgh – Florida 33 December 12 Florida – Detroit 34 December 14 Florida – Philadelphia 35 December 15 Florida – Boston 36 December 19 Calgary – Florida 37 December 21 St. Louis – Florida 38 December 26 Tampa Bay – Florida 39 December 28 Nashville – Florida 40 December 30 Buffalo – Florida January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 41 January 1 Florida – Nashville 42 January 2 Montreal – Florida 43 January 5 Florida – Calgary 44 January 7 Florida – Edmonton 45 January 9 Florida – Vancouver 46 January 12 Florida – Seattle 47 January 14 Florida – Minnesota 48 January 16 Vegas – Florida 49 January 18 Ottawa – Florida 50 January 21 Carolina – Florida 51 January 24 Los Angeles – Florida 52 January 26 Florida – Philadelphia 53 January 27 Florida – NY Rangers 54 January 29 Florida – Detroit February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 55 February 1 NY Islanders – Florida 56 February 3 Washington – Florida 57 February 12 Colorado – Florida 58 February 13 Dallas – Florida 59 February 16 Florida – Tampa Bay 60 February 18 New Jersey – Florida 61 February 20 Anaheim – Florida 62 February 21 San Jose – Florida 63 February 24 Florida – Vegas 64 February 26 Florida – Utah 65 February 27 Florida – Colorado March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 66 March 2 Utah – Florida 67 March 4 Pittsburgh – Florida 68 March 6 Toronto – Florida 69 March 9 New Jersey – Florida 70 March 12 NY Islanders – Florida 71 March 15 Florida – Toronto 72 March 16 Florida – Montreal 73 March 18 Florida – Ottawa 74 March 20 Florida – Buffalo 75 March 23 Florida – Tampa Bay 76 March 25 NY Rangers – Florida 77 March 27 Philadelphia – Florida 78 March 30 Columbus – Florida April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 79 April 1 Toronto – Florida 80 April 3 Florida – NY Rangers 81 April 4 Florida – New Jersey 82 April 6 Montreal – Florida 83 April 9 Boston – Florida 84 April 10 Carolina – Florida Legend:

Roster

Player statistics Skaters Regular season Player

Goaltenders Regular season Player

Transactions The Panthers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2026–27 season.

Key:

Contract is entry-level. Contract initially takes effect in the 2027–28 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref

Players acquired Date Player Former team Term Via Ref Alex Petrovic Dallas Stars 2-year Free agency Lars Eller Ottawa Senators 1-year Free agency John Beecher Calgary Flames 1-year Free agency Sam Lafferty Chicago Blackhawks 1-year Free agency Bokondji Imama Pittsburgh Penguins 1-year Free agency Casey Fitzgerald New York Rangers 1-year Free agency

Players lost Date Player New team Term Via Ref Michael Benning Calgary Flames Free agency Sergei Bobrovsky Toronto Maple Leafs Free agency Daniil Tarasov Detroit Red Wings 1-year Free agency Jack Studnicka Philadelphia Flyers Free agency Noah Gregor Winnipeg Jets 1-year Free agency Wilmer Skoog Detroit Red Wings Free agency Vinnie Hinostroza Colorado Avalanche Free agency Nolan Foote Philadelphia Flyers 1-year Free agency

Signings Date Player Term Ref Alex Petrovic 2-year Lars Eller 1-year John Beecher 1-year Sam Lafferty 1-year Bokondji Imama 1-year Casey Fitzgerald 1-year

Draft picks

Below are the Florida Panthers' selections at the 2026 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 26 and 27, 2026, at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.

Round # Player Pos Nationality Team (league)240 Simas Ignatavičius RW Geneve-Servette HC (NL)48 Ryder Cali LW North Bay Battalion (OHL)498 Jonas Kemps D Chicago Steel (USHL)6168 Vilho Vanhatalo RW Tappara (Liiga)181 Cole Zurawski RW Owen Sound Attack (OHL)7217 Louis-Antoine Denault G Newfoundland Regiment (QMJHL)

Notes

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