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1999–2000 Florida Panthers
Division2nd Southeast
Conference5th Eastern
1999–2000 record43–27–6–6
Home record26–9–4–2
Road record17–18–2–4
Goals for244
Goals against209
Team information
General managerBryan Murray
CoachTerry Murray
CaptainScott Mellanby
ArenaNational Car Rental Center
Average attendance15,981
Minor league affiliate(s)Louisville Panthers
Port Huron Border Cats
Team leaders
GoalsPavel Bure (58)
AssistsViktor Kozlov (53)
PointsPavel Bure (94)
Penalty minutesTodd Simpson (202)
Plus/minusPavel Bure (+25)
WinsMike Vernon (18)
Goals against averageMikhail Shtalenkov (2.31)

The 1999–2000 Florida Panthers season was their seventh season in the National Hockey League.

Off-season

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Regular season

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Final standings

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Southeast Division[1]
No. CR GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 2 Washington Capitals 82 44 24 12 2 227 194 102
2 5 Florida Panthers 82 43 27 6 6 244 209 98
3 9 Carolina Hurricanes 82 37 35 10 0 217 216 84
4 14 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 19 47 9 7 204 310 54
5 15 Atlanta Thrashers 82 14 57 7 4 170 313 39

Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL=Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PIM=Penalties in Minutes; Pts = Points
         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.

Eastern Conference[2]
R Div GP W L T OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – Philadelphia Flyers AT 82 45 22 12 3 237 179 105
2 y – Washington Capitals SE 82 44 24 12 2 227 194 102
3 y – Toronto Maple Leafs NE 82 45 27 7 3 246 222 100
4 New Jersey Devils AT 82 45 24 8 5 251 203 103
5 Florida Panthers SE 82 43 27 6 6 244 209 98
6 Ottawa Senators NE 82 41 28 11 2 244 210 95
7 Pittsburgh Penguins AT 82 37 31 8 6 241 236 88
8 Buffalo Sabres NE 82 35 32 11 4 213 204 85
8.5
9 Carolina Hurricanes SE 82 37 35 10 0 217 216 84
10 Montreal Canadiens NE 82 35 34 9 4 196 194 83
11 New York Rangers AT 82 29 38 12 3 218 246 73
12 Boston Bruins NE 82 24 33 19 6 210 248 73
13 New York Islanders AT 82 24 48 9 1 194 275 58
14 Tampa Bay Lightning SE 82 19 47 9 7 204 310 54
15 Atlanta Thrashers SE 82 14 57 7 4 170 313 39

Divisions: AT – Atlantic, NE – Northeast, SE – Southeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs; z – Won conference; y – Won division


Playoffs

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The Panthers made the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 1997. As the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference, they played the fourth-seeded New Jersey Devils. However, the Panthers were eliminated in a four-game sweep. The Devils' sweep over the Panthers began a 12-year drought where the Florida team never made the playoffs. The Panthers would reenter the playoffs in 2012 after winning the Southeast Division title.

Schedule and results

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Regular season

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1999–2000 regular season[3]
October: 6–3–1–2 (home: 5–0–1–1; road: 1–3–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
1 W October 2, 1999 4–3 Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 1–0–0–0 Recap
2 W October 6, 1999 4–2 Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 2–0–0–0 Recap
3 T October 9, 1999 2–2 OT Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000) 2–0–1–0 Recap
4 W October 12, 1999 2–1 @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 3–0–1–0 Recap
5 L October 13, 1999 2–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 3–1–1–0 Recap
6 W October 16, 1999 3–2 OT Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 4–1–1–0 Recap
7 W October 20, 1999 5–2 Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 5–1–1–0 Recap
8 OTL October 22, 1999 2–3 OT Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 5–1–1–1 Recap
9 L October 24, 1999 0–2 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 5–2–1–1 Recap
10 W October 27, 1999 6–3 New York Islanders (1999–2000) 6–2–1–1 Recap
11 OTL October 29, 1999 2–3 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 6–2–1–2 Recap
12 L October 30, 1999 0–5 @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 6–3–1–2 Recap
November: 7–3–1–0 (home: 5–1–0–0; road: 2–2–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
13 T November 3, 1999 2–2 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 6–3–2–2 Recap
14 L November 5, 1999 2–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000) 6–4–2–2 Recap
15 W November 6, 1999 6–3 @ Calgary Flames (1999–2000) 7–4–2–2 Recap
16 W November 10, 1999 4–1 Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 8–4–2–2 Recap
17 W November 13, 1999 3–1 Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 9–4–2–2 Recap
18 W November 17, 1999 2–1 @ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000) 10–4–2–2 Recap
19 L November 18, 1999 0–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 10–5–2–2 Recap
20 W November 20, 1999 2–1 OT Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 11–5–2–2 Recap
21 L November 24, 1999 1–6 Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 11–6–2–2 Recap
22 W November 26, 1999 6–2 New York Rangers (1999–2000) 12–6–2–2 Recap
23 W November 27, 1999 3–0 Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 13–6–2–2 Recap
December: 7–4–1–1 (home: 2–1–1–0; road: 5–3–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
24 L December 3, 1999 1–2 @ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 13–7–2–2 Recap
25 W December 4, 1999 2–1 Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 14–7–2–2 Recap
26 W December 8, 1999 6–1 @ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000) 15–7–2–2 Recap
27 L December 10, 1999 3–4 @ Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 15–8–2–2 Recap
28 W December 11, 1999 4–2 @ Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 16–8–2–2 Recap
29 W December 15, 1999 3–2 Nashville Predators (1999–2000) 17–8–2–2 Recap
30 W December 17, 1999 4–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 18–8–2–2 Recap
31 W December 18, 1999 5–2 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 19–8–2–2 Recap
32 L December 20, 1999 4–6 Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 19–9–2–2 Recap
33 T December 22, 1999 3–3 OT Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 19–9–3–2 Recap
34 OTL December 26, 1999 3–4 OT @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 19–9–3–3 Recap
35 W December 27, 1999 6–1 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 20–9–3–3 Recap
36 L December 30, 1999 1–2 @ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 20–10–3–3 Recap
January: 9–4–1–0 (home: 6–2–0–0; road: 3–2–1–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
37 W January 1, 2000 7–5 Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 21–10–3–3 Recap
38 W January 5, 2000 5–1 @ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000) 22–10–3–3 Recap
39 L January 6, 2000 2–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000) 22–11–3–3 Recap
40 W January 8, 2000 4–2 @ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 23–11–3–3 Recap
41 W January 12, 2000 4–3 New York Islanders (1999–2000) 24–11–3–3 Recap
42 W January 14, 2000 5–1 Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 25–11–3–3 Recap
43 W January 15, 2000 5–2 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 26–11–3–3 Recap
44 W January 17, 2000 3–1 Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 27–11–3–3 Recap
45 L January 19, 2000 1–3 Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 27–12–3–3 Recap
46 T January 21, 2000 3–3 OT @ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000) 27–12–4–3 Recap
47 W January 22, 2000 4–3 OT Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 28–12–4–3 Recap
48 L January 26, 2000 2–3 New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 28–13–4–3 Recap
49 L January 27, 2000 2–4 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000) 28–14–4–3 Recap
50 W January 29, 2000 2–1 Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000) 29–14–4–3 Recap
February: 5–6–0–2 (home: 3–3–0–1; road: 2–3–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
51 L February 1, 2000 2–4 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 29–15–4–3 Recap
52 W February 2, 2000 3–1 Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 30–15–4–3 Recap
53 W February 9, 2000 4–1 San Jose Sharks (1999–2000) 31–15–4–3 Recap
54 L February 11, 2000 3–5 @ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 31–16–4–3 Recap
55 W February 12, 2000 5–1 @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 32–16–4–3 Recap
56 L February 14, 2000 1–4 @ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 32–17–4–3 Recap
57 W February 16, 2000 3–0 New York Rangers (1999–2000) 33–17–4–3 Recap
58 L February 19, 2000 1–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 33–18–4–3 Recap
59 L February 21, 2000 2–4 Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 33–19–4–3 Recap
60 OTL February 23, 2000 2–3 OT @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 33–19–4–4 Recap
61 W February 24, 2000 4–2 @ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 34–19–4–4 Recap
62 OTL February 26, 2000 1–2 OT Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000) 34–19–4–5 Recap
63 L February 28, 2000 2–5 Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000) 34–20–4–5 Recap
March: 7–6–1–0 (home: 3–2–1–0; road: 4–4–0–0)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
64 W March 1, 2000 3–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000) 35–20–4–5 Recap
65 L March 3, 2000 2–4 @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) 35–21–4–5 Recap
66 T March 4, 2000 1–1 OT St. Louis Blues (1999–2000) 35–21–5–5 Recap
67 L March 7, 2000 2–4 @ Washington Capitals (1999–2000) 35–22–5–5 Recap
68 W March 10, 2000 4–3 @ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 36–22–5–5 Recap
69 L March 11, 2000 2–5 Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000) 36–23–5–5 Recap
70 L March 16, 2000 2–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000) 36–24–5–5 Recap
71 W March 18, 2000 4–2 @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) 37–24–5–5 Recap
72 L March 19, 2000 2–5 @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 37–25–5–5 Recap
73 W March 21, 2000 4–3 @ New York Rangers (1999–2000) 38–25–5–5 Recap
74 W March 23, 2000 3–1 @ Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 39–25–5–5 Recap
75 W March 25, 2000 4–2 Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000) 40–25–5–5 Recap
76 L March 29, 2000 1–4 Dallas Stars (1999–2000) 40–26–5–5 Recap
77 W March 31, 2000 3–1 Ottawa Senators (1999–2000) 41–26–5–5 Recap
April: 2–1–1–1 (home: 2–0–1–0; road: 0–1–0–1)
Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Recap
78 T April 1, 2000 3–3 OT Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000) 41–26–6–5 Recap
79 W April 3, 2000 5–2 New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 42–26–6–5 Recap
80 W April 5, 2000 6–3 Boston Bruins (1999–2000) 43–26–6–5 Recap
81 OTL April 8, 2000 1–2 OT @ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000) 43–26–6–6 Recap
82 L April 9, 2000 2–3 @ New York Islanders (1999–2000) 43–27–6–6 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)   Overtime loss (1 point)

Playoffs

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2000 Stanley Cup playoffs[3]
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. (4) New Jersey Devils – Devils win 4–0
Game Result Date Score Opponent Series Recap
1 L April 13, 2000 3–4 @ New Jersey Devils Devils lead 1–0 Recap
2 L April 16, 2000 1–2 @ New Jersey Devils Devils lead 2–0 Recap
3 L April 18, 2000 1–2 New Jersey Devils Devils lead 3–0 Recap
4 L April 20, 2000 1–4 New Jersey Devils Devils win 4–0 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Scoring

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  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only.
No. Player Pos Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
10 Pavel Bure RW 74 58 36 94 25 16 4 1 3 4 −3 2
14 Ray Whitney LW 81 29 42 71 16 35 4 1 0 1 −2 4
25 Viktor Kozlov C 80 17 53 70 24 16 4 0 1 1 −3 0
24 Robert Svehla D 82 9 40 49 23 64 4 0 1 1 0 4
27 Scott Mellanby RW 77 18 28 46 14 126 4 0 1 1 0 2
21 Mark Parrish RW 81 26 18 44 1 39 4 0 1 1 −2 0
28 Jaroslav Spacek D 82 10 26 36 7 53 4 0 0 0 −1 0
44 Rob Niedermayer C 81 10 23 33 −5 46 4 1 0 1 −1 6
4 Bret Hedican D 76 6 19 25 4 68 4 0 0 0 1 0
13[a] Oleg Kvasha RW 78 5 20 25 3 34 4 0 0 0 0 0
26[b] Ray Sheppard† RW 47 10 10 20 −4 4 — — — — — —
7 Mike Wilson D 60 4 16 20 10 35 4 0 0 0 −5 0
19 Radek Dvorak‡ RW 35 7 10 17 5 6 — — — — — —
18 Cam Stewart LW 65 9 7 16 −2 30 — — — — — —
12[c] Ryan Johnson‡ C 66 4 12 16 1 14 — — — — — —
3 Paul Laus D 77 3 8 11 −1 172 4 0 0 0 0 8
9 Len Barrie† C 14 4 6 10 4 6 4 0 0 0 −1 0
8 Peter Worrell LW 48 3 6 9 −7 169 4 1 0 1 −2 8
16 Mike Sillinger† C 13 4 4 8 −1 16 4 2 1 3 −1 2
2 Lance Pitlick D 62 3 5 8 7 44 4 0 1 1 0 0
22 Todd Simpson D 82 1 6 7 5 202 4 0 0 0 −4 4
5 Filip Kuba‡ D 13 1 5 6 −3 2 — — — — — —
16[d] Ivan Novoseltsev RW 14 2 1 3 −3 8 — — — — — —
12 Alex Hicks LW 8 1 2 3 3 4 4 0 1 1 −1 4
6 Dan Boyle D 13 0 3 3 −2 4 — — — — — —
29[e] Mike Vernon† G 34 0 3 3 2 4 0 0 0 10
45 Brad Ference D 13 0 2 2 2 46 — — — — — —
48 Marcus Nilson LW 9 0 2 2 2 2 — — — — — —
40 Eric Boguniecki C 4 0 0 0 −1 2 — — — — — —
31 Sean Burke‡ G 7 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
48 Dave Duerden LW 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
47 Craig Ferguson C 3 0 0 0 −2 0 — — — — — —
48 Dwayne Hay‡ LW 6 0 0 0 −2 2 — — — — — —
15 John Jakopin D 17 0 0 0 −2 26 — — — — — —
37 Trevor Kidd G 28 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
30 Mikhail Shtalenkov† G 15 0 0 0 2 — — — — — —
32 Richard Shulmistra G 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — —
23 Chris Wells‡ C 13 0 0 0 −5 14 — — — — — —

Goaltending

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  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Panthers only.
No. Player Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
29[e] Mike Vernon† 34 18 13 2 1020 83 2.47 .919 1 2019 4 0 4 136 12 3.04 .912 0 237
37 Trevor Kidd 28 14 11 2 809 69 2.63 .915 1 1574 — — — — — — — — —
30 Mikhail Shtalenkov† 15 8 4 2 369 34 2.31 .908 0 882 — — — — — — — — —
31 Sean Burke‡ 7 2 5 0 208 18 2.58 .913 0 418 — — — — — — — — —
32 Richard Shulmistra 1 1 0 0 21 1 1.00 .952 0 60 — — — — — — — — —

Awards and records

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Awards

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Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual) 		Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy Pavel Bure [4]
NHL Second All-Star Team Pavel Bure (Right Wing) [5]
League
(in-season) 		NHL All-Star Game selection Pavel Bure [6]
Viktor Kozlov
Ray Whitney[f]
NHL Player of the Month Pavel Bure (December) [8]
NHL Player of the Week Pavel Bure (December 20) [9]

Milestones

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Milestone Player Date Ref
First game Ivan Novoseltsev October 13, 1999 [10]
Dave Duerden January 6, 2000
Eric Boguniecki March 3, 2000
Brad Ference March 10, 2000
1,000th game played Scott Mellanby March 1, 2000 [11]

Transactions

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Draft picks

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Florida's draft picks at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft held at the FleetCenter in Boston, Massachusetts.[12]

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 12 Denis Shvidki  Ukraine Barrie Colts (OHL)
2 40 Alex Auld  Canada North Bay Centennials (OHL)
3 70 Niklas Hagman  Finland HIFK (Finland)
3 80 Jean-Francois Laniel  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
4 103 Morgan McCormick  Canada Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
4 109 Rod Sarich  Canada Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
6 169 Brad Woods  Canada Brampton Battalion (OHL)
7 198 Travis Eagles  Canada Prince George Cougars (WHL)
8 227 Jonathan Charron  Canada Val-d'or Foreurs (QMJHL)

Farm teams

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Louisville Panthers

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Kvasha wore number 16 in his first seven games.
  2. ^ Sheppard wore number 16 in his first eight games.
  3. ^ Johnson wore number 29 through January 1.
  4. ^ Novoseltsev wore number 26 in his first eleven games.
  5. ^ a b Vernon wore number 32 in his first game.
  6. ^ Whitney was an injury replacement for Pierre Turgeon of the St. Louis Blues.[7]

References

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  • "Florida Panthers 1999-00 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  • "1999-00 Florida Panthers Roster, Stats, Injuries, Scores, Results, Shootouts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  1. ^ "1999-2000 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "1999–2000 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "1999-00 Florida Panthers Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  4. ^ "Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  5. ^ "Postseason All-Star Teams". records.nhl.com. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "2000 NHL All-Star Game Rosters". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  7. ^ "Avalanche coach furious over injury to Forsberg". The Globe and Mail. February 4, 2000. Retrieved June 8, 2023. Left winger Ray Whitney of the Florida Panthers replaces injured Blues star Pierre Turgeon on the North American team.
  8. ^ "Florida's Bure Nabs Player of Month Honors". NHL.com. January 3, 2000. Archived from the original on June 15, 2000. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  9. ^ "Bure Named Player of the Week". NHL.com. December 20, 1999. Archived from the original on June 17, 2000. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  10. ^ "1999-00 NHL Debuts". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  11. ^ "Panthers down Maple Leafs 3-1". Tampa Bay Times. March 2, 2000. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  12. ^ "1999 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
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