1999–2000 Florida Panthers season

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

1999–2000 Florida Panthers
Division	2nd Southeast
1999–2000 record	43–27–6–6
Goals for	244
Goals against	209
Team information
General Manager	Bryan Murray
Coach	Terry Murray
Captain	Scott Mellanby

Off-season

Regular season

Final standings

Southeast Division

No.	CR		GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	PIM	Pts
1	2	Washington Capitals	82	44	24	12	2	227	194	994	102
2	5	Florida Panthers	82	43	27	6	6	244	209	1329	98
3	9	Carolina Hurricanes	82	37	35	10	0	217	216	799	84
4	14	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	19	47	9	7	204	310	1733	54
5	15	Atlanta Thrashers	82	14	57	7	4	170	313	1422	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[1]

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	X – New Jersey Devils	AT	82	45	24	8	5	251	203	103
5	X – Florida Panthers	SE	82	43	27	6	6	244	209	98
6	X – Ottawa Senators	NE	82	41	28	11	2	244	210	95
7	X– Pittsburgh Penguins	AT	82	37	31	8	6	241	236	88
8	X – 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	28	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

Z – Clinched Conference; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 2, 1999	4–3	Washington Capitals (1999–2000)	1–0–0–0
2	W	October 6, 1999	4–2	Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000)	2–0–0–0
3	T	October 9, 1999	2–2 OT	Detroit Red Wings (1999–2000)	2–0–1–0
4	W	October 12, 1999	2–1	@ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)	3–0–1–0
5	L	October 13, 1999	2–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000)	3–1–1–0
6	W	October 16, 1999	3–2 OT	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000)	4–1–1–0
7	W	October 20, 1999	5–2	Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000)	5–1–1–0
8	OTL	October 22, 1999	2–3 OT	Calgary Flames (1999–2000)	5–1–1–1
9	L	October 24, 1999	0–2	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000)	5–2–1–1
10	W	October 27, 1999	6–3	New York Islanders (1999–2000)	6–2–1–1
11	OTL	October 29, 1999	2–3 OT	@ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000)	6–2–1–2
12	L	October 30, 1999	0–5	@ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000)	6–3–1–2
13	T	November 3, 1999	2–2 OT	@ Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000)	6–3–2–2
14	L	November 5, 1999	2–3	@ Vancouver Canucks (1999–2000)	6–4–2–2
15	W	November 6, 1999	6–3	@ Calgary Flames (1999–2000)	7–4–2–2
16	W	November 10, 1999	4–1	Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000)	8–4–2–2
17	W	November 13, 1999	3–1	Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000)	9–4–2–2
18	W	November 17, 1999	2–1	@ Colorado Avalanche (1999–2000)	10–4–2–2
19	L	November 18, 1999	0–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1999–2000)	10–5–2–2
20	W	November 20, 1999	2–1 OT	Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)	11–5–2–2
21	L	November 24, 1999	1–6	Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000)	11–6–2–2
22	W	November 26, 1999	6–2	New York Rangers (1999–2000)	12–6–2–2
23	W	November 27, 1999	3–0	Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000)	13–6–2–2
24	L	December 3, 1999	1–2	@ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000)	13–7–2–2
25	W	December 4, 1999	2–1	Washington Capitals (1999–2000)	14–7–2–2
26	W	December 8, 1999	6–1	@ Phoenix Coyotes (1999–2000)	15–7–2–2
27	L	December 10, 1999	3–4	@ Dallas Stars (1999–2000)	15–8–2–2
28	W	December 11, 1999	4–2	@ Nashville Predators (1999–2000)	16–8–2–2
29	W	December 15, 1999	3–2	Nashville Predators (1999–2000)	17–8–2–2
30	W	December 17, 1999	4–2	@ Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000)	18–8–2–2
31	W	December 18, 1999	5–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)	19–8–2–2
32	L	December 20, 1999	4–6	Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000)	19–9–2–2
33	T	December 22, 1999	3–3 OT	Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000)	19–9–3–2
34	OTL	December 26, 1999	3–4 OT	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)	19–9–3–3
35	W	December 27, 1999	6–1	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)	20–9–3–3
36	L	December 30, 1999	1–2	@ Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000)	20–10–3–3
37	W	January 1, 2000	7–5	Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)	21–10–3–3
38	W	January 5, 2000	5–1	@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1999–2000)	22–10–3–3
39	L	January 6, 2000	2–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1999–2000)	22–11–3–3
40	W	January 8, 2000	4–2	@ San Jose Sharks (1999–2000)	23–11–3–3
41	W	January 12, 2000	4–3	New York Islanders (1999–2000)	24–11–3–3
42	W	January 14, 2000	5–1	Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)	25–11–3–3
43	W	January 15, 2000	5–2	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)	26–11–3–3
44	W	January 17, 2000	3–1	Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000)	27–11–3–3
45	L	January 19, 2000	1–3	Washington Capitals (1999–2000)	27–12–3–3
46	T	January 21, 2000	3–3 OT	@ Atlanta Thrashers (1999–2000)	27–12–4–3
47	W	January 22, 2000	4–3 OT	Boston Bruins (1999–2000)	28–12–4–3
48	L	January 26, 2000	2–3	New Jersey Devils (1999–2000)	28–13–4–3
49	L	January 27, 2000	2–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1999–2000)	28–14–4–3
50	W	January 29, 2000	2–1	Edmonton Oilers (1999–2000)	29–14–4–3
51	L	February 1, 2000	2–4	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)	29–15–4–3
52	W	February 2, 2000	3–1	Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)	30–15–4–3
53	W	February 9, 2000	4–1	San Jose Sharks (1999–2000)	31–15–4–3
54	L	February 11, 2000	3–5	@ Ottawa Senators (1999–2000)	31–16–4–3
55	W	February 12, 2000	5–1	@ Boston Bruins (1999–2000)	32–16–4–3
56	L	February 14, 2000	1–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)	32–17–4–3
57	W	February 16, 2000	3–0	New York Rangers (1999–2000)	33–17–4–3
58	L	February 19, 2000	1–2	Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)	33–18–4–3
59	L	February 21, 2000	2–4	Ottawa Senators (1999–2000)	33–19–4–3
60	OTL	February 23, 2000	2–3 OT	@ Washington Capitals (1999–2000)	33–19–4–4
61	W	February 24, 2000	4–2	@ Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)	34–19–4–4
62	OTL	February 26, 2000	1–2 OT	Carolina Hurricanes (1999–2000)	34–19–4–5
63	L	February 28, 2000	2–5	Buffalo Sabres (1999–2000)	34–20–4–5
64	W	March 1, 2000	3–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1999–2000)	35–20–4–5
65	L	March 3, 2000	2–4	@ New York Rangers (1999–2000)	35–21–4–5
66	T	March 4, 2000	1–1 OT	St. Louis Blues (1999–2000)	35–21–5–5
67	L	March 7, 2000	2–4	@ Washington Capitals (1999–2000)	35–22–5–5
68	W	March 10, 2000	4–3	@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)	36–22–5–5
69	L	March 11, 2000	2–5	Chicago Blackhawks (1999–2000)	36–23–5–5
70	L	March 16, 2000	2–4	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1999–2000)	36–24–5–5
71	W	March 18, 2000	4–2	@ New York Islanders (1999–2000)	37–24–5–5
72	L	March 19, 2000	2–5	@ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000)	37–25–5–5
73	W	March 21, 2000	4–3	@ New York Rangers (1999–2000)	38–25–5–5
74	W	March 23, 2000	3–1	@ Boston Bruins (1999–2000)	39–25–5–5
75	W	March 25, 2000	4–2	Montreal Canadiens (1999–2000)	40–25–5–5
76	L	March 29, 2000	1–4	Dallas Stars (1999–2000)	40–26–5–5
77	W	March 31, 2000	3–1	Ottawa Senators (1999–2000)	41–26–5–5
78	T	April 1, 2000	3–3 OT	Tampa Bay Lightning (1999–2000)	41–26–6–5
79	W	April 3, 2000	5–2	New Jersey Devils (1999–2000)	42–26–6–5
80	W	April 5, 2000	6–3	Boston Bruins (1999–2000)	43–26–6–5
81	OTL	April 8, 2000	1–2 OT	@ New Jersey Devils (1999–2000)	43–26–6–6
82	L	April 9, 2000	2–3	@ New York Islanders (1999–2000)	43–27–6–6

Playoffs

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.

New Jersey (4) vs. Florida (5)
Date	Away	Home	Score
April 13	Florida	New Jersey	4 – 3
April 16	Florida	New Jersey	2 – 1
April 18	New Jersey	Florida	2 – 1
April 20	New Jersey	Florida	4 – 1
New Jersey wins series 4–0

Player statistics

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Pavel Bure RW 74 58 36 94 16 25 11 2 14 Ray Whitney LW 81 29 42 71 35 16 5 0 3 Viktor Kozlov C 80 17 53 70 16 24 6 0 2 Robert Svehla D 82 9 40 49 64 23 3 0 1 Scott Mellanby RW 77 18 28 46 126 14 6 0 2 Mark Parrish RW 81 26 18 44 39 1 6 0 3 Jaroslav Spacek D 82 10 26 36 53 7 4 0 1 Rob Niedermayer C 81 10 23 33 46 -5 1 0 4 Bret Hedican D 76 6 19 25 68 4 2 0 1 Oleg Kvasha LW/C 78 5 20 25 34 3 2 0 0 Ray Sheppard RW 47 10 10 20 4 -4 5 0 2 Mike Wilson D 60 4 16 20 35 10 0 0 2 Radek Dvorak RW 35 7 10 17 6 5 0 0 1 Cam Stewart LW 65 9 7 16 30 -2 0 0 3 Ryan Johnson C 66 4 12 16 14 1 0 0 0 Paul Laus D 77 3 8 11 172 -1 0 0 0 Len Barrie C 14 4 6 10 6 4 0 0 0 Peter Worrell LW 48 3 6 9 169 -7 2 0 1 Mike Sillinger C 13 4 4 8 16 -1 2 0 1 Lance Pitlick D 62 3 5 8 44 7 0 0 1 Todd Simpson D 82 1 6 7 202 5 0 0 0 Filip Kuba D 13 1 5 6 2 -3 1 0 1 Ivan Novoseltsev RW 14 2 1 3 8 -3 2 0 0 Alex Hicks LW 8 1 2 3 4 3 0 0 0 Dan Boyle D 13 0 3 3 4 -2 0 0 0 Mike Vernon G 34 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 Brad Ference D 13 0 2 2 46 2 0 0 0 Marcus Nilson LW 9 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 Eric Boguniecki C 4 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 Sean Burke G 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Dave Duerden LW 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Craig Ferguson C 3 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 Dwayne Hay LW 6 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0 0 John Jakopin D 17 0 0 0 26 -2 0 0 0 Trevor Kidd G 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mikhail Shtalenkov G 15 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Richard Shulmistra G 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Wells C 13 0 0 0 14 -5 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T/OT GA GAA SO SA SV SV% Mike Vernon 2019 34 18 13 2 83 2.47 1 1020 937 .919 Trevor Kidd 1574 28 14 11 2 69 2.63 1 809 740 .915 Mikhail Shtalenkov 882 15 8 4 2 34 2.31 0 369 335 .908 Sean Burke 418 7 2 5 0 18 2.58 0 208 190 .913 Richard Shulmistra 60 1 1 0 0 1 1.00 0 21 20 .952 Team: 4953 82 43 33 6 205 2.48 2 2427 2222 .916

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Pavel Bure RW 4 1 3 4 2 -3 1 0 0 Mike Sillinger C 4 2 1 3 2 -1 0 0 0 Rob Niedermayer C 4 1 0 1 6 -1 0 0 0 Ray Whitney LW 4 1 0 1 4 -2 0 0 0 Peter Worrell LW 4 1 0 1 8 -2 0 0 0 Alex Hicks LW 4 0 1 1 4 -1 0 0 0 Viktor Kozlov C 4 0 1 1 0 -3 0 0 0 Scott Mellanby RW 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Mark Parrish RW 4 0 1 1 0 -2 0 0 0 Lance Pitlick D 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Robert Svehla D 4 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 Len Barrie C 4 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 Bret Hedican D 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Oleg Kvasha LW/C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paul Laus D 4 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 Todd Simpson D 4 0 0 0 4 -4 0 0 0 Jaroslav Spacek D 4 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 Mike Vernon G 4 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 Mike Wilson D 4 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO SA SV SV% Mike Vernon 237 4 0 4 12 3.04 0 136 124 .912 Team: 237 4 0 4 12 3.04 0 136 124 .912

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Note:

Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals

Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

Draft picks

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

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

See also

• 1999–2000 NHL season

References

1. "1999–2000 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
2. "1999–2000 Florida Panthers Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-27.

• "1999–2000 Florida Panthers Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.

External links