1995-96 Florida Panthers Statistics
National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 41-31-10 - 92 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Atlantic Division
Postseason: 12-10
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Defeated Boston Bruins 4-1
Conference Semi-Finals - Defeated Philadelphia Flyers 4-2
Conference Finals - Defeated Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Colorado Avalanche 4-0
Coach: Doug MacLean (41-31-10)
Location: Miami, Florida
1995-96 Florida Panthers RosterTeam Record: 41-31-10 - 92 points
Finishing 3rd in the NHL's Atlantic Division
Postseason: 12-10
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Conference Quarter-Finals - Defeated Boston Bruins 4-1
Conference Semi-Finals - Defeated Philadelphia Flyers 4-2
Conference Finals - Defeated Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Colorado Avalanche 4-0
Coach: Doug MacLean (41-31-10)
Location: Miami, Florida
1995-96 Florida Panthers Results
The Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League ended the 1995-96 season with a record of 41 wins and 31 losses and 10 ties for 92 points, finishing third in the NHL's Atlantic Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 12-10.
The Panthers scored 254 goals and surrendered 234. Scott Mellanby netted 32 goals for Florida, and Robert Svehla contributed 49 assists. John Vanbiesbrouck earned 26 wins in front of the net for the squad, while Mark Fitzpatrick added 15 or more victories also. John Vanbiesbrouck earned a 2.68 goals against average, topping goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Doug MacLean coached the team. The 1995-96 Florida Panthers lost in the Stanley Cup finals.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Mellanby | R | 79 | 32 | 38 | 70 | 160 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 225 | 14.2 |
| Rob Niedermayer | C | 82 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 107 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 155 | 16.8 |
| Robert Svehla | D | 81 | 8 | 49 | 57 | 94 | -3 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 5.5 |
| Johan Garpenlov | L | 82 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 36 | -10 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 130 | 17.7 |
| Stu Barnes | C | 72 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 46 | -12 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 158 | 12.0 |
| Jesse Belanger | C | 63 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 10 | -5 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 12.1 |
| Jody Hull | R | 78 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 120 | 16.7 |
| Tom Fitzgerald | C | 82 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 75 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 141 | 9.2 |
| Bill Lindsay | L | 73 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 57 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 118 | 10.2 |
| Jason Woolley | D | 52 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 32 | -9 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 6.1 |
| Gord Murphy | D | 70 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 6.4 |
| Radek Dvorak | R | 77 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 126 | 10.3 |
| Brian Skrudland | C | 79 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 129 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 7.8 |
| Dave Lowry | L | 63 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 36 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 12.0 |
| Mike Hough | L | 64 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 10.6 |
| Ed Jovanovski | D | 70 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 137 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 116 | 8.6 |
| Terry Carkner | D | 73 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 80 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 7.1 |
| Magnus Svensson | D | 27 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 21 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 3.4 |
| Ray Sheppard | R | 14 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 15.4 |
| Geoff Smith | D | 31 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8.8 |
| Paul Laus | D | 78 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 236 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6.7 |
| Martin Straka | C | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11.8 |
| Gilbert Dionne | L | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 |
| Rhett Warrener | D | 28 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.0 |
| Brett Harkins | C | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Brad Smyth | R | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | G | 57 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Nemirovsky | R | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Bob Kudelski | R | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.0 |
| Steve Washburn | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Mike Casselman | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | G | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1567 | 254 | 434 | 688 | 1478 | -1 | 81 | 152 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 5 | 2364 | 10.7 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Vanbiesbrouck | 57 | 3178 | 26 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 142 | 2.68 | 1473 | 1331 | .904 |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | 34 | 1786 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 88 | 2.96 | 810 | 722 | .891 |
| Totals | 91 | 4964 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 230 | 2.78 | 2513 | 2283 | .908 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Mellanby | R | 22 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 44 | -10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 5.3 | |
| Rob Niedermayer | C | 22 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 10.4 | |
| Robert Svehla | D | 22 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0.0 | |
| Johan Garpenlov | L | 20 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 11.4 | |
| Stu Barnes | C | 22 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 10.5 | |
| Jody Hull | R | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16.7 | |
| Tom Fitzgerald | C | 22 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 12.9 | |
| Bill Lindsay | L | 22 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 15.2 | |
| Jason Woolley | D | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 7.4 | |
| Gord Murphy | D | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0.0 | |
| Radek Dvorak | R | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2.8 | |
| Brian Skrudland | C | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3.7 | |
| Dave Lowry | L | 22 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 22.2 | |
| Mike Hough | L | 22 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 10.5 | |
| Ed Jovanovski | D | 22 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2.0 | |
| Terry Carkner | D | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 | |
| Ray Sheppard | R | 21 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 17.0 | |
| Geoff Smith | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Laus | D | 21 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11.1 | |
| Martin Straka | C | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | |
| Rhett Warrener | D | 21 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 | |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | G | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Steve Washburn | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mark Fitzpatrick | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 420 | 61 | 95 | 156 | 395 | 48 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 708 | 8.6 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Vanbiesbrouck | 22 | 1332 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 2.25 | 735 | 685 | .932 |
| Mark Fitzpatrick | 2 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6.00 | 50 | 44 | .880 |
| Totals | 24 | 1392 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 2.41 | 841 | 785 | .933 |
