Florida Panthers 2024-25 Stanley Cup Betting
In the first half of the season, the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers had the look of a team that was pacing themselves for the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Winning a Stanley Cup brings the tax of extra games that tend to leave a team more fatigued, both mentally and physically, in the season that follows. Thus, Florida is doing enough to ensure a postseason bid while trying to be as fresh as possible for a serious shot at a repeat. Florida remains a balanced club, although its defense and goaltending as a bit off the pace of previous years.
2024-25 Stanley Cup Betting Odds
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Florida Panthers Team Overview
Just past the midway point of the 2024-25 NHL season, the Florida Panthers were 28-17-3 straight up and 25-22-1 over/under the total. Also, Florida was 14th in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. Florida was ten points behind the Washington Capitals in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Florida had NHL rankings of 9th for goals scored and 7th for power play efficiency. In comparison, on defense, the Panthers had NHL rankings of 18th for goals against and 18th for penalty killing.
Florida Panthers Key Players
Sam Reinhart, age 28, has been with the Panthers since 2021. Last year, Reinhart exploded for 57 goals, 37 assists, and 94 points. In the Playoffs, Reinhart scored ten goals and six assists for 16 points. So far, Reinhart has 28 goals, 24 assists, 52 points and a +9.
Matthew Tkachuk, age 26, scored 26 goals, 62 assists, and 88 points last season. In the playoffs, he added six goals, 16 assists, and 22 points. Tkachuk has 14 goals, 27 assists, and 41 points this year.
Florida Panthers Goaltenders
Number one goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, age 35, will forever be a Florida Panthers legend. Bobrovsky backstopped the Panthers to the 2024 Stanley Cup championship. Last year, he was 36-17-4 with a 2.37 goals against average and a .915 save percentage with six shutouts. This year, his goals-against average is 2.83 with a .890 save percentage. Bobrovsky is 28-17-3 with three shutouts.
Florida Panthers Head Coach
Head coach Paul Maurice, age 57, finally reached the pro hockey summit last year. In a coaching career that began with the Hartford Whalers in 1995, Maurice finally achieved his life’s dream with a Stanley Cup. His career record is 869-736-99-144.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 6)
| SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2023–24 |
82 |
52 |
24 |
1st, Atlantic |
Won Stanley Cup Finals, 4–3 (Oilers) |
| 2022–23 |
82 |
42 |
32 |
4th, Atlantic |
Lost in Stanley Cup Finals, 1–4 (Golden Knights) |
| 2021–22 |
82 |
58 |
18 |
1st, Atlantic |
Lost in Second Round, 0–4 (Lightning) |
| 2020–21 |
56 |
37 |
14 |
2nd, Central |
Lost in First Round, 2–4 (Lightning) |
| 2019–20 |
69 |
35 |
26 |
4th, Atlantic |
Lost in Qualifying Round, 1–3 (Islanders) |
| 2018–19 |
82 |
36 |
32 |
5th, Atlantic |
Did not qualify |
Florida Panthers History
The Panthers were founded as a 1993-94 expansion team with the then Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. They made the Stanley Cup Final in their third season but have never made it back. Since 2000, the Panthers have only five postseason appearances. Owner Vincent Viola has spent several years and a lot of money trying to dig the franchise out of the muck.
Attendance for the Panthers has been low for most of the past two decades but has increased with their new success. Like the rest of the NHL, Florida has had to navigate the pandemic issues that have kept attendance down in many markets, even after restrictions loosened. The pandemic came at the worst possible time for the Panthers, as they were finally starting to get really good.
The Panthers' years of losing opened up the opportunity for several years of high draft choices. And for the past two seasons, we have seen improvements based on that new blood. Florida had a golden opportunity in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs to win over new fans and build a higher customer base. It helps that they play an exciting and winning style of hockey. The Panthers are easy on the eyes as one of the NHL’s most entertaining teams.
But Florida flopped badly in the second round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Help arrived that summer with the arrival of power forward Keith Tkachuk and new head coach Paul Maurice.
And a berth in the Stanley Cup Final made 2023 a year to remember. But in 2024, the Panthers became immortal with their 2024 Stanley Cup championship.
NHL Teams
Eastern Conference - Atlantic
Eastern Conference - Metropolitan
Western Conference - Central
Western Conference - Pacific
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