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.
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.
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.