The 2005–06 Florida Panthers season was their 13th season in the National Hockey League. The Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. Offseason Just prior to the start of the regular season it was announced Olli Jokinen would remain team captain and Chris Gratton, Sean Hill, Joe Nieuwendyk, and Gary Roberts would rotate as alternate captains. Regular season The Panthers were shut out a league-high 8 times and had the fewest power-play opportunities of all 30 teams, with 411. Final standings Schedule and results |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |1||W||October 5, 2005||2–0 || align="left"| Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06) ||1–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |2||W||October 7, 2005||2–0 || align="left"| Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) ||2–0–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |3||L||October 8, 2005||1–2 || align="left"| @ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06) ||2–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |4||W||October 10, 2005||3–1 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (2005–06) ||3–1–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |5||L||October 13, 2005||2–5 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (2005–06) ||3–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |6||W||October 15, 2005||3–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (2005–06) ||4–2–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |7||L||October 17, 2005||0–4 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (2005–06) ||4–3–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |8||L||October 18, 2005||3–4 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (2005–06) ||4–4–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |9||W||October 20, 2005||3–2 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (2005–06) ||5–4–0 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |10||W||October 25, 2005||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06) ||6–4–0 || |- align="center" |11||L||October 27, 2005||4–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) ||6–4–1 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |12||L||October 31, 2005||1–2 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (2005–06) ||6–5–1 || |- |- align="center" |13||L||November 1, 2005||4–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) ||6–5–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |14||L||November 3, 2005||1–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (2005–06) ||6–6–2 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |15||L||November 5, 2005||0–2 || align="left"| @ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) ||6–7–2 || |- align="center" |16||L||November 9, 2005||3–4 SO|| align="left"| New York Rangers (2005–06) ||6–7–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |17||L||November 11, 2005||0–1 || align="left"| Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06) ||6–8–3 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |18||L||November 12, 2005||4–5 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (2005–06) ||6–9–3 || |- align="center" |19||L||November 15, 2005||3–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (2005–06) ||6–9–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |20||L||November 17, 2005||1–4 || align="left"| @ Ottawa Senators (2005–06) ||6–10–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |21||L||November 19, 2005||3–5 || align="left"| New York Islanders (2005–06) ||6–11–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" |22||L||November 23, 2005||1–5 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (2005–06) ||6–12–4 || |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" |23||W||November 25, 2005||6–3