The Florida Panthers announced today the 56-game schedule for the 2020-21 National Hockey League regular season with a 28-game home slate at BB&T Center.
The Cats will open the season at home with two matchups against the 2020 Western Conference Champion Dallas Stars on Thursday, January 14 and Friday, January 15. Florida closes out the regular season with three straight games against their intrastate rivals and the 2020 Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, May 4, Thursday, May 6 and Saturday, May 8.
With a temporary divisional realignment of the NHL, the Panthers will play the 2020-21 season within a revamped Central Division, which features teams that usually play in three d different divisions.