The Florida Panthers ended their 2021 in a pretty good spot. With only four months left in the season, They sit in second in the Atlantic Division with a record of 20-7-4 with 44 points. Although the team is still performing very well, the team needs to fix a series of issues if they want to survive the rest of the regular season and the playoffs. They should be seen as their new year’s resolutions as they turn the page into 2022.
The Power Play and Penalty Kill Are Lackluster
Despite the amount of two-way forwards, elite defensemen, good goaltending and offensive firepower they obtain, the Panthers have struggled most of the season on both ends of their special teams.
On the man advantage, they are ranked 24th in the league at a 17% conversion rate. For a team that ranks second in the league in goals per game at 3.78, that power play is abysmal. They need to work on this if they want a chance to compete in the postseason as most teams will make you pay for missed opportunities.
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