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2012-13 Schedule Highlights:

-The Panthers open the 2012-13 season at home against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Oct. 13. It is the first time Florida has opened a season at home since the 2006-07 season.
-The defending Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings visit South Florida on Saturday, Mar. 30.
-The Panthers will take on the defending Eastern Conference Champion New Jersey Devils at home on Thursday Dec. 13 and Saturday, Jan. 19.
-The Panthers will conclude the 2012-13 season with a trip north of the border against Montreal (Apr. 9) and Winnipeg (Apr. 11) before hosting Pittsburgh in the season finale on Apr. 13.
-The Panthers 2012-13 schedule includes 10 Sunday contests, nine Monday games, 15 Tuesdays, four Wednesdays, 19 Thursdays, 10 Fridays and 15 Saturday contests.
-For the first time since the 2008-09 season, the Panthers will not host the Montreal Canadiens on New Year’s Eve, but will instead host the NY Rangers at 6:00 p.m.
-Florida plays host to the Washington Capitals in a special 3:00 pm start on Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan. 21.
-The Panthers longest home stand of the season is seven games (Feb. 24-Mar. 10).
-The Panthers longest road trip of the year is five games, occurring twice. The first trip will consist of games against Buffalo (Jan. 3), Pittsburgh (Jan. 4), Winnipeg (Jan. 6), Montreal (Jan. 8) and Toronto (Jan. 10). In their second five game trip of the season, the Cats will take on Pittsburgh (Mar. 19), NY Rangers (Mar. 21), New Jersey (Mar. 23), Ottawa (Mar. 25) and Toronto (Mar. 26).
-The Cats will host three games in October, seven in November, seven in December, four in January, nine in February, eight in March and three in April.
-The Panthers will play 13 sets of back-to-back games next season.
-The Panthers will play 15 games in both December and March, their busiest months of the season.
-The Panthers will have seven days off from Jan. 22 - Jan. 28 for the NHL’s All-Star break. The All-Star Game will be held in Columbus on Jan. 27. The Cats begin play after the break as they travel to Tampa Bay (Jan. 29).