Every year, the Hockey Hall of Fame welcomes a new class of inductees, with the 2026 names including Carey Price, Pekka Rinne, Brian Burke, Cindy Curley, Keith Tkachuk, and Patrice Bergeron. Of course, South Florida is now very familiar with the Tkachuk family since Matthew Tkachuk helped the Panthers win the Stanley Cup in 2024 and 2025, while Brady, in his first season in Florida, just became the first player to record natural hat tricks in back-to-back games.
Moreover, Panthers teams had their fair share of headaches when Price or Rinne backstopped their respective teams to wins over Florida, or a Burke-constructed lineup did the same. However, Bergeron, a longtime nemesis from the Boston Bruins, had a very productive career against the Panthers. Considering he played 65 games against Florida in his distinguished career, where does Bergeron rank among Hall of Famers regarding points against the Panthers? Let’s dig into the numbers.
Hockey Hall of Famers with the most regular season points against the Florida Panthers
According to statistics on NHL.com, 68 Hall of Famers have played at least one game against the Panthers in their careers, with Bryan Trottier the only player on the list to not record a single point.
10. Joe Thornton - 37 points
Joe Thornton is the only player in the top 10 to actually play for the Panthers at some point in his career. He began his career in Boston, playing eight years there, serving as their captain for a few seasons before a trade to San Jose in 2005. Thornton ranks ninth all-time with 1,109 assists while finishing 14th overall in points. He skated in Florida for 34 games during the 2021-22 season. As of 2026, he remains the only player in NHL history to be traded mid-season in the year they won the Hart Trophy.
9. Alexander Mogilny - 38 points
For years, fans took to online forums and social media to make the case for Alex Mogilny’s induction into the Hall of Fame. Finally, 19 years after he retired, one of the first big-name Russian defectors earned his plaque in 2025. Mogilny won the Stanley Cup in 2000 with New Jersey, and led the NHL in goals back in 1992-93 with 76, the most by a Russian-born player in league history.
8. Adam Oates - 40 points
Adam Oates never won an individual award or a Stanley Cup during his career, but he was very influential in the careers of Brett Hull and Cam Neely as their wingman. Despite ranking 21st overall in scoring, Oates collected 1,079 assists over his 19-year career, leading the league with 97 during the 1992-93 season. Historically, Oates is tied with Mario Lemieux and Ray Bourque for most playoff points (seven) against the Panthers among Hall of Famers.
7. Mats Sundin - 47 points
As the highest-scoring Swedish-born player of all time with 1,349 points, Mats Sundin is also the highest-scoring player in Toronto Maple Leafs history with 987. Outside of one season with the Vancouver Canucks, he spent 17 years in the Eastern Conference, where his teams faced the Panthers multiple times in a single year.
6. Eric Lindros - 51 points
Injuries prevented former first overall pick Eric Lindros from having a monster career in the NHL, but he still collected 865 points in 760 games, including four 40-goal seasons. He played 12 of his 13 years in the East with Philadelphia, New York (Rangers), and Toronto, facing off against the Panthers numerous times, including in the second round of the 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs. During Florida’s Cinderella run to the Final, they beat the Flyers in six games.
5. Mark Recchi - 52 points
Mark Recchi played for seven teams, all in the Eastern Conference, over his 22 seasons, winning the Stanley Cup three times. He ranks eighth all-time in games played (1,652) and 15th in points with 1,533. Although he scored 52 points against the Panthers in 69 games, he has the second-worst plus/minus total of any Hall of Famer at minus-10, slightly better than former teammate Ron Francis, who was minus-17.
4. Patrice Bergeron - 58 points
Bergeron spent his entire 19-year career with the Bruins, scoring 1,040 points in 1,294 games. Against the Panthers, he collected 28 goals and 58 points in 65 games, making him the fourth most productive Hall of Famer against the Cats. Despite the long-standing rivalry between the Florida and Boston, Bergeron only skated in three playoff games when the clubs met, scoring a single goal. Moreover, his final NHL game came on Apr. 30, 2023, when the Panthers pulled off a thrilling 4-3 overtime upset in Game 7 at TD Garden.
3. Daniel Alfredsson - 61 points
Daniel Alfredsson spent 17 seasons with the Ottawa Senators, including 13 of them as captain. He scored 1,157 points in 1,246 games, which makes him the second-highest Swedish-born player of all time, behind Sundin. Even though Alfredsson didn’t sneak into the 500-goal club, he did outscore Sundin against the Panthers, recording 61 points in 63 games, good enough for a 0.97 points-per-game average, 18th among Hall of Famers versus Florida.
2. Marian Hossa - 64 points
Marian Hossa’s legacy was cemented when he won three Stanley Cups with the Chicago Blackhawks. For three years, he played with the Atlanta Thrashers, seeing plenty of the Panthers in the former Southeast Division. Altogether, he scored 64 points in 57 games, producing the 12th-best points-per-game average among Hall of Famers against the Panthers. During his final season in 2016-17, Hossa scored his 500th career goal.
1. Martin St. Louis - 73 points
It is no surprise that one of the best players in Tampa Bay Lightning history, Martin St. Louis, finds himself with the most points against the Panthers among current members of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Of course, one day, current superstars like Alex Ovechkin, Steven Stamkos, and Sidney Crosby will bypass him when they get inducted, but St. Louis’ 73 points will still rank fourth-best all-time. Moreover, he was plus-17 against Florida, the eighth-best total among Hall of Famers.
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