The Florida Panthers celebrate Florida Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov's (center)goal in the second period in the game between the Florida Panthers and the Vancouver Canucks at Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise on January 9,2012. Joe Rimkus Jr. / Miami Herald Staff
Florida Panthers left wing Tomas Fleischmann (14) reaches for the puck against the borards in the first period in the game between the Florida Panthers and the Vancouver Canucks at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise on January 9, 2012. Joe Rimkus Jr. / Staff Photo
Vancouver Canucks center Maxim Lapierre (40) and Keith Ballard (4) defend against Michal Repik (27) in the first period in the game between the Florida Panthers and the Vancouver Canucks at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise on January 9, 2012. Joe Rimkus Jr. / Staff Photo
The Florida Panthers celebrate Marcel Goc's goal in the second period in the game between the Florida Panthers and the Vancouver Canucks at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise on January 9, 2012. Joe Rimkus Jr. / Staff Photo
Stephen Weiss reaches in on Vancouver Canucks defenseman Alexander Edler (23) in the first period in the game between the Florida Panthers and the Vancouver Canucks at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise on January 9, 2012. Joe Rimkus Jr. / Staff Photo
Stephen Weiss and center Manny Malhotra (27) fight for the puck in a faceoff in the first period in the game between the Florida Panthers and the Vancouver Canucks at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise on January 9, 2012. Joe Rimkus Jr. / Staff Photo
Florida Panthers goalie Scott Clemmensen stops a shot in the third period in the game between the Florida Panthers and the Vancouver Canucks at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise on January 9, 2012. Joe Rimkus Jr. / Staff Photo
Rats are thrown on the ice after the game between the Florida Panthers and the Vancouver Canucks at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise on January 9, 2012. Joe Rimkus Jr. / Staff Photo
Florida Panthers players raise their sticks on ice after the game between the Florida Panthers and the Vancouver Canucks at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise on January 9, 2012. Joe Rimkus Jr. / Staff Photo
Florida Panthers goalie Scott Clemmensen (30) stops Mike Duco's (79) shot in the third period in the game between the Florida Panthers and the Vancouver Canucks at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise on January 9, 2012. Joe Rimkus Jr. / Staff Photo
Head coach Kevin Dineen yells at referee Ghislain Gilbert in the third period in the game between the Florida Panthers and the Vancouver Canucks at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise on January 9, 2012. Joe Rimkus Jr. / Staff Photo