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The Original Rat Trick
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| Scott Mellanby scores two goals and kills a rat in the Panthers' dressing room prior to the team's 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames. Mellanby's feat is dubbed a "Rat Trick" by John Vanbiesbrouck, and within weeks, fans begin tossing rats onto the ice to celebrate Florida goals on October 8, 1995. |
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And A Real Hat Trick
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| Johan Garpenlov scores three goals in the Panthers' 5-4 win at Washington to record the first hat trick in team history on January 23, 1996. |
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A Successful Third Season
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| The Panthers conclude the 1995-96 season with 92 points (41-31-10), good for fourth place in the Eastern Conference. The team qualifies for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time on April 14, 1996. |
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What A Goal!
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| In Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against Boston, Bill Lindsay scores a spectacular goal with 4:57 left in the thrid period to break a 3-3 tie and give the Panther their first-ever playoff series victory on April 27, 1996. |
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No. Thank You.
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| A capacity crowd fills Miami Arena to thank the Panthers for a wonderful season. The highlight of the evening occurs when Ed Jovanovski and Rhett Warrener dump a bucket of water over the head of coach Doug MacLean on June 12, 1996. |
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