Sam Bennett scored the tiebreaking goal at 4:02 of the third period and the Florida Panthers beat the Vancouver Canucks 8-5.

Elias Pettersson scored twice, and Quinn Hughes had three assists for the Canucks (9-10-2), who were coming off a 6-2 win at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday but have lost four of five. Jiri Patera made 33 saves in his debut for Vancouver, and Kiefer Sherwood and Evander Kane each had two assists.

The Florida Panthers scored five straight goals but still needed Sam Bennett's tally with 15:58 remaining to put away the Vancouver Canucks in an 8-5 slugfest Monday in Sunrise, Fla.

It was the first game between the teams since Oct. 4, a preseason contest that saw more than 300 penalty minutes and both rosters getting depleted because so many players were sent to the locker

SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida Panthers defenseman Jeff Petry is skating in his 1,000th NHL regular season game tonight vs. the Vancouver Canucks. The Panthers will honor Petry’s milestone in a pregame ceremony on Nov. 20 prior to Florida’s 7 p.m. ET matchup with the New Jersey Devils at Amerant Bank Arena.

It's been a couple years since the Panthers defeated Vancouver, so they'll look to break that streak while also bouncing back from a tough loss to Tampa.

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Scott Sabourin is set to face the Florida Panthers again, reigniting a heated rivalry.

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It will be a milestone moment Monday night for one Florida Panthers player when the team takes the ice against the Vancouver Canucks at Amerant Bank Arena.