Canucks-Panthers: Desperate Dogs Fight for Survival

Vancouver hosts Florida in a clash of league basement-dwellers where every point feels like a lifeline this late in the season. The Canucks limp in with a brutal 20-38-8 record and a home ice that's turned toxic at 7-21-5, while the Panthers cling to wildcard hopes at 33-30-3 despite their road woes. Seth Jones returns from LTIR for Florida, and Kevin Lankinen mans the Vancouver crease, but both squads remember Florida's 8-5 explosion earlier this year.