The Florida Panthers are battling the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final. Game 3 is scheduled for June 9 at the Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise.

When Brad Marchand was traded to Florida in March, it didn't take long for him to embrace Panthers fans' longstanding tradition of tossing plastic rats onto the ice after wins.

During the 1995-96 season, Florida’s Scott Mellanby killed a rat in the old Miami Arena. Fans picked up on the story and started throwing plastic rats on the ice after the Panthers scored goals ...

During the 1995-96 season, Florida’s Scott Mellanby killed a rat in the old Miami Arena. Fans picked up on the story and started throwing plastic rats on the ice after the Panthers scored goals ...

During the 1995-96 season, Florida’s Scott Mellanby killed a rat in the old Miami Arena. Fans picked up on the story and started throwing plastic rats on the ice after the Panthers scored goals ...

The Panthers went out and beat the Calgary Flames 4-3 that night. Mellanby scored a pair of goals with that same stick. "Scott Mellanby didn't even have time to really tape his stick," Lindsay said.

Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final is 8 a.m. June 9 at the Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida. The series is tied 1-1 after the Florida Panthers won Game 2 in double overtime.

“I hope we get some rats thrown at us,” Marchand quipped at his locker on Sunday, before Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final ... We were ducking for cover everywhere.” Right wing Scott Mellanby then ...

This started in 1995 when player Scott Mellanby killed a rat in the locker room before scoring two goals in a game. The moment was called a “rat trick,” and fans turned it into a ritual.

Florida Panthers center Brad Marchand (63) lifts the Stanley Cup after defeating the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 in Game 6 of the Final at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla., on Tuesday, June 17, 2025 ...

“I hope we get some rats thrown at us,” Marchand quipped at his locker on Sunday, before Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final ... We were ducking for cover everywhere.” Right wing Scott Mellanby then ...