Nate Schmidt and Carter Verhaeghe had third-period goals, Anton Lundell had a goal and two assists and the Florida Panthers topped the Edmonton Oilers 4-3.

The Edmonton Oilers are probably glad they will not have to visit Amerant Bank Arena (or face the Florida Panthers) for another year, barring a rematch in the Stanley Cup Final. Then, all bets are off.

Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl was not happy whatsoever following last night's loss to the Florida Panthers.

- The Panthers have won three straight regular-season games against the Oilers. - The Panthers own a 5-1-0 record over their last five home games. - The Panthers own a 14-3-1 record when Sam Bennett scores a goal. - Sam Reinhart is tied for first on the Panthers with 15 multi-point games.

That’s the same building where the Oilerts dropped Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals, 2-1, back on Jun 24. In fact, the Oilers lost 3 SCF games there, scoring 0, 1 and 1 goal in those games. Only in Game 5, a 5-3 Edmonton win powered by a 4-point night from Connor McDavid, did the Oilers find their offensive legs in the Sunshine State.

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Their lead would again be short lived though, as Leon Draisaitl jumped on a neutral zone turnover before beating Bobrovsky with a sneaky backhand, sending the game to the third period deadlocked at two. For the third time Thursday, the Panthers took a lead over Edmonton.

The last thing the struggling Oilers need right now is their top defenseman getting hurt, but Darnell Nurse is now on the shelf.

The Edmonton Oilers have lost five straight for the first time since 2021-22, and their captains play has had a big part in it.

Thursday evening we are treated to last year’s Stanley Cup rematch with the Edmonton Oilers rolling into Sunrise, Florida to clash against the Panthers. Puck drop is slated for 7 pm ET live from