Overview
- Jack Roslovic scored 25 seconds in and added another 36 seconds after Florida tied it, staking the Oilers to control early.
- Evan Bouchard recorded three assists, while Mattias Ekholm and Vasily Podkolzin scored to make it 4-1 before Connor McDavid and Matt Savoie sealed it with empty-netters.
- Stuart Skinner turned aside 35 shots as Edmonton held off a second-period surge from Florida.
- Sergei Bobrovsky was pulled after allowing four goals on 17 shots, and Daniil Tarasov stopped all 12 shots he faced in relief.
- A first-period scrum featured a notable tussle between A.J. Greer and Trent Frederic that earned both 10-minute misconducts, and Florida played short several regulars from last season’s Cup-clinching lineup.