Overview

• The Florida Panthers secured a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers, with third-period goals from Nate Schmidt and Carter Verhaeghe.
• Leon Draisaitl scored his NHL-leading 44th goal for Edmonton, extending his scoring streak to seven games, but the Oilers have now lost five straight games for the first time since 2021.
• Florida overtook Toronto for first place in the Atlantic Division, continuing a strong stretch with four wins in their last five games.
• The Panthers were without star forward Matthew Tkachuk due to a lower-body injury, while Edmonton missed defenseman Darnell Nurse with an undisclosed injury.
• This was the second meeting between the teams this season and the first in Florida since the Panthers defeated the Oilers in Game 7 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final.