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.

A better effort from the Edmonton Oilers in Florida on Thursday night, but the end result was the same: a 4-3 loss to the same team that eight months earlier ruined their entire summer. Yet another regulation defeat, the fifth straight for a squad that is struggling to get out of its own way just now.

The Edmonton Oilers were back at Amerant Bank Arena Thursday for the first time since they lost to the Florida Panthers in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final back on June 24. There was nothing, really, on the line Thursday — but the game was almost as tight.

The Florida Panthers will play against the Edmonton Oilers in the second and final matchup of the 2024-2025 NHL season on February 27th, 2025. The Panthers have 7 wins and 3 losses, while the Oilers have 4 wins and 5 losses.

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.

First Period_1, Florida, Balinskis 4 (Lundell), 12:28. 2, Edmonton, Kulak 7 (Klingberg, Podkolzin), 14:41. Second Period_3, Florida, Lundell 14 (Ekblad), 15:30. 4, Edmonton, Draisaitl 44 (Klingberg), 17:30.