Moments after a few close calls for the Oilers, the Panthers managed to break the ice when Cole Reinhardt skated in on all alone on Connor Ingram, pumped the breaks and then sent both himself and the puck into the back of the net to make it 1-0 at 11:12 of the first period. Reinhardt makes it 1-0 against the Oilers in the first period.

EDMONTON — Oilers forward Zach Hyman led the NHL playoffs in hits last season when a dislocated wrist knocked him out of Edmonton's lineup.

Paul Maurice was hired as coach of the Florida Panthers nearly four full years ago, all the way back in June 2022. So, technically, he has lived in Florida.

The last two NHL seasons have ended the same way, even if not after the exact same number of games: with the Florida Panthers celebrating a championship and the Edmonton Oilers wondering what hit them. This season will not end that way. Only one of those ...

Leon Draisaitl scored on the power play in overtime, Stuart Skinner made 29 saves and the Edmonton Oilers erased a multigoal deficit to beat the defending champion Florida Panthers 4-3 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final rematch on Wednesday night.

The Edmonton Oilers will begin their second consecutive Western Conference title defence tonight. In Game 1 of the Western Conference quarterfinal, they will play against the Anaheim Ducks.

EDMONTON, Alberta — Sergei Bobrovsky made 21 saves to earn his fourth shutout of the season as the Florida Panthers continued to plague Edmonton, emerging with a 4-0 victory over the Oilers on Thursday in a rematch of the last two Stanley Cup finals.

After two straight trips to the Stanley Cup final, Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid says the team has the maturity to ride the post-season waves. Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl moved closer to a return for the first-round series against the Anaheim Ducks after a knee injury.