Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers
· National Hockey League
Sergei Bobrovsky perfect in net as Panthers blank Oilers 4-0
Cole Reinhardt, A.J. Greer, Anton Lundell and Carter Verhaeghe scored for the injury-riddled Panthers, who snapped a two-game losing skid.
Sam Bennett, Evan Rodrigues and Mike Benning all had two assist games. The Panthers are almost certain to miss the playoffs and a chance to defend their back-to-back titles.
Connor Ingram made 19 stops in the loss for Edmonton.
The Oilers had a two-game winning streak halted and missed out on an opportunity to move ahead of idle Anaheim into first in the Pacific Division.
Edmonton remained without star Leon Draisaitl, out for the rest of the regular season with a lower-body injury.
Florida has been hit hard by injuries all season. Among those out of the lineup on Thursday were Aleksander Barkov, Sam Reinhart and Brad Marchand. Only defenseman Gustav Forsling has managed to appear in all 68 games this season. Conversely, six Oilers have played in every game: Connor McDavid, Matt Savoie, Vasily Podkolzin, Evan Bouchard, Mattias Ekholm and Darnell Nurse.
Oilers: Host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.
Regular Season SeriesSeries tied 1-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 11:12 | Cole Reinhardt Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Mike Benning (2) |
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Goal | 1st Period 19:02 | A.J. Greer Goal (12) Tip-In, assists: Mike Benning (3), Evan Rodrigues (18) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 14:21 | Anton Lundell Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Sam Bennett (27), Evan Rodrigues (19) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 15:23 | Carter Verhaeghe Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (14), Sam Bennett (28) |
Statistics
 FLA |
 EDM |
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|---|---|---|
| 9 | Blocked Shots | 14 |
| 21 | Hits | 28 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 7 |
| 23 | Shots | 21 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 50.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 16 | Faceoffs Won | 19 |
| 45.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 54.3 |
| 17 | Giveaways | 16 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 2 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Edmonton Oilers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Isaac Howard, LW | Out | Oct 31 |
| Zach Hyman, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 28 |
| Devon Levi, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 24 |
| Alec Regula, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 1 |
| Matt Savoie, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 1 |
Florida Panthers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Marchand, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 29 |
| Aleksander Barkov, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 29 |
| Jacob Markstrom, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 20 |
| Jonah Gadjovich, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 17 |
