NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers (9-9-5) vs. Florida Panthers (11-8-1)

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Venue & Game Details

Location: Amerant Bank Arena, 1 Panther Parkway, Sunrise, FL 33323

Puckdrop: 7:00 PM ET

Broadcast: NHL Network, Sportsnet, ESPN+

Injury Report

Edmonton Oilers:

Kasperi Kapanen (RW) – Lower body, OUT

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (C) – Undisclosed, OUT

Curtis Lazar (C) – Upper body, OUT

Noah Philp (C) – Upper body, day-to-day

Florida Panthers:

Aleksander Barkov (C) – Knee, OUT

Matthew Tkachuk (LW) – Groin, OUT

Dmitry Kulikov (D) – Upper body, OUT

Tomas Nosek (LW) – Knee, OUT

Eetu Luostarinen (C) – Lower body, OUT

Jonah Gadjovich (LW) – Upper body, OUT

Cole Schwindt (RW) – Shoulder, OUT

Player Matchups

Edmonton Oilers:

Connor McDavid – 32 points (9G, 23A)

Leon Draisaitl – 27 points (14G, 13A)

Evan Bouchard – 17 points from the blue line

Stuart Skinner – .904 SV%, 2.73 GAA

Florida Panthers:

Brad Marchand – 23 points (13G, 10A)

Sam Reinhart – 17 points (11G, 6A), expected to play

Anton Lundell – 16 points (5G, 11A)

Sergei Bobrovsky – .877 SV%, 2.62 GAA

Team Recent Form

Edmonton Oilers:

5th in Pacific Division

Last 10: 3-5-2, averaging 2.7 goals/game, allowing 3.9

Recent: OT loss to Tampa Bay (2-1)

Florida Panthers:

6th in Atlantic Division

Last 10: 6-3-1, averaging 3.3 goals/game, allowing 2.8

Recent: 1-0 win vs. New Jersey Devils

Series History

All-time: Oilers lead regular season 23-18-3 vs. Panthers

Playoffs: Panthers 2–0 in Cup Finals (2024, 2025)

Last meeting: Panthers defeated Oilers 5-1 in Game 6 of 2025 Stanley Cup Final

Betting Trends

Florida Trends:

8-16 as favorite this season

45% of games over 5.5 goals

Edmonton Trends:

1-6 as underdog this season

65% of games over 5.5 goals

Game Odds

Edmonton Oilers              5.5

Florida Panthers               – 135

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, November 21, 2025