EDMONTON – Sergei Bobrovsky made 21 saves to earn his fourth shutout of the season as the Florida Panthers continued to harass Edmonton, emerging with a 4-0 win over the Oilers on Thursday in a rematch of the last two Stanley Cup finals.
Cole Reinhardt, AJ Greer, Anton Lundell and Carter Verhaeghe scored for the injury-riddled Panthers (34-31-3), who snapped a two-game losing streak.
Sam Bennett, Evan Rodrigues and Michael Benning all recorded two assist games. The Panthers will almost certainly miss the playoffs and have a chance to defend their back-to-back titles.
Connor Ingram made 19 stops in Edmonton’s loss (34-27-9).
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The Oilers had their two-game winning streak snapped and missed a chance to leapfrog idle Anaheim into first place in the Pacific Division.
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Edmonton remains without star forward Leon Draisaitl, sidelined for the remainder of the regular season with a lower-body injury.
Conclusion
Panthers: Benning, a fourth-round selection (95th overall) in the 2020 Entry Draft by Florida, played in only the fourth NHL game of his career. The 24 year old defender from the Edmonton area has collected three points.
Oilers: Captain Connor McDavid remains two goals shy of 400, one assist shy of 800 and three points shy of 1,200 for his career.
Important moments:
Florida took a 3-0 lead on the power play with 5:39 left in the second half when Lundell scored his 18th goal of the season by scoring in front of the net.
Key statistics
Florida was hit hard by injuries all season with the most player losses in the league including many long IR stints. Among those not in the lineup on Thursday were Aleksander Barkov, Brad Marchand and Sam Reinhart. Only defenseman Gustav Forsling managed to appear in all 68 games this season. Instead, six Oilers played in each game: Connor McDavid, Matt Savoie, Vasily Podkolzin, Evan Bouchard, Mattias Ekholm and Darnell Nurse.
Next
Oilers: Host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.
Panthers: Visit the Calgary Flames on Friday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 19, 2026.
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