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. Uvis Balinskis also scored for Florida, which jumped Toronto for first in the Atlantic Division.
SUNRISE, Fla. — 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 on Thursday
Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch was not entirely effusive in praising his troops, though.
The Florida Panthers have earned a regular season sweep over their Stanley Cup Final opponents from last June.
Leon Draisaitl left the ice fuming after Edmonton lost its fifth straight game, despite a tremendous performance from Brett Kulak.