Oilers Lose to Panthers, Draisaitl Out

0:00From the Daily News Now Network, this is NHL News Today. Subscribe to keep up with every headline, every game. The Edmonton Oilers dropped a Ford Nothing Decision to the Florida Panthers at home on Thursday, March 19th. Greer, Anton Lundell, Cole Reinhardt, and Carter Verhage, while Sergei Babroski earned the shutout with 21 saves. Conor Ingram made 19 saves on 23 shots for Edmonton, whose record now sits at 34 wins, 27 losses, and 9. Over time losses for 77 points, good for second in the Pacific Division. This defeat snapped Edmonton's two-game win streak right in the middle of a tight playoff push, where 8 points separate first from 6 place. Meanwhile, the Panthers trail by 13 points in the east and have little to play for, yet they dominated. Observers called the oilers' effort flat and uninspired, especially given the bad blood from Florida beating them in the last two Stanley Cup finals.

1:02Fans expected fire from Edmonton in their own building, but it never showed up. Compounding issues, star-center Leon Drysidle, is out for the regular season after an injury on March 15th. Coach Chris Noblout shuffled lines heading into the game, breaking up combos that clicked in recent wins, which left the forwards out of sync. With just games left in a mediocre season, marked by only one three-game win streak. Edmonton hosts the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday March 21st, desperate for points to stay in contention.