The Edmonton Oilers (13-13-1) host the Florida Panthers (17-10-2) at Rogers Place on Saturday, December 16 at 10:00 PM ET on BSFL and ESPN+, with each team heading into the game following a loss. The Oilers are coming off a 7-4 defeat to the Tampa Bay Lightning, while the Panthers fell to the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 in their last outing.
Oilers vs. Panthers Game Info
- Game Day: Saturday, December 16, 2023
- Game Time: 10:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Oilers and Panthers Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Oilers Insights
- The Oilers’ 95 total goals (3.5 per game) make them the sixth-best scoring team in the league.
- The Oilers rank 19th in goals against, giving up 92 total goals (3.4 per game) in NHL action.
- Their +3 goal differential ranks 14th in the league.
- The 27 power-play goals the Oilers have recorded this season (on 93 power-play chances) are the fourth-most in the NHL.
- The Oilers’ 29.03% power-play conversion rate ranks fourth-best in the league.
- The Oilers have scored four shorthanded goals this season.
- The Oilers’ 79.8% penalty-kill success rate ranks 17th in the league.
- The Oilers win 51.3% of their faceoffs to rank 10th in the NHL.
- The Oilers have a 10.3% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 13th in the league.
- The Oilers have earned one shutout this season. Their skaters average 20 hits and 13.4 blocked shots per game.
Oilers Key Players
- One of Edmonton’s top offensive options this season is Connor McDavid, who has recorded 40 points in 25 games.
- Leon Draisaitl is another of Edmonton’s major contributors currently with 33 total points (12 goals and 21 assists) to his name.
- Evan Bouchard has created 32 points for Edmonton in 27 games this season, scoring on 9.9% of his shots and recording eight goals and 24 assists.
- In the three games Calvin Pickard has played this season, his save percentage is .917, 13th in the league.
Oilers Injuries
Dylan Holloway: Knee (Out),
Ryan Fanti: Hip (Out)
Panthers Insights
- The Panthers’ 85 goals on the season (2.9 per game) rank them 21st in the NHL.
- The Panthers’ total of 76 goals given up (2.6 per game) is eighth in the NHL.
- With a goal differential of +9, they are 10th-best in the league.
- With 16 power-play goals (on 91 chances), the Panthers are 21st in the NHL.
- The Panthers’ power-play percentage (17.58) puts them 20th in the league.
- In terms of shorthanded goal, the Panthers have one.
- The 81.05% penalty-kill percentage of the Panthers is 11th in the league.
- At 50.4%, the Panthers have the NHL’s 16th-ranked faceoff win rate.
- With a shooting percentage of 8.7%, the Panthers are 30th in the league.
- The Panthers have shut out their opponent twice. They are averaging 18.1 hits and 13.8 blocked shots per game.
Panthers Key Players
- Sam Reinhart has put up 37 points (1.3 per game) for Florida, with 17 goals and 20 assists in 29 games (playing 20:25 per game).
- Aleksander Barkov Jr. is one of the impact players on offense for Florida with 28 total points (1.0 per game), with 10 goals and 18 assists in 26 games.
- Carter Verhaeghe is a key player on offense for Florida with 13 goals and 10 assists.
- Anthony Stolarz is 4-2-1 on the season, giving up 16 goals (2.2 goals against average) and amassing 171 saves with a .914 save percentage (19th in the league).
Panthers Injuries
Anton Lundell: Illness (Questionable)
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