The Florida Panthers were back in a familiar building on Thursday night despite being extremely far from home. Playing at Rogers Place for the first time since Game 5 of last year’s Stanley Cup Final, the Panthers picked up right where they left off, skating to a resounding 4-0 victory over the Oilers. It was Florida who got on the scoreboard first, and the goal came off the stick of one of the newest Panthers players. Cole Reinhardt picked up the puck in the neutral zone behind Edmonton’s defenders and went in all alone on Connor Ingram and made an abrupt backhand forehand move, sending the goaltender the wrong way while depositing the puck in the back of the net at the 11:12 mark of the first period. The Cats weren’t done there. A.J. Greer picked up his 12th goal of the season, deflecting a long shot by rookie defenseman Mike Benning past Ingram with 57.7 seconds left in the period, sending Florida into the intermission up 2-0 on the Oilers. For Benning, the rookie picked up the primary assist on both Panthers goals, giving him his first multi-point game in the NHL while playing for the first time in his hometown of Edmonton. Florida stretched their lead to 3-0 after Vasily Podkolzin took a delay of game penalty at the 13:49 mark of the middle frame. A loose puck came out of the slot and right to Anton Lundell, who fired the puck into a yawning cage for his 18th tally of the season. The Panthers would hold their lead until late in the third period, when Carter Verhaeghe sealed the deal with a snipe of a shot from the slot that came directly off a faceoff win. Standing tall between the pipes for Florida was Sergei Bobrovsky. Bob finished with 21 saves, including all nine of Edmonton’s high-danger shots, according to Natural Stat Trick. It’s the fourth shutout of the season for Bobrovsky, and first since mid-December. The win was also his 454th, moving him into a tie for seventh on the NHL’s all-time wins list with Curtis Joseph. Bob trails sixth-place Henrik Lundqvist by only five wins. On to Calgary. LATEST STORIES FROM THE HOCKEY NEWS - FLORIDA Panthers Make Trio Of Lineup Changes Ahead Of Matchup Against Oilers [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/panthers-make-trio-of-lineup-changes-ahead-of-matchup-against-oilers] Panthers Road Trip Continues In Familiar Building As Florida Returns To Edmonton [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/game-day/panthers-road-trip-continues-in-familiar-building-as-florida-returns-to-edmonton] Bill Zito Appointed To Fort Lauderdale's Museum Of Discovery And Science Board Of Trustees [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/bill-zito-appointed-to-fort-lauderdale-s-museum-of-discovery-and-science-board-of-trustees] Brad Marchand's Season Could Be Over As Panthers Place Him On LTIR [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/brad-marchand-s-season-could-be-over-as-panthers-place-him-on-ltir] Panthers Come Up Short In Vancouver, Lose 5-2 To League-Worst Canucks [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/game-day/panthers-come-up-short-in-vancouver-lose-5-2-to-league-worst-canucks] Photo caption: Mar 19, 2026; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; Edmonton Oilers forward Matt Savoie (22) looks for a loose puck in front of Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) during the first period at Rogers Place. (Perry Nelson-Imagn Images)
