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Oilers lack all juice in dispassionate effort against rival Panthers

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20.03.2026

EDMONTON — They ripped your heart out, two Stanley Cup Finals in a row. Left your captain in tears, then rubbed your city’s noses in it at the parade.

The Tkachuks took the party to Italy, where they mouthed off Leon Draisaitl with their “bridesmaid” shtick.

You haven’t beaten them at home since Rexall Place, a skein that runs to 8-0-3 in regulation in the Panthers’ favour. Stylistically, psychologically, physically, they’ve owned you — especially when it matters.

And still, the Edmonton Oilers couldn’t find any juice Thursday, rolling over 4-0 to the Panthers in a game that was never, ever in doubt, from puck drop to the final siren.

“Obviously they had more jump,” said Darnell Nurse.

“We came in with the right mindset but just couldn’t find a way to break them down,” said Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.

Yup, Florida beat ‘em for fun — again.

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