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Florida Panthers vs Edmonton Oilers — Monday, December 16, 2024 Game Analysis

Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place. Final.

Game Analysis

Rogers Place

  • USNHLN, SCRIPPS
  • CanadaPrime Video, TVA Sports

EDM

  • Zach Hyman (9)1st 15:13 · Snap ShotAssists: Connor McDavid (28), Evan Bouchard (17)
  • Zach Hyman (10)2nd 6:20 · BackhandAssists: Connor McDavid (29), Leon Draisaitl (24)
  • Connor Brown (6)2nd 7:03 · Snap ShotAssists: Corey Perry (4)
  • PPLeon Draisaitl (23)2nd 9:24 · Snap ShotAssists: Connor McDavid (30), Mattias Ekholm (10)
  • Kasperi Kapanen (4)3rd 8:02 · Wrist ShotAssists: Brett Kulak (6)

FLA

  • SHJesper Boqvist (5)1st 2:42 · Snap ShotAssists: none
  • PPMatthew Tkachuk (11)1st 19:32 · DeflectedAssists: Carter Verhaeghe (16), Sam Reinhart (21)
  • Gustav Forsling (5)2nd 17:55 · Snap ShotAssists: Anton Lundell (12), Aaron Ekblad (14)
  • Niko Mikkola (3)3rd 6:53 · Snap ShotAssists: Anton Lundell (13), Eetu Luostarinen (9)
  • Sam Reinhart (20)3rd 7:23 · Snap ShotAssists: none
  • Carter Verhaeghe (9)3rd 13:05 · Snap ShotAssists: Sam Bennett (14), Niko Mikkola (10)

Florida Panthers vs Edmonton Oilers Game Summary — Monday, December 16, 2024

By Hockey in 60

Initial summary · A fuller recap will replace this when published.

Florida Panthers defeated Edmonton Oilers 6–5. The game was played at Rogers Place.

A brief summary of the verified result. Source: ESPN game record. Detailed reporting is shown when available.

Florida Panthers vs Edmonton Oilers Game Analysis — Monday, December 16, 2024

By Hockey in 60

Florida Panthers won despite being outshot 30–28. Edmonton Oilers generated more shots on target, but the volume advantage did not translate into a better result. Florida Panthers scored on 21.4% of its shots, compared with 16.7% for Edmonton Oilers. Those are team scoring rates, not goalie save percentages; empty-net goals can affect them. The totals establish a difference in conversion, but cannot separate finishing, chance quality and goaltending.

Florida Panthers converted 1 of 4 power plays (25.0%); Edmonton Oilers converted 1 of 3 power plays (33.3%). Power-play goal totals were level, so the difference in the final score came from other scoring situations.

Edmonton Oilers won 58.5% of faceoffs. That is a clear edge in restarts, but faceoff percentage should not be treated as a possession percentage: the totals do not show where the draws occurred or what happened immediately afterwards.

Hockey in 60’s interpretation of verified game statistics, highlighting meaningful differences and what they suggest about the result. Comparisons describe this game, not season averages. Source: ESPN game statistics.

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Florida Panthers vs Edmonton Oilers Game Statistics — Monday, December 16, 2024

Reported team totals. — means unavailable.
StatisticFlorida PanthersEdmonton Oilers
Shots on goal2830
Power-play goals11
Power-play opportunities43
Power-play conversion (%)25.033.3
Faceoffs won (%)41.558.5
Hits3921
Blocked shots1315
Takeaways34
Giveaways1616
Penalty minutes1113

Source: ESPN game statistics.

Scoring and goaltending

Florida Panthers won 6–5 at Rogers Place.

Who scored

Goalies

  • Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 of 30 for Florida Panthers.
  • Stuart Skinner stopped 22 of 28 for Edmonton Oilers.

Carter Verhaeghe Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Sam Bennett (14), Niko Mikkola (10) That made the score 6–5 in the 3rd, and Florida Panthers stayed ahead.

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