The Edmonton Oilers were back at Amerant Bank Arena Thursday for the first time since they lost to the Florida Panthers in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final back on June 24. There was nothing, really, on the line Thursday — but the game was almost as tight.

Nate Schmidt and Carter Verhaeghe had third-period goals, Anton Lundell had a goal and two assists and the Florida Panthers topped the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Thursday night. Uvis Balinskis also scored for Florida,

Their lead would again be short lived though, as Leon Draisaitl jumped on a neutral zone turnover before beating Bobrovsky with a sneaky backhand, sending the game to the third period deadlocked at two. For the third time Thursday, the Panthers took a lead over Edmonton.

Amid a four-game losing skid in the NHL, Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers walk into the home of the Florida Panthers, where echoes of last year's Stanley Cup Final still linger.

The Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers will play tonight in a rematch of last season’s Stanley Cup Finals. The Panthers took the first three games of the series with the Oilers taking game four, five,