With Vegas defenseman Nic Hague in the penalty box for slashing early in the third period, and the Knights up by one goal, Florida failed to capitalize on the power play against the league’s 21st-ranked penalty kill. The Panthers came into the game with the third-best road power play.

Edmonton has won eight of their last nine. If Vegas loses again, the Oilers have a chance to take over the divisional lead, playing the Canucks in Vancouver at 7 p.m. Players to watch Golden ...

The Golden Knights now have 15 forwards on their roster, so it's unclear if Lavoie will see any game action while he's with the big club.

How far down the Oilers' pecking order has Skinner dropped? He played 13:34 in Thursday's 6-2 win over Vancouver − and that was his biggest ice time total since Dec. 3.

McLeod will return to the lineup for the Sabres on Saturday, just in time to make his return to Rogers Place and play his former team, the Edmonton Oilers, for the first time. McLeod has missed the past three games with what he described as a “nagging” upper-body injury.