3–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
EDM	3	0	0	3
FLA	3	2	1	6

Oilers at Panthers

Panthers beat Oilers 6–3 at Amerant Bank Arena on December 15, 1996.

🗓 Sun, Dec 15, 1996 · 12:30 CST 📍 Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Panthers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐆 FLA

Tom Fitzgerald

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

2nd star 🐆 FLA

Scott Mellanby

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🐆 FLA

Radek Dvorak

1 G, 1 A

1 shots

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐆 Tom Fitzgerald Go-ahead 1st · 01:31

Assists: Mike Hough, Brian Skrudland

0–1

🐆 Scott Mellanby 1st · 08:24

Assists: Robert Svehla, Radek Dvorak

0–2

🐆 Radek Dvorak PP 1st · 11:12

Unassisted

0–3

🛢️ Miroslav Satan 1st · 15:21

Assists: Andrei Kovalenko, Jason Arnott

1–3

🛢️ Mike Grier 1st · 17:13

Assists: Mats Lindgren, Rem Murray

2–3

🛢️ Mariusz Czerkawski Tying 1st · 18:38

Assists: Doug Weight, Ryan Smyth

3–3

2nd period

🐆 Bill Lindsay SH Go-ahead 2nd · 07:22

Assists: Tom Fitzgerald

3–4

🐆 Gord Murphy 2nd · 11:47

Assists: Martin Straka, Scott Mellanby

3–5

3rd period

🐆 Ed Jovanovski 3rd · 02:30

Assists: Martin Straka, Ray Sheppard

3–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🛢️EDM FLA🐆

28 Shots on goal 23

0/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

25 Penalty minutes 19

EDM shooting 10.7% (3/28) FLA shooting 26.1% (6/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🛢️Oilers

Bob Essensa

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 48:48 TOI

Curtis Joseph

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 11:12 TOI

🐆Panthers

John Vanbiesbrouck

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–3

Oilers

Oilers — tied after 1st: 16-13-3 (50% win rate, 32 games)

Panthers

Panthers — tied after 1st: 20-5-5 (67% win rate, 30 games)

After 2nd — 3–5

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

Panthers

Panthers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Panthers lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

4–4 (OT) · Oilers won

Mar 9, 1994

🐆FLA @ 🛢️EDM

5–3 · Panthers won

❓ EDM vs FLA, answered

Who won Oilers vs Panthers on December 15, 1996?

Panthers won 6–3.

What was the final score of Oilers vs Panthers?

The final score was Oilers 3, Panthers 6.

Who scored for Oilers?

Mariusz Czerkawski, Mike Grier, Miroslav Satan.

Who scored for Panthers?

Bill Lindsay, Ed Jovanovski, Gord Murphy, Radek Dvorak, Scott Mellanby, Tom Fitzgerald.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Bob Essensa made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Panthers goalie play?

John Vanbiesbrouck made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Panthers played?

At Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, the Panthers home rink.

What is the Oilers vs Panthers season series?

Panthers lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🛢️Oilers

Previous game · Dec 12

🐆Panthers

Previous game · Dec 11

Also on December 15, 1996

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