EDMONTON — Tomas Kopecky scored the game winner and Jussi Jokinen recorded a pair of assists as the Florida Panthers stretched their winning streak to three games with a 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday.
Jimmy Hayes, Brian Campbell and Sean Bergenheim also scored for the Panthers (20-11-9), who are 4-1-0 through the first five games of a six-game road trip.
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Jordan Eberle and Benoit Pouliot responded for the Oilers (10-24-9), who have only four wins to show from their past 28 games.
The Panthers were first on the scoreboard four minutes into the first period as a defensive breakdown allowed Hayes to pick up a loose puck in front of the Edmonton net before spinning around and beating Oilers starter Ben Scrivens for his 13th goal of the season.
Florida came close to adding to its lead with six minutes to play in the first when a Jonathan Huberdeau shot rang off the post behind Scrivens.
The Panthers had 11 shots in the opening frame to Edmonton’s nine on Florida goalie Roberto Luongo.
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