Florida Panthers vs Edmonton Oilers

Regular season · Thursday, January 7, 2027 · Rogers Place

8:00 PM ET

SNW · TVAS2 · SCRIPPS

Game preview

The Florida Panthers visit the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Thursday, January 7, 2027, with puck drop at 8:00 PM ET. The game is on SNW, TVAS2 and SCRIPPS.

This is the second of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Panthers

Game 2 of a road trip: Calgary, now Edmonton.

282026-12-28: vs NSH
292026-12-29: no game
302026-12-30: vs BUF
312026-12-31: no game
12027-01-01: at NSH
22027-01-02: vs MTL, second of a back-to-backB2B
32027-01-03: no game
42027-01-04: no game
52027-01-05: at CGY
62027-01-06: no game
72027-01-07: at EDM

rest since last game: 1 day; rest since last game
since last game: ~175 mi; since last game
on this road trip: ~2,641 mi; on this road trip
body clock vs home: −2 h; body clock vs home

Oilers

First home game after a 6-game road trip (Columbus, Washington, Boston, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Nashville).

282026-12-28: at WSH, second of a back-to-backB2B
292026-12-29: no game
302026-12-30: at BOS
312026-12-31: no game
12027-01-01: no game
22027-01-02: at DET
32027-01-03: at PIT, second of a back-to-backB2B
42027-01-04: no game
52027-01-05: at NSH
62027-01-06: no game
72027-01-07: vs FLA

rest since last game: 1 day; rest since last game
since last game: ~1,757 mi; since last game
on this road trip: ~5,471 mi; on this road trip
body clock vs home: Home time; body clock vs home

Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Does a long trip matter? Not much. Teams home for the first time after five or more road games have won 53% since 2016–17 (244-175-43), about the same as any home team (54%).