BLOG: Preparing for the Panthers

EDMONTON, AB - Scratching and clawing for a victory, it's only fitting the Edmonton Oilers have the Florida Panthers on the prowl.
The Cats have been National Hockey League alpha dogs during the 2021-22 season, entering Rogers Place with a 26-8-5 record, 57 points - two ticks back of the Atlantic Division-leading Tampa Bay Lightning - and sitting second place in goals per game (4.05). In the midst of a six-game unsuccessful streak and set to host one of the League's juggernauts, the Oilers are bracing for the challenge.
"They'll embarrass you if you don't come to play," defenceman Cody Ceci said Wednesday from the Oilers Hall of Fame Room. "We're definitely going to have to be focused."