The Edmonton Oilers have struggled this season at five-on-five. Entering Saturday’s game versus the Florida Panthers, the team was No. 31 among the league’s 32 teams in goal share in the game state. At 41 percent (41-59 goals),

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Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov is out for the season after undergoing knee surgery during the preseason. Forward Matthew Tkachuk, the emotional heartbeat of the team, hasn’t played since this season undergoing offseason surgery. He’s not expected back until sometime in January.

The Blue Jackets, on the other hand, have also lost three straight and sit at NHL .500 with a record of 7-7. Much like Edmonton, Columbus really needs to break out of this slide. The Jackets typically play tough in Edmonton; they just can't get the wins. All-time, they are 9-23-0-2 on the road inside Rogers Place. Yeah, not good.

With Mattias Janmark and Zach Hyman close to returning, the Oilers will have to make room for them on the roster.

Mattias Ekholm & Evan Bouchard each record three points, while Jack Roslovic scores a pair of goals as the Oilers close out their seven-game road trip on Saturday with a 6-3 win over the Panthers

The Edmonton Oilers (8-6-4) and Columbus Blue Jackets (8-7-1) clash in a Thursday skirmish at Nationwide Arena. The opening puck drop will be at 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NHL odds around the Oilers vs. Blue Jackets odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.

Jack Roslovic makes Oilers' overtime history for only 2nd time for Edmonton franchise originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Jack Roslovic is having quite the week. On Monday, he called game for the Edmonton Oilers in overtime. He did it again on Wednesday.

The plan appears to be for Clattenburg to play a few games as an injury replacement for forwards like Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Kasperi Kapanen, Noah Philp and Curtis Lazar. But the plan was never for Clattenburg to make the Oilers as a 20-year-old rookie. Yet here he is.