The Edmonton Oilers are looking at the positives after a heartbreaking OT loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.

The Edmonton Oilers and Tampa Bay Lightning delivered one of the most intense NHL matches today. As Darnell Nurse answered a heavy Curtis Douglas hit on Jake Walman with a fierce fight. The incident instantly shifted the game’s energy.

The Edmonton Oilers lost a 2-1 overtime matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night at Benchmark International Arena, in what felt like a playoff game.

The Edmonton Oilers are in a slump, losing three straight games due to defensive struggles and inconsistent goaltending. This poor performance is drawing comparisons to the Flames and raising concerns about Connor McDavid's future,

If there were any lingering questions about whether something was “deeply wrong” inside the Edmonton Oilers’ dressing room, Thursday’s 2–1 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning was a direct rebuttal.

The Oilers came out with energy from the opening shift. They played physically. Darnell Nurse fought Conor Douglas just six minutes into the game. Trent Frederic scored first at 1:32, taking a feed from Leon Draisaitl and beating Andrei Vasilevskiy clean. Edmonton had the lead, had the momentum, had everything working the way it's supposed to work.

The Florida Panthers (11-8-1) and Brad Marchand (13 goals and 10 assists) host the Edmonton Oilers (9-9-5) and Connor McDavid (nine goals and 23 assists) at Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday, Nov. 22 at 7 p.m. ET, airing on NHL Network. Florida claimed a 1-0 victory at home its last time out on Nov. 20 against the New Jersey Devils.

Tampa Bay's Jake Guentzel scored to cap a wild 10-second span in overtime, and the host Lightning earned their second straight victory by edging the slumping Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Thursday night.