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 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 and Tampa Bay Lightning squared off on Thursday night (Nov. 20) at Benchmark International Arena in downtown Tampa, Florida. This was the first matchup between these two teams this season,