The Florida Panthers blew a one-goal lead after forty minutes, dropping a key game 4-2 to the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Saturday afternoon.
To make matters worse, the three teams the Cats are chasing for a playoff spot all won as the day wore on.
After a scoreless first period that saw the Panthers outshoot the Oilers 16-10, Florida finally broke through when Frank Vatrano scored unassisted 8:02 into the second. Drake Cagguila dropped the puck back to the point, but it got by Oscar Klefbom and Vatrano tracked it down before goaltender Cam Talbot could and fired it into an empty net.