Panthers fan dumps drink on Edmonton Oilers player in Florida
Frustration boiled over for the Edmonton Oilers as the clock ran out in an embarrassing Game 3 loss against the Florida Panthers.
Things didn’t start great for the Oilers as they allowed the opening goal in the first minute of regulation, and things continued to spiral to the tune of a 6-1 loss. As such, the Oilers started to get frustrated near the end of the game.
A total of five Oilers were ejected from the game in the final 10 minutes, the last of which was Kasperi Kapanen, who got dinged for a crosscheck. As the Finn walked down the tunnel to the Edmonton dressing room, he engaged with a few Panthers fans who were heckling him.
Kapanen proceeded to blow a kiss to the fans, which prompted one of the fans to pour a drink toward the Oilers forward.
Kasperi Kapanen appeared to blow a kiss to some Panthers fans, who flipped a couple birds in return while another poured a drink out 😭🫣 pic.twitter.com/wnvCmzHs1g
— Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) June 10, 2025
That wasn’t the only liquid-related fiasco in the game. Earlier, Oilers defenceman Jake Walman angered both the Panthers’ bench and some commentators by squirting them with his water bottle.
Big night for drinks being poured on NHL players.
Walman was spraying water at the Panthers bench 👀 pic.twitter.com/gzuvCi9WJM
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) June 10, 2025
Perhaps Kapanen took some inspiration from teammate Evander Kane, who also pissed off opposing fans by blowing a kiss. The Oilers’ bruiser made headlines for doing that against the Vegas Golden Knights in a 2023 second-round series.
— Evander Kane (@evanderkane) May 15, 2025
Kapanen was joined by teammates Mattias Ekholm, Evander Kane, Darnell Nurse, and Trent Frederic as the Oilers who were thrown out of the game.
This was by far the most physical game of the Stanley Cup Final series, and it seemed to play right into the hands of the Panthers. Florida has built a reputation for being a pain in the side of opponents, and that was on full display in Game 3.
It’s an embarrassing loss for the Oilers, but the good thing is that it takes four victories to hoist the Stanley Cup, not two. They still have every chance in the world to knot this series up in Game 4 with a chance to take a lead back in the Alberta capital.
They need to channel that frustration into motivation, they don’t have any other choice.