Neither the Florida Panthers nor the Edmonton Oilers are where they want to be heading into their Stanley Cup Final rematch on Saturday at Amerant Bank Arena (7 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, NHLN, SNW, CITY, SN360).

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.

Not surprisingly, the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions are 11-8-1 and find themselves in fifth place in the Atlantic Division.

The Oilers are 9-9-5, sixth in the Pacific Division, and like the Panthers, enter Saturday outside the playoff picture.

They also had a significant injury, with forward

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