EDMONTON -- The Edmonton Oilers view every hit they deliver to the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final as an investment. As such, they have plenty of players willing to make a contribution.

The Oilers consider themselves to be bigger, stronger and healthier than they were a year ago, when they lost to the Panthers in the Final, and will be looking to continue their physical play in Game 2 at Rogers Place on Friday (8 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, TNT, truTV, MAX).

Edmonton leads the best-of-7 series 1-0 after a 4-3 overtime win on Wednesday.

“I think obviously our team is healthier this year than we were last year, and we’re a team built for that physical edge,” Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse said on Thursday. “Our team is not afraid of that. Obviously, when you play a really good o

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