Nosek Handles the Guilt of His Costly Game 1 Penalty with a Little Help From His Panthers Teammates
- The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Florida Panthers 4-3 in overtime to take the first game of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night in Edmonton.
- The loss occurred after Panthers fourth-line center Tomas Nosek took a delay of game penalty by shooting the puck over the glass with 1:42 left in overtime.
- Leon Draisaitl scored the game-winning power play goal, assisted by Oilers captain Connor McDavid, after Nosek's penalty allowed Edmonton to capitalize late.
- Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice expressed his full support for Tomas Nosek, emphasizing the player’s importance to the team and assuring that the squad would rally around him ahead of Game 2 on Friday at 8:00 p.m. ET.
- The close overtime loss sets up a potentially long series, with Florida aiming to rebound in Game 2 while rallying around Nosek after his costly mistake.
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Nosek handles the guilt of costly penalty with a little help from his teammates
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Tomas Nosek had been dealing with the guilt of his puck-over-the-glass penalty ever since the Florida Panthers lost Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on the ensuing power-play goal by Leon Draisaitl.
Panthers Tomas Nosek Talks Costly Penalty That Led To Game 1 Loss
The Stanley Cup Final got off to a hot start with an overtime thriller between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers, but as great as the game was, it ended on a bit of a lame note.The Oilers' lethal power-play unit went to work after Florida's Tomas Nosek skied a puck up and over the glass from the Panthers' zone, which is, of course, an automatic delay of game penalty.Nosek is obviously going to want that one back, and it's a pretty easy th…


Nosek handles the guilt of his costly Game 1 penalty with a little help ...

Nosek handles the guilt of his costly Game 1 penalty with a little help from his Panthers teammates
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