EDMONTON, Alberta — Because the Edmonton Oilers celebrated their time beyond regulation win in Recreation 1 of the Stanley Cup Remaining, Tomas Nosek made the lengthy skate from the penalty field again to his locker room figuring out that their energy play was his fault.
“Yeah, it was powerful for certain. You do not wish to be the one man who prices us the sport,” mentioned Nosek on Friday, talking for the primary time after his delay of sport penalty in time beyond regulation led to Leon Draisaitl’s game-winning aim.
“Clearly all people could make a mistake. It occurred at a nasty time, in time beyond regulation and value us a sport. But it surely’s prior to now and I am now trying ahead to only hold doing my job and specializing in tonight’s sport,” mentioned Nosek, who will heart the Panthers’ fourth line in Recreation 2 on Friday evening.
Nosek sailed the puck over the glass at 18:17 of time beyond regulation to earn a delay of sport penalty. Draisaitl ended the sport at 19:29. Making a troublesome second worse, cameras caught Edmonton defenseman Jake Walman mocking Nosek on the best way to the penalty field.
“No feedback on that,” mentioned Nosek.
Nosek, 32, is a 10-year NHL veteran who signed with Florida final summer season as a free agent, the fifth staff he is performed for within the league. He had 1 aim and eight assists in 59 video games within the common season and three assists in 11 video games within the playoffs. After Recreation 1, coach Paul Maurice mentioned he anticipated the staff will rally round Nosek.
“We’re not right here with out Tomas Nosek. It is a powerful break,” Maurice mentioned. “So we’ll simply ensure that he would not eat alone tonight. He is acquired a number of folks sitting at his desk and reminding him how good he is been to us.”
Panthers ahead Jonah Gadjovich, Nosek’s linemate, one of many gamers who supported him.
“It occurs. Robust bounce. However he does so many good issues for us. Nobody’s mad at him, nobody’s something. It is simply stuff like that occurs in a sport and clearly we have regrouped yesterday and we’re able to play tonight. It is a new day, new sport,” he mentioned.
Nosek valued that encouragement from his teammates.
“They have been actually useful for certain. Many of the guys got here to me and mentioned, ‘Don’t fret about it,'” he mentioned.
Recreation 2 of the Stanley Cup Remaining is Friday evening at 8 p.m. ET.
