The Edmonton Oilers will have to win the most important game of their season without its number one defenseman in the lineup on Thursday night. Darnell Nurse was suspended one game for his headbutt on Los Angeles Kings center Phillip Danault in Tuesday night’s Game 5 overtime loss. On Wednesday afternoon, NHL Player Safety tweeted the bad news for Edmonton fans, the team, and Nurse alike.
Edmonton’s Darnell Nurse has been suspended for one game for Head-butting Los Angeles’ Phillip Danault. https://t.co/w6UdQQKznD
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) May 11, 2022
Officials did not call a penalty on the play in the second period, so Nurse skated the entire contest and logged a game-high 26 minutes of ice time.