Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse was penalized for tossing his stick to his own goaltender during Thursday night's game against San Jose.
Nurse had the best intentions in mind, as he was trying to help out Oilers goalie Mikko Koskinen, who had lost his stick. Nurse was at the blue line waiting for the opportunity to end his shift when there was a turnover in the neutral zone. Rather than leave Koskinen fending for himself without a stick, Nurse slid his stick to Koskinen. Unfortunately, NHL rules do not allow for any throwing of sticks, so Nurse was sent to the penalty box for two minutes.
If Nurse had skated over to Koskinen and handed him the stick, that would have been allowed.
Nurse finished with two assists on the night, but the Sharks beat the Oilers 6-3.
[SportsNet]
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