Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse will miss Friday night's NHL playoff game against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Nurse received instigator and misconduct penalties for fighting Nic Hague after Alex Pietrangelo's slashing penalty in the final minute of the Oilers' 4-1 win in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinal series on Wednesday.
Since the instigator penalty occurred in the final minute, it carries an automatic one-game suspension. The NHL upheld the decision. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Darnell Nurse (25) of the Edmonton Oilers fights Nicolas Hague (14) of the Vegas Golden Knights in the third period of Game 4 of the second round of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on Wednesday. (Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images) The sloppy ending of the game resulted in multiple penalties and skirmishes.
Misconduct penalties were handed out to Vegas’ Chandler Stephenson, Jonathan Marchessault and Brett Howden as well as Edmonton’s Kailer Yamamoto and Evander Kane.