Sun 8 Nov 2026 - 7:00PM
8TH NOVEMBER 2026: PANTHERS 1-0 BLAZE
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Kai Edmonds secured a 33-shot shutout as Nottingham Panthers beat Coventry Blaze 1-0 in the Motorpoint Elite League at the Motorpoint Arena on Sunday night.
Panthers were without Chase Pearson who picked up an in Coventry on Saturday night.
Ollie Betteridge - who only arrived back in the UK on Sunday morning after representing Great Britain in Poland - returned to the line-up.
No goals in first period
A great piece of skill by Zach O'Brien set-up the chance for Darick Louis-Jean but his shot deflected wide, while Ben Corbeil also went close in the first session.
At the other end, Edmonds made good saves to turn away efforts from Brett Perlini and Tanner Kaspick.
Corbeil drops gloves to fight Boysen
​A bad hit by William Boysen on Gordie Ballhorn on the boards saw Corbeil drop the gloves and go toe-to-toe with the Blaze forward.
Edmonds made a string of superb close-range saves including big stops on Matthew Gleason and Griffin Ness.
Panthers ended the period with their best spell of the game so far as Naas saw his shot saved and Matt Alfaro hit the base of the right-hand post.
Hansen-Bukata scores game-winner and Edmonds secures shutout
​Naas and Zsombor Garát combined to set-up Aiden Hansen-Bukata who jumped into the play to score from the right-circle for his first Panthers goal (46:08).
The Panthers penalty-kill came up huge to see off a full two minutes of five-on-three with Edmonds making a number of key saves.
Blaze lifted Sisu Heikkeri for the extra skater and Edmonds continued to stand on his head to secure his first shutout as a Panther.
Next at home: Sunday 15th November v Guildford Flames (15:00 face-off)
The Panthers are next at home on Sunday 15th November against Guildford Flames in the Motorpoint Arena with face-off at the earlier time of 15:00.
Tickets are selling quickly so you're urged to secure your seats asap. The game is sponsored by GVL Recovery.