Fri 26 Dec 2025 - 6:30PM
POINT FOR PANTHERS IN SHEFFIELD AFTER OVERTIME
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Nottingham Panthers secured a point on the road following a 4-3 overtime defeat by Sheffield Steelers.
Johnny Curran made his Panthers debut while Jordan Kelsall and Didrik Henbrant returned from injury.
Kevin Carr started between the pipes with Luca Sheldon as back-up. Jason Grande and Jakob Stridsberg were the healthy scratches.
Early Noël goal gives Panthers advantage
After Chase Pearson and Tim Doherty had early chances, David Noël fired through traffic from right-point to put Panthers ahead (03:04).
Ross Armour hit the pipes on a Panthers first-period powerplay and Doherty went close as the session came to a close.
Carr turned away all nine Steelers shots in the opening frame, including great saves to deny Mikko Juusola, Robert Dowd and Mitchell Balmas.
Steelers level in dominant second session
The hosts dominated the second period and Carr made top-class saves to deny Dowd, Ryan Tait, Sam Tremblay, Cole Shudra and Stephen Harper.
At the other end, Steelers netminder Matt Greenfield stopped powerplay attempts by Doherty and Noël.
Sheffield broke clear with an odd-man rush and Dowd's clever backhand pass found Evan Jasper to equalise (38:09).
Late Noël goal sends game to overtime
Jarod Hilderman and Matt Spencer combined to send Curran clear left-hand side and he beat his man before pulling a move to slot the puck under Greenfield (42:11).
Sheffield turned the game on its head with two goals in 36 seconds as Tremblay went top-shelf from the slot (48:00), before Juusola pounced first to a rebound on the doorstep (48:36).
Pearson and Nolan Volcan set-up Noël to fire a bullet past Greenfield to equalise with just over three minutes remaining (56:53).
Dowd scores overtime winner for Steelers
The two big rivals couldn't be separated in regulation-time for the third game in succession, but it was the hosts who won it in overtime.
Dowd found space on the left and fired across Carr for the game-winner (61:12).
Four home games in nine days
​Panthers and Steelers meet again in Nottingham tomorrow (Saturday 27th December) at 19:00, while Coventry Blaze are the visitors on New Year's Eve (Wednesday 31st December) at 16:00.
Both these games are sold-out but there's two more chances to watch the Panthers soon, although you need to hurry as these games are selling fast.
Panthers host Guildford Flames at the Motorpoint Arena on Saturday 3rd January (19:00) and Glasgow Clan on Sunday 4th January (17:00). Secure your seats now and be part of the #PanthersNation.