Wed 22 Oct 2025 - 06:00AM
PREVIEW: PANTHERS HOST BLAZE IN BIG CUP GAME
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Nottingham Panthers host Coventry Blaze at the Motorpoint Arena in the Challenge Cup this evening with a regulation-time victory securing a place in the semi-finals.
Face-off - as is this case for all midweek games this season - is at the earlier time of 19:00 and the game is sponsored by Skechers.
Group A is going down to the wire but Panthers know a win in 60 minutes tonight would secure second place in Group A by virture of having more regulation-time victories.
Family Tickets are available which offer discounted admission compared to standard prices. Click here for more details.
You can pay in-person at the Box Office ahead of face-off or you can secure your seats online now.
Panthers go into the game on the back of three straight victories which saw us go top of the early-season Elite League table with nine points out of a possible ten.
Last Wednesday's 4-0 victory in Scotland against Fife Flyers was followed by a 5-2 success at Dundee before a 5-3 win over the Stars at the Motorpoint Arena.
The Blaze secured an impressive 2-1 victory over Glasgow Clan in the league on Sunday with Grayson Constable and Grant Mismash on target for Kevin Moore's side.
Team News in association with Candid Digital
Panthers expect to ice a full matchnight roster of 20 players for the visit of the Blaze this evening.
Chase Pearson remain out of the line as he continues his recovery from injury (upper body).
View from the Bench
Head Coach, Danny Stewart, said: "This is 100 per cent a playoff game. We win the game in regulation we are through to the semi-finals and we book our ticket.
"It's a big one and it's going to be a tough test. Coventry are a hard-working team and they have great goaltending.
"They have enough quality up-front to burn you if you're not smart with the puck. They're structured and work hard every night.
"We have to make sure we get to the hard areas and make it tough on them all night."
First-Game Desk
The First-Game Desk is a new addition this season to our matchnights in association with Lake Energy and the Nottingham Hospitals Charity.
If it’s your very first Panthers game, stop by the First-Game Desk to pick-up all the essentials you need. Based opposite the lifts in the Motorpoint Arena foyer, there's everything from matchnight info to key rules - plus a special poster you can wave proudly.
You never know, you might even make it onto the jumbotron! You’ll also receive a First-Game Certificate to celebrate joining our incredible #PanthersNation.
There's now £2,600 in the Panthers Vault
The Panthers Vault - in association with Interseal Fire Protection - is now up to a huge £2,600. Tickets cost just £1 and if yours is drawn out of the hat, you go on the ice with DJ Ken Feast to try to win the money inside the vault in the second intermission. Choose one of the players from the Panthers roster shown on the jumbotron to reveal a four-digit code and see if it unlocks the vault. Dare you give up the chance to go for the money to open the Mystery Box? What's inside? Nobody knows!
Chuck-a-Puck
Chuck-a-Puck - sponsored by Motorpoint - is great fun for all the family. It takes place in the second intermission and the winner is the person who lands their puck closest to Paws at centre-ice. The winner gets a photo with their favourite player at the end of the game and a signed puck. There's a bonus prize too! A remote control car drives around the centre-circle. If your puck lands inside the cockpit of the car, you have a chance to win the bonus prize of two tickets to an event at the Motorpoint Arena. Pucks cost £1 each and are on sale from sellers around the rink.
Shirt Off His Back: Tim Doherty
Popular forward Tim Doherty's authentic gold game-worn #17 jersey is on offer in tonight's Shirt Off His Back.
Tickets are just £1 each and available from sellers in the foyer and around the Motorpoint Arena.
50/50 is your chance to win a big cash prize
Tickets for the 50/50 raffle are sold for £1 each. The lucky winner will go home with a fantastic prize.
Make sure you buy your tickets to be in with a chance of winning. Lookout for the sellers around the rink.
GVL Jersey Giveaway
How about taking home a Nottingham Panthers replica jersey?
Sam Hurst will be in the bowl in the first-period powerbreak, so make sure you make plenty of noise to have a chance of winning.
Dance Cam in association with Doughnotts
Here's your chance win free doughnuts by displaying your best funky dance moves in the jumbotron.
Look out for the Dance Cam - in association with Nottingham-based Doughnotts - in the third-period powerbreak and show us your great moves!
Watch the live stream tonight
If you're not with us at the Motorpoint Arena this evening, we've got you covered with the game being shown live on Panthers TV.
Jono Bullard and injured Panthers forward Chase Pearson will bring you all the action. Click here to buy the webcast.