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Brigid Kennedy

A Young Oilers Fan Caught the Puck That Led to Team's Game-Winning Power Play

Oilers fans react after a young fan recovers an errant puck during Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals. | Bleacher Report / X / Screensho

One young Edmonton Oilers fan is about to be the coolest kid at his lunch table when he shows his friends the power-play spawning souvenir he caught during Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.

If you watched the contest on Wednesday night, you'll remember how a puck went sailing over the glass at the hands of Florida Panthers' left wing Tomas Nosek, who then received a delay of game penalty with just under two minutes left in overtime and the score tied 3-3. But, in great news for the Oilers, the mistake then set up the power play that the team would use to score the game-winning goal.

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