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Nikolaj Ehlers made a terrible decision and then didn’t do enough to mitigate the damage — and he knows that better than anyone.
In overtime Tuesday night, when puck possession means everything, the Winnipeg Jets forward threw a long pass on a prayer towards centre Mark Scheifele, which went astray and wound up on the stick of Edmonton Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse.
Nurse first looked to make a pass, but called an audible and carried it himself, generating speed down the left side, waltzing easily around Ehlers’ fly-by check before wiring a wrist shot that beat goalie Connor Hellebuyck low to the stick side.