The Oilers last year reached their first Cup Final in nearly two decades. They fell into a 3-0 hole against the Panthers before winning three straight elimination games.

Panthers winger Brad Marchand scored the decisive goal on a breakaway at 8:05 of double overtime of Game 2 to hand the Oilers a 5-4 loss on Friday night and even the matchup.

“They’ve been really helpful,” Nosek said. “The guys came to me and said, ‘Don’t worry about it.’ It’s good.”