Panthers GM visibly furious after his defenseman quits on McDavid's goal

With the game still within reach at 4-3, Panthers winger Matthew Tkachuk made a sensational defensive play with 21.5 seconds remaining to prevent an empty-net goal. Unfortunately, his teammate, Ekman-Larsson quit on the play, resulting in a McDavid goal to put the game away.

Following the play, Panthers GM Bill Zito was absolutely livid, watching his defenseman quit on a play like that in the Stanley Cup Finals with a chance to tie the game late with time remaining on the clock. Zito grabbed a water bottle and whipped it off the wall in his suite in pure disgust.

It's safe to say that Maurice and Zito likely had a word or two with OEL following the disappointing, reprehensible effort on McDavid's insurance marker.

It wouldn't be shocking to see Ekman-Larsson in the press box for Game 6 with how that play developed.

The Panthers defenseman has just 2 goals and 4 assists for a total of 6 points across 22 playoff games so far.

Source for OEL's playoff stats: Hockey DB
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