Canadian women's hockey star Sarah Nurse was wearing an NHL All-Star jersey during the 2023 NHL All-Star Skills presented by DraftKings Sportsbook at FLA Live Arena on Friday.
But she could have easily been wearing a throwback Peter Forsberg sweater.
Nurse pulled out the stops during the Discover NHL Tendy Tandem event, going full "Forsberg" while scoring against New York Rangers goalie and Metropolitan Division All-Star Igor Shesterkin.
Nurse made a pretty move to her left and brought it all the way back, keeping just one hand on the stick in a move made popular by the Swedish-born legend, a two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Colorado Avalanche and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee.
Nurse, whose cousin Darnell Nurse is a defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers, said a friend back home talked her into it.
"I had one of my friends back home was like 'just try it!'" Nurse told NHL.com. "So I was like 'Why not?' and I set it up and it worked out. It was fun."
At first, she wasn't sure it even worked.
"I didn't realize it went in at first," Nurse said. "After I heard everyone cheering I saw it and I was like 'Oh my goodness it went in.'"
NHL.com senior writer Dan Rosen contributed to this report.
