FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Leon Draisaitl is eligible to play for the Edmonton Oilers in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final on Thursday night after avoiding a possible suspension. Time will tell on two other key players in the series.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Leon Draisaitl is eligible to play for the Edmonton Oilers in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final on Thursday night after avoiding a possible suspension.Florida captain Aleksander Barkov's status is the biggest question after leaving the Panthers' 4-1 Game 2 victory following a hit to the head from Draisaitl, who will not have a disciplinary hearing. The Oilers are not sure if top-four defenceman Darnell Nurse can play after being injured Monday.
Draisaitl, held without a point so far this series, will be one of them after the league decided the hit did not warrant supplemental discipline. The only off-ice punishment coming out of Game 2 was a $2,214 slashing fine — the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement — for Edmonton's Sam Carrick, who speared Florida's Dmitry Kulikov in the third period.
“That’s a really good thing,” Maurice said. “The real assessment will be , but if he continues to progress, we should be in good shape." “We aren’t dealing with that anymore,” Maurice said."Part of that is the mental discipline to leave the game where it is regardless of the result. It’s done for me. It’s all done.”
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