Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid was suspended three games for his cross-check on Vancouver Canucks forward Conor Garland, NHL Player Safety announced on Monday.
The incident occurred late in the third period of the Canucks’ 3-2 win over the Oilers on Saturday when McDavid got tangled up with Garland and eventually cross-checked him in the face as the Oilers were trying to find the equalizer.
McDavid received a five-minute major and a game misconduct for the incident, which took place with three seconds remaining in the period. The 28-year-old superstar centre is second on the Oilers in scoring this season with 20 goals and 65 points in 43 games. McDavid had been suspended once before in his career when he was given a two-game ban after an illegal check to the head to then-New York Islander defencemanThe Oilers begin a six-game homestand on Tuesday against the Capitals followed by a rematch with the Canucks on Thursday.was also handed a three-game suspension for his role in the incident during the dying seconds of his team’s win against the Oilers on Saturday.
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