In the dying seconds of the Vancouver Canucks game against the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night, there was a late altercation involving Conor Garland and Connor McDavid.
The Vancouver Canucks secured the 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night, but they may have lost a defenceman in the process.
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid will have a disciplinary hearing for his cross-check to the head of Vancouver Canucks winger Conor Garland.
The Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks got into a major skirmish to end last night's game, but defenceman Tyler Myers may end up getting the longer suspension.
The NHL's Department of Player Safety has announced that both Vancouver Canucks' Tyler Myers and Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid will have hearings in the near future. Both were assessed match penalties at the end of Saturday's game for delivering cross-checks to an opponent's head.
Myers will have a hearing with NHL Player Safety for a cross-check on Evan Bouchard in Saturday's win over Edmonton. Myers received a match penalty following a scrum late in the game, and it appears the blueliner could miss additional time due to suspension.
Following a cross-checking incident in a recent game, one of the Vancouver Canucks' top defensemen is likely facing a suspension. The NHL's Department of Player
Myers was involved in a late scrum and received a match penalty for cross-checking Evan Bouchard during the incident. A match penalty means a player is suspended until the league reviews the situation,
The National Hockey League will hold its hearing into Connor McDavid and Tyler Myers’ crosschecking incidents on Monday. Both hearing are in-person so the most either player can get is a four game suspension.
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid will have a hearing for his cross-check to the head of Vancouver Canucks winger Conor Garland, the league's Department of Player Safety announced Sunday.
Suspensions appear to be on the way for both Connor McDavid and Tyler Myers, after Saturday's game between the Oilers and Canucks.