McDavid’s cross-check to Garland’s face is exactly the kind of play the NHL is trying to get out of the game. Violence exists in the league, but targeting the head is punishable by suspension and McDavid will have a hearing about the incident on Monday.
Kevin Bieksa was the latest media personality to join in on the Connor McDavid saga following his vicious cross-check, and he had quite the bold take to share.
It wasn't just Saturday night against the Canucks. The Oilers star hasn't been drawing penalty calls all season.
The NHL world has come down hard on Connor McDavid following his cross-check to the face of Conor Garland, but Chris Pronger loves the new style from No.
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The Minnesota Wild aren’t happy with their recent 5-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers, but they’re even more upset that they may be without a key forward after a qu
The NHL Department of Player Safety announced Sunday that McDavid will have a hearing for cross-checking Vancouver's Conor Garland in Saturday's game. McDavid received a match penalty at the 19:57 mark of the third period of Edmonton's 3-2 loss to the Canucks.
Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid moved into second all-time in points in team history after a three-point performance in the Oilers win over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday.
And the ensuing cluster puck at the end of Saturday’s game in Vancouver led to a chain reaction that turned what should have been a special evening against the Washington Capitals into two violent incidents, two disciplinary hearings and another example of the NHL’s inability to figure itself out.
The same NHL obstruction problem that Mario Lemieux spoke about decades ago happened again between the Canucks' Garland and Oilers' McDavid, says Ken Campbell.
Speaking with reporters on Monday, Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said that defenceman John Klingberg won't play for "at least a week."