Vancouver Canucks defenceman Carson Soucy has been suspended one game for a cross-check on Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid.
A skirmish began after the final buzzer sounded in Vancouver91裸聊视频檚 4-3 victory in Game 3 Sunday after Soucy shoved McDavid behind the Canucks91裸聊视频� net and McDavid responded by hitting Soucy91裸聊视频檚 leg with his stick.
Canucks blue liner Nikita Zadorov then cross-checked McDavid from behind, and Soucy cross-checked the Oilers captain in the face as he was falling.
Soucy was handed a minor penalty for the play and the NHL91裸聊视频檚 Department of Player Safety handed down a one-game suspension Monday, saying in a video that the defenceman91裸聊视频檚 actions were 91裸聊视频渘ot a hockey play91裸聊视频� and deserved additional discipline.
Zadorov was fined US$5,000 by the NHL, the maximum amount under the collective bargaining agreement.
Vancouver leads the best-of-seven second-round series 2-1, with Game 4 set for Tuesday night in Edmonton.
Soucy told reporters Monday that he wasn91裸聊视频檛 trying to injure McDavid on the play.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 just an unfortunate incident due to some timing. 91裸聊视频� Obviously there wasn91裸聊视频檛 intent to get a player up that high,91裸聊视频� he said before the suspension was announced.
91裸聊视频淓motions run high in those scrums at the end of the game.91裸聊视频�
Missing game time would be difficult, the 29-year-old defenceman said.
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McDavid said Monday he was 91裸聊视频渇eeling great91裸聊视频� and didn91裸聊视频檛 want to talk too much about the incident, other than calling it 91裸聊视频減art of a heated series.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a tough game. They91裸聊视频檝e got big d-men. They make it hard on you. They play physical, they play a physical brand of hockey and it91裸聊视频檚 fun to be a part of,91裸聊视频� said the Oilers captain.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a fun series to be a part of. Obviously, two Canadian teams going at it, there91裸聊视频檚 a lot of passion.91裸聊视频�
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