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Oilers captain McDavid to have hearing with NHL after match penalty for cross-check

Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers also will have a hearing for cross-checking
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Edmonton Oilers91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™ Connor McDavid (97) faces off against the New York Islanders during second period NHL action in Edmonton on Tuesday November 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid will have a disciplinary hearing for his cross-check to the head of Vancouver Canucks winger Conor Garland, the NHL91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Department of Player Safety announced Sunday.

Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers also will have a hearing for cross-checking Edmonton defenseman Evan Bouchard. The league said the dates and times of the hearings have yet to be determined.

Both incidents occurred Saturday night during a melee at the end of the in Vancouver.

McDavid was given a match penalty when he slammed his stick into Garland91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s head after the players got tangled up with the clock winding down and the Oilers looking for the tying goal.

Myers also received a match penalty when he hit Bouchard in the face with his stick as the Edmonton defenseman approached him.

Every other skater on the ice received a minor penalty for roughing.

A match penalty is given when officials determine a player has intentionally injured 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ” or tried to injure 91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ” an opponent. The sanction carries an automatic suspension until the NHL91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s commissioner weighs in.





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