Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid will have a disciplinary hearing for his cross-check to the head of Vancouver Canucks winger Conor Garland, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced Sunday.
Canucks defenceman Tyler Myers also will have a hearing for cross-checking Edmonton defenceman Evan Bouchard. The league said both hearings will be held Monday afternoon.
Both incidents occurred during an ugly melee at the end of the Canucks’ 3-2 win over Edmonton on Saturday in Vancouver.
McDavid was given a match penalty when he slammed his stick into Garland’s head after the players got tangled up with the clock winding down and the Oilers looking for the tying goal.
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Myers also received a match penalty when he hit Bouchard in the face with his stick as the Edmonton defenceman 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 — or tried to injure — an opponent. The sanction carries an automatic suspension until the NHL’s commissioner weighs in.