The NHL is facing calls to suspend Vancouver Canucks defenseman Carson Soucy for his cross-check to the face of Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid.
Moments after the final horn sounded in the Canucks' 4-3 win, McDavid and Soucy got into it behind the net. McDavid slashed Soucy on the right leg, which prompted Vancouver defenseman Nikita Zadorov to cross-check him in the back. As he was falling, the Oilers forward caught Soucy's stick to the face.
The referees penalized Soucy for cross-checking — he was the only player to receive a penalty from the incident — but that may not be the extent of his discipline should the NHL's Department of Player Safety wade in.