Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse has been suspended one game for head-butting Kings center Phillip Danault, the NHL announced Wednesday.
Nurse will not be available when the Edmonton tries to avoid elimination from its first-round Stanley Cup playoff series in Game 6 against Los Angeles on Thursday.
The incident between Nurse and Danault occurred late in the second period of Tuesday's Game 5. LA was on the power play, and Nurse was jockeying for position with Danault in front of Oilers' netminder Mike Smith. As Smith made a save, Nurse turned his body towards Danault and launched his head into the center's face.