SAN JOSE – The Oilers have dished out some borderline hits in their series with the Sharks so far, but forward Leon Draisaitl crossed the line on Tuesday night in Game 4 when he was caught pitchforking Chris Tierney in the groin in the second period.
Draisaitl, who has done next to nothing through four games and has been demoted from the Connor McDavid line, was issued a five-minute major for spearing and a game misconduct at 13:44 of the second period of the Sharks’ 7-0 win. He could be hearing from the NHL’s Department of Player Safety on Wednesday, too.