It was uncharacteristic behavior from Connor McDavid as he viciously cross-checked Conor Garland, and will no doubt find some extra punishment from the NHL.

A pair of cross-checks have landed Connor McDavid and Tyler Myers in hot water with the National Hockey League. What led to the incidents that landed both match penalties — and subsequent automatic hearings with the NHL — happened in the final seconds of Saturday’s game between the Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks.

Conor Garland has been having an outstanding year with the Vancouver Canucks as we hit the halfway point of the 2024-25 NHL season. Garland is currently on pace for career highs in assists, points, and time on ice.

Quinn Hughes scored twice and the struggling Vancouver Canucks edged the visiting Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Saturday. Danton Heinen added a goal and J.T. Miller contributed two assists for the Canucks (20-15-10), who came into the game with losses in six of their last seven contests.

Elias Pettersson skated with Brock Boeser and Jake DeBrusk, and was more frequently self-matched with Quinn Hughes against the top end of the Toronto lineup. Frankly, Pettersson’s deployment patterns on Saturday more closely matched how the Canucks have utilized J.T. Miller for much of this season.

Elias Pettersson's teammates were calling for him to win the Selke after his defensive efforts in Toronto. After a season-low 14 shots on goal in their last game, the Vancouver Canucks were not going to repeat that performance.

Despite averaging just 2.25 goals per game during their 1-5-2 slide, Logan Cooley has scored six points for Utah during that span.

The Vancouver Canucks (18-12-10) continue their lengthy road trip on Friday night, traveling farther south to visit the vaunted Carolina Hurricanes (25-15-2) at

The Canucks' best player on Saturday night may not even be part of the team on Sunday. All the conjecture made J.T. Miller's performance against the Oilers even more impressive and poignant.

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid and Vancouver Canucks defenceman Tyler Myers were both handed match penalties and ejected from the final few seconds of Saturday's game in Vancouver.

Quinn Hughes scored two power-play goals and the struggling Vancouver Canucks beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2. Danton Heinen also scored and J.T.

The game ended with Connor McDavid receiving a match penalty for crosschecking Conor Garland on the side of the head after the Canuck held him down on the ice for a good 10 seconds with the Oilers pressing for the equalizer. At the same time, Tyler Myers also received a match penalty for crosschecking Evan Bouchard in the mouth.