It wasn't just Saturday night against the Canucks. The Oilers star hasn't been drawing penalty calls all season.
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Edmonton was putting heavy pressure on Vancouver, and the Canucks were doing everything they could to ... McDavid Ended It Conor Garland started the ruckus at the game’s end by tackling Connor McDavid and then holding him on the ice so he couldn ...
Vancouver Canucks forward Conor Garland, who's signed to a five-year $24,750,000 contract, shared his thoughts after being hit by a cross-check from Connor McDavid on Saturday.
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As the trade drama in Vancouver reached a peak, J.T. Miller blocked out the drama for an excellent performance in a win against the Oilers.
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.
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.
Saturday's impressive Canucks victory felt more like a fun last ride for a once-promising core that seems bound for a breakup.
The Oilers captain was given a major penalty in the dying seconds of the team’s 3-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. This was due to McDavid cross-checking Canucks forward Conor Garland in the head following a lengthy battle between the two in the middle of the Vancouver zone.
J.T. Miller spoke on his uncertain Vancouver Canucks future after a day which saw his name involved in many trade rumours.
As the two men rose back to their feet, McDavid would load up for a nasty cross-check to the head of Garland, catching him right across the face as he drove his stick into the head of his opponent. Garland looked furious at the blow and it was enough to earn McDavid a match penalty from the officials on the ice.