Once the two players separated from one another, McDavid went back and hit Garland's face with the shaft of his stick. A match penalty requires "intent to injure," and intent to injure is ...

Bob Frid-Imagn Images In a video statement, the Department of Player Safety said McDavid "retaliate[d] aggressively and intentionally, escalating the altercation by raising his stick significantly ...

McDavid was given a match penalty when he slammed his stick into Garland’s head after the players got tangled up with the clock winding down and the Oilers looking for the tying goal.

“Connor gets frustrated, and he gets his stick up,” the Oilers ... Referees have a tough job officiating games featuring a player like McDavid. That should be said. He’s someone who could ...