Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid has been suspended for three games after cross-checking Vancouver Canucks forward Conor Garland in the head.

The Edmonton Oilers wake up this Sunday morning in First Place in the Pacific Division, and third overall in the NHL. The Oilers went 2-1 with Connor McDavid out due to suspension and have been 25-8-2 since November 9 th. How different will the Oilers look when Connor is back is not the question. How officials will look at him…is.

Connor McDavid made a fair point when he suggested that he and the Edmonton Oilers aren't getting their fair share of power-play opportunities this season.

The NHL missed a blatant penalty on Connor McDavid that led to his suspension, and now former NHL star P.K. Subban has called them out on it. All the talk

Former players are coming to the defense of Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid after the NHL issued him a three-game suspension.

The NHL Department of Player Safety laid down a significant suspension to a pair of players following the scrum between the Edmonton Oilers and the Vancouver Canucks. Connor McDavid and Tyler Myers were given matching three-game suspensions for their part in the altercation.

Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid and the NHLPA won't appeal his three-game suspension for a cross-check to the head of Vancouver Canucks forward

With his three-game suspension, McDavid is in line to miss Edmonton's matchups against the Washington Capitals on Tuesday, Jan. 21, a rematch against the Canucks on Thursday, Jan. 23, and a home tilt against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday, Jan. 25. He'll be eligible to return against the Seattle Kraken on Monday, Jan. 27.

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Connor McDavid's three-game suspension has divided opinion in the NHL, but now P.K. Subban has sided with the Edmonton Oilers captain. After Connor McDavid was suspended for three-games for cross checking Conor Garland in the face,

Both players are facing potential suspensions after drawing match penalties during the chaotic closing seconds of Saturday's game in Vancouver.