Canucks forward Connor Garland was on the receiving end of a hard cross check to the face from Connor McDavid, but he doesn't exactly see himself as a victim.

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Oilers superstar Connor McDavid will receive an automatic hearing from NHL Player Safety after a hard cross check against Connor Garland, and an ejection from the game against the Canucks.

Vancouver Canucks defenceman Tyler Myers will have a hearing with the NHL’s department of player safety after fter hitting Edmonton Oilers defenceman Bouchard in the face with his stick.

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.

The incident occurred after McDavid and Garland became entangled in the high slot for about 15 seconds. Frustration boiled over as McDavid wrestled free and delivered a "brutal cross-check," as described by one of the Sportsnet game announcers, that struck Garland in the head, sending him to the ice.

In the dying seconds of the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers game, there were some extracurricular activities between the two clubs. Down 3-2 with under a minute to play, Connor Garland held Connor McDavid down on the ice,