The NHL cited Pietrangelo's history of not having previously been fined nor suspended in his 15-year career, indicating it was a reason he didn't receive harsher punishment. His coach, Jay Woodcroft, agreed: “I would not define it as a hockey play and I’d leave it at that." Oilers captain Connor McDavid said Pietrangelo should be suspended. You can seriously injure someone with a slash like that.” “I think those are things that have nothing to do with hockey or the game.
“That was a really, really dangerous slash,” Draisaitl said before the announcement. LAS VEGAS - The Vegas Golden Knights will be without their best defenseman in Game 5 with their second-round series against the Edmonton Oilers hanging in the balance.Īlex Pietrangelo was suspended for one game Thursday by the NHL Department of Player Safety for his slash on Edmonton's Leon Draisaitl in the final two minutes of the Oilers' 4-1 victory Wednesday night that knotted the series at 2-2.
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