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.

The Edmonton Oilers overcame two deficits in Minnesota Wednesday to register a 5-3 win, behind the timely goaltending of Calvin Pickard. The Wild shot out to a deserved 2-0 lead as the Oilers got into penalty trouble.

The Edmonton Oilers have placed Derek Ryan on waivers today for the purpose of sending him to the American Hockey League. The Oilers announced a couple of moves this afternoon after they lost 3-2 to the Vancouver Canucks last night.

Nugent-Hopkins scored just his second five-on-five point of the season away from Connor McDavid. It’s been an unusu

Third Period_7, Edmonton, Podkolzin 6 (J.Brown, Arvidsson), 1:28. 8, Edmonton, McDavid 19, 12:49. Penalties_None. Shots on Goal_Edmonton 14-11-11_36. Minnesota 12-10-12_34.

Leon Draisaitl currently leads the NHL goal-scoring race as he has found the back of the net 31 times this season.

Vasily Podkolzin scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Minnesota Wild 5-3 for their seventh win in eight games.

SEATTLE KRAKEN — Sent D Gustav Olafsson to Coachella Valley (AHL). TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Sent D Max Crozier to Syracuse (AHL).

The Edmonton Oilers simply didn’t have it in this one, as they lost to the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night (Jan. 18) by a score of 3-2. The theme of the past few games was falling behind early and battling back.

It wasn't just Saturday night against the Canucks. The Oilers star hasn't been drawing penalty calls all season.

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.