Vancouver Canucks defenceman Carson Soucy has been suspended one game for a cross-check on Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid.

A skirmish began after the final buzzer sounded in VancouverB次元官网网址檚 4-3 victory in Game 3 Sunday after Soucy shoved McDavid behind the CanucksB次元官网网址� net and McDavid responded by hitting SoucyB次元官网网址檚 leg with his stick.

Canucks blue liner Nikita Zadorov then cross-checked McDavid from behind, and Soucy cross-checked the Oilers captain in the face as he was falling.

Soucy was handed a minor penalty for the play and the NHLB次元官网网址檚 Department of Player Safety handed down a one-game suspension Monday, saying in a video that the defencemanB次元官网网址檚 actions were B次元官网网址渘ot a hockey playB次元官网网址� and deserved additional discipline.

Zadorov was fined US$5,000 by the NHL, the maximum amount under the collective bargaining agreement.

Vancouver leads the best-of-seven second-round series 2-1, with Game 4 set for Tuesday night in Edmonton.

Soucy told reporters Monday that he wasnB次元官网网址檛 trying to injure McDavid on the play.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 just an unfortunate incident due to some timing. B次元官网网址� Obviously there wasnB次元官网网址檛 intent to get a player up that high,B次元官网网址� he said before the suspension was announced.

B次元官网网址淓motions run high in those scrums at the end of the game.B次元官网网址�

Missing game time would be difficult, the 29-year-old defenceman said.

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McDavid said Monday he was B次元官网网址渇eeling greatB次元官网网址� and didnB次元官网网址檛 want to talk too much about the incident, other than calling it B次元官网网址減art of a heated series.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 a tough game. TheyB次元官网网址檝e got big d-men. They make it hard on you. They play physical, they play a physical brand of hockey and itB次元官网网址檚 fun to be a part of,B次元官网网址� said the Oilers captain.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 a fun series to be a part of. Obviously, two Canadian teams going at it, thereB次元官网网址檚 a lot of passion.B次元官网网址�

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