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Connor McDavid suspended 2 games for hit on Nick Leddy

Nick Ashbourne
·Writer

Connor McDavid isn’t known for physical play, let alone dirty play, but he’ll be taking a seat for two games due to his hit on Islanders defenceman Nick Leddy.

Here’s a look at the hit:

At the time McDavid had this to say about the play, per the Edmonton Sun:

“Obviously it’s not a great check, it’s not what I was trying to do. I wasn’t trying to finish my check on him and he stopped a little earlier than I thought, and I hit him a bit too high.”

He was accessed a two-minute penalty for the hit and Leddy continued to play after clearing concussion protocol.

McDavid, who has just 18 penalty minutes on the season and has never topped 26, will forfeit $134,408.60 as a result of the suspension. He’s got 85 points in 58 games this season and his absence won’t help an Oilers team with a 25-29-6 record that sits 15th in the Western Conference.

Connor McDavid is in a rare spot of trouble with the NHL Player Safety Department. (NBC)
Connor McDavid is in a rare spot of trouble with the NHL Player Safety Department. (NBC)

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