The 29-year-old defenseman maintains there was no ill intent toward McDavid.
Vancouver Canucks defenceman Nikita Zadorov seems to have some ideas about why he was fined and Carson Soucy was suspended for their roles in an altercation with Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid at the end of Sunday’s Game 3.
Amidst the intensity surrounding Game 4 of the second-round series between the Vancouver Canucks and the Edmonton Oilers, defenceman Nikita Zadorov spoke candidly following today’s morning skate.
Maybe we’re not quite done talking about this yet. If you didn’t join us yesterday, we discussed the end-of-game incident between Connor McDavid, Nikita Zadorov, and Carson Soucy’s stick that resulted in McDavid being folded faster than Weird Al’s accordion.
Every walk of life or sport has heels and baby faces. As we see in professional wrestling, every good babyface needs a great heel to go up against. With the Stanley Cup Playoffs going on, the NHL is seeing two prominent heels rising in their respective series in Sam Bennett of the Florida Panthers and Nikita Zadorov of the Vancouver Canucks.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have long grappled with the challenge of solidifying the team’s defensive core. While Morgan Rielly brings offensive power to the blue line, the team has sought a balance between offensive flair and defensive reliability.
Every walk of life or sport has heels and baby faces. As we see in professional wrestling, every good babyface needs a great heel to go up against. With the Stanley Cup Playoffs going on, the NHL is seeing two prominent heels rising in their respective series in Sam Bennett of the Florida Panthers and Nikita Zadorov of the Vancouver Canucks.
The NHL has released the following rulings related to an incident at the end of Game 3 between the Vancouver Canucks and the Edmonton Oilers. Canucks defenseman Nikita Zadorov was levied the maximum fine of $5,000 by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety for cross-checking Connor McDavid.
The Vancouver Canucks are no strangers to facing what sure seems like an excess amount of attention from the NHL’s Department of Player Safety in the postseason.
The NHL will hold a hearing for Vancouver Canucks defenseman Carson Soucy for his cross-check to the face of Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid at the end of Sunday night's game, the league announced Monday.
The NHL’s Player Safety Department announced some discipline on Monday for Vancouver Canucks defensemen Carson Soucy and Nikita Zadorov. Soucy was suspended one game (Game 4), while Zadorov was fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement.
The NHL’s Player Safety Department announced some discipline on Monday for Vancouver Canucks defensemen Carson Soucy and Nikita Zadorov. Soucy will have a phone hearing, while Zadorov was fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement.
The NHL’s Department of Player Safety is set to dish out punishment following a post-game scrum between the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers. The league announced Monday morning that Canucks defenceman Nikita Zadorov would be fined, and Carson Soucy would have a hearing after the pair went after Oilers captain Connor McDavid following Game 3.
The NHL’s Department of Player Safety has fined Vancouver Canucks defenceman Nikita Zadorov $5,000 for cross-checking Connor McDavid after the final buzzer sounded in Sunday’s playoff game.
We start today’s Flames Daily with a gorgeous sequence for Flames fans. If fans out of Calgary just knew that Nikita would be dealing out street justice on the Oilers the way he has this second round series between Edmonton and Vancouver – it’s likely that there would have been much fewer complaints regarding the trade return.
It was a rough night for Connor McDavid. While Flames fans may be separated for almost a month from watching the Flames take to the ice, there is certainly still plenty of hockey worth watching.
Nikita Zadorov is playing the heel perfectly, and his comments to the media Saturday about what it is like to play in Edmonton reflect that. “It’s fun, they are good fans, diehard fans,” said Zadorov.
With the Vancouver Canucks and the Edmonton Oilers now tied in their best-of-seven series at 1 game apiece, the action shifts to Edmonton, setting the stage for an intense Game 3 at Rogers Place.
The Edmonton Oilers won Game 2 versus the Vancouver Canucks in overtime on Friday night. Thanks to a goal by Evan Bouchard that bounced off of defenseman Ian Cole, the series is tied 1-1 and heading back to Edmonton.
The Vancouver Canucks have treated their fans to some excitement and drama so far in the 2024 Playoffs. They should be called the “Comeback Canucks” at this point given their propensity to dig deep and never give up despite being down multiple goals.
The Oilers had not lost a game during the entire regular season in which they had led by two or more goals after two periods. But that was the regular season.
The Nashville Predators were the hunted on Tuesday night, but managed to survive.
With the series tied 1-1 and Games 3 and 4 to be played in hostile territory, the Vancouver Canucks may have to rely on a player who wasn’t on the roster at the start of the season.
The hit came halfway through Vancouver’s Saturday loss to Detroit and earned him a match penalty. The 28-year-old hasn’t faced punishment from the department of player safety in his career up to this point.
The 28-year-old has registered six points in 21 games this season with the Flames.
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