The first-round matchup between the LA Kings and Edmonton Oilers has progressively gotten more chippy. Last night, things came to a head, quite literally.
With time winding down in the middle frame, Darnell Nurse turned and headbutted Phillip Danault as Mike Smith made a save to stop play. The Edmonton Oilers’ defenseman caught the attention of the NHL Player Safety and will have a hearing on Wednesday for said head-butt.
The implications could be enormous should Nurse be suspended for Game 6 on Thursday.
Here's the Nurse headbutt vs. Danault from last night's game. pic.twitter.com/u9sqPtwdTW
— Shayna (@hayyyshayyy) May 11, 2022
Nurse was not the only guilty party on Tuesday. Zack Kassian and Evander Kane also had some questionable hits on Kings’ players.
UPDATE:
Nurse has been suspended one game
Edmonton’s Darnell Nurse has been suspended for one game for Head-butting Los Angeles’ Phillip Danault. https://t.co/w6UdQQKznD
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) May 11, 2022