The Edmonton Oilers will play the next three games without superstar captain Connor McDavid after the NHL suspended him for cross-checking Vancouver Canucks winger Conor Garland on Saturday.

Connor McDavid will be eligible to return from his three-game suspension when the Edmonton Oilers play host to the Seattle Kraken on Monday night. McDavid received the ban from the NHL for crosschecking the Vancouver Canucks' Conor Garland in the head late in a game on Jan.

So the @BuffaloSabres scored a goal in the 3rd period without registering a shot on net. According to @nhl stats, this is the 3rd time it has happened in an NHL game since team shots in a period were kept in the stats in 1965-66. Detroit in 1986 and Montreal in 2016 against the… pic.twitter.com/eTJU8sGIGX

The Edmonton Oilers went without their captain yesterday as they lost 3-2 to the Washington Capitals. It was the first game of a three-game suspension Connor McDavid received for cross-checking Canucks forward Connor Garland.

Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid has been suspended for three games after cross-checking Vancouver Canucks forward Conor Garland in the head.

Oilers star Connor McDavid and Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers both were hit with three-game suspensions for cross-checking incidents.

The Buffalo Sabres visit the Edmonton Oilers ... 60-minute effort takes them to the toughest stop on the trip. Even without Connor McDavid on Saturday, the Oilers (30-15-3) still boast a ...

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby offered his perspective on Connor McDavid’s three-game suspension for cross-checking Conor Garland during Saturday’s Edmonton-Vancouver clash. Speaking to The Athletic on Monday, Crosby acknowledged McDavid’s actions but framed them within the physical nature of hockey.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a pair of goals as the Edmonton Oilers won their second game in a row, knocking off the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Saturday.

The Buffalo Sabres lost 3-2 to the Edmonton Oilers ... The Oilers were without forward Connor McDavid as he served the final game of a three-game suspension. Tage Thompson had a prime scoring ...

EDMONTON, Alberta — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored two goals to help the Edmonton Oilers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 ... played without captain Connor McDavid, who completed his three-game ...

EDMONTON - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a pair of goals as the Edmonton Oilers won their second game in a row, knocking off the Buffalo Sabres ... without star forward Connor McDavid, serving the ...