Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid is facing an NHL hearing after a cross-check occurred during a team game against Vancouver.

It wasn't just Saturday night against the Canucks. The Oilers star hasn't been drawing penalty calls all season.

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid faced a player safety hearing on Monday to determine the extent of his punishment after he cross-checked a player in the Oilers’ away game against the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.

Both players are facing potential suspensions after drawing match penalties during the chaotic closing seconds of Saturday's game in Vancouver.

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid will have a disciplinary hearing for his cross-check to the head of Vancouver Canucks winger Conor Garland.

The Detroit Red Wings take on Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers in the opening matchup of their four-game road trip.

EDMONTON -- Connor McDavid will be back in the lineup for the Edmonton Oilers when they host the Seattle Kraken at Rogers Place on Monday (9:30 p.m. ET; TVAS, SNW, KONG, KHN), having served his three-game suspension for cross-checking Vancouver Canucks forward Conor Garland on Jan. 18.

NEW YORK (AP) — Three-time NHL MVP Connor McDavid has been suspended three games for cross-checking Vancouver’s Conor Garland in the head.

The NHL Department of Player Safety announced that Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid has been suspended for three games for illegally cross-checking Vancouver Canucks forward Connor Garland. McDavid left the ice early with a match penalty after getting tangled with Garland following a scoring chance in the final moments of the Canucks' 3-2 win.

With his three-game suspension, McDavid is in line to miss Edmonton's matchups against the Washington Capitals on Tuesday, Jan. 21, a rematch against the Canucks on Thursday, Jan. 23, and a home tilt against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday, Jan. 25. He'll be eligible to return against the Seattle Kraken on Monday, Jan. 27.

Vancouver Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet spoke yesterday about Player Safety's decision to suspended Tyler Myers and Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid.