Connor McDavid has been suspended for three games by the NHL following an altercation with Vancouver Canucks F Conor Garland.

The NHL suspended Connor McDavid three games Monday, two days after he cross-checked Vancouver's Conor Garland at the end of a melee between the two. Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers was also suspended three games for cross-checking Evan Bouchard.

Three-time NHL MVP Connor McDavid has been suspended three games for cross-checking Vancouver's Conor Garland in the head.

On Monday, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced that Connor McDavid would be suspended three games for cross-checking Conor Garland. The incident occurred late in the third period of the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers.

Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid and Vancouver Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers have both been suspended three games for illegal cross-checks.

The NHL has suspended Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid for three games for his cross-check to the head of Vancouver Canucks winger Conor Garland.

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid has a disciplinary hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Monday and faces a possible suspension.

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.

The NHL has given both Connor McDavid and Tyler Myers suspensions for their cross-checks in a recent Vancouver Canucks-Edmonton Oilers game.

McDavid’s cross-check to Garland’s face is exactly the kind of play the NHL is trying to get out of the game. Violence exists in the league, but targeting the head is punishable by suspension and McDavid will have a hearing about the incident on Monday.

The NHL Department of Player Safety has made an official decision on Connor McDavid's dirty cross check in last nights game against the Vancouver Canucks.