VANCOUVER, CANADA - MAY 8: Carson Soucy #7 of the Vancouver Canucks skates during the first period in Game One of the Second Round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Arena on May 8, 2024 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Soucy suspended 1 game for cross-checking McDavid

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The NHL Department of Player Safety suspended Vancouver Canucks defenseman Carson Soucy one game Monday for cross-checking Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid.

The incident occurred at the end of Sunday's Game 3.

Here's the full clip, including McDavid's slash before Zadorov and Soucy's ugly cross-checks https://t.co/CYPdH9fzhO pic.twitter.com/w2fCiLTPEJ
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Defenseman Nikita Zadorov was fined $5,000 for his cross-check earlier Monday.

Soucy will be unavailable for Tuesday's Game 4 with the Canucks holding a 2-1 series lead. He called the play unfortunate due to the timing of Zadorov's cross-check and said he didn't intend to hit McDavid high, according to Sportsnet's Brendan Batchelor.