Connor McDavid, Carson Soucy Fight on Video Has NHL Fans Calling for Suspensions

The NHL faced calls to suspend Vancouver Canucks defenseman Carson Soucy for his cross-check to the face of Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid.

Moments after the final horn sounded in the Canucks' 4-3 win, McDavid and Soucy got into it behind the net. McDavid slashed Soucy on the right leg, which prompted Vancouver defenseman Nikita Zadorov to cross-check him in the back. As he was falling, the Oilers forward caught Soucy's stick to the face.

The referees penalized Soucy for cross-checking — he was the only player to receive a penalty from the incident — but that was not the only discipline he received. He was ultimately suspended by the league for Game 4.

That ruling comes after plenty of fans on social media lobbied for him to miss Game 4 on Tuesday at a minimum.

Soucy may argue he didn't intend to cross-check McDavid in the face. He was moving his stick almost instantaneously as Zadorov shoved the three-time Hart Memorial Trophy winner. McDavid's slash on Soucy's leg shouldn't go unmentioned, either, in terms of initially escalating things.

Zadorov was fined $5,000, which is the maximum amount allowed under the CBA.