Connor McDavid of Edmonton Oilers suspended for two games for illegal check

Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid has been suspended for two games for an illegal check on defenseman Nick Leddy, the NHL said Friday.

This is McDavid's first career suspension; he will lose $ 134,408.60 in salary.

The incident occurred late in the first period of Thursday's game against the Islanders. Leddy, who was trying to puncture the puck in the Oilers' area, received a cut to the head through McDavid's shoulder after releasing the puck, "making Leddy's head the main point of contact on a shot where such contact of the head was preventable, "according to a video released by the NHL's Department of Player Safety.

After the match, Islanders coach Barry Trotz said Leddy had passed the concussion protocol.

McDavid would score the overtime winner in a 4-3 win.

McDavid, 21, has only 88 penalty minutes in 267 career games.

"Obviously, this is not a good control," McDavid told reporters after the match. "It was not what I was trying to do, I was not trying to finish my control over him and he stopped a little earlier than I thought, and I hit it too high. "

McDavid, who leads the Oilers with 32 goals and 53 assists, will be eligible to return Wednesday when Edmonton travels to Toronto.