Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid and Vancouver Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers will have disciplinary hearings with the NHL—and are facing

The Edmonton Oilers may be without Connor McDavid as he faces a hearing following a cross-checking incident against the Vancouver Canucks.

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

After receiving a dirty cross-check from Connor McDavid, Connor Garland revealed his feelings about the Edmonton Oilers captain during an interview. Over the weekend, the Vancouver Canucks and the Edmonton Oilers faced off in an intense matchup.

The hatred between the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers is alive and well, both on and off the ice, and McDavid isn't safe from it.

The NHL's Department of Player Safety has announced that both Vancouver Canucks' Tyler Myers and Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid will have hearings in the near future. Both were assessed match penalties at the end of Saturday's game for delivering cross-checks to an opponent's head.

Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid will have a hearing with the NHL’s department of player safety. The hearing will take place on Monday, per player safety. The Oilers' captain was handed a match penalty Saturday after he cross-checked Canucks winger Conor Garland in the head late in Edmonton's 3-2 loss to Vancouver.

Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid let his emotions get the best of him during the end of a heated matchup with the Vancouver Canucks, the NHL has set a hearing with him for his actions.

Connor McDavid and Tyler Myers received match penalties for cross-checking in the dying seconds between the Oilers and Canucks. Both coaches were asked about the ending.

Make no mistake, what transpired at the end of Saturday night’s game was ugly. Cross-checks to the head and neck, no matter the reason for it, are more than deserving of supplemental discipline.

The incident occurred after McDavid and Garland became entangled in the high slot for about 15 seconds. Frustration boiled over as McDavid wrestled free and delivered a "brutal cross-check," as described by one of the Sportsnet game announcers, that struck Garland in the head, sending him to the ice.