Connor McDavid says Alex Pietrangelo's slash on Leon Draisaitl was 'intent to injure' - ESPN

EDMONTON — It was a vicious end between the Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights in Game 4 of their Western Conference second-round series on Wednesday when Vegas' alternate captain Alex Pietrangelo slashed Oilers star Leon Draisaitl while he attempted an empty net shot opportunity late in the third period to seal Edmonton's 4-1 victory.

Pietrangelo earned a five-minute major and game misconduct for his actions against Draisaitl, who paces the playoff field with 13 goals and 17 points.

The play didn't sit well with Draisaitl's teammates either, who wondered if the Golden Knights' blueliner deserves supplemental discipline from the NHL's Department of Player Safety.

«You would like to see it reviewed for sure. I'd like to see it suspended,» said Edmonton captain Connor McDavid, who challenged Pietrangelo immediately following the slash on Draisaitl. «It was as intent to injure as you can get. That was not a hockey play.»

Pietrangelo has a goal and assist in the second-round series so far. The veteran has never been suspended in his career.

Edmonton coach Jay Woodcroft held back when asked about Pietrangelo after Edmonton's win but believed someone at the league would look at the play.

«If you're asking my opinion on that play, I would not define it as a hockey play,» Woodcroft said. «And I'll leave it at that.»

There was more chippy activity towards the end of Game 4 after Pietrangelo made his exit. On the ensuing Oilers' power play Darnell Nurse and Nicolas Hague traded fisticuffs, which wound up with Nurse getting an instigator penalty that sent him out for the night.

Receiving an instigator penalty in the final five minutes of a game is generally an automatic one-game suspension but can be overturned upon review.

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