LATEST | Leon Draisaitl delivers dangerous slash to Canucks' Ian Cole
Wednesday night's season opener in Vancouver was a great one for the Canucks, being able to walk away with an 8-1 win, but on the Oilers side of things, they were frustrated and it showed.
Edmonton Oilers forward
Leon Draisaitl showed his frustration just over the midway point of the third period and took an undisciplined penalty.
While trying to clear the puck from in front of the Vancouver net, Canucks defenceman
Ian Cole took a hard slash to the back of his calf from Draisaitl. As can be seen below, both officials noticed the slash right away and put their arms up.
On the broadcast however, Louie DeBrusk, who mainly calls Oilers games on Sportsnet, tried to say that Draisaitl was going for the puck. But the video speaks for itself and Draisaitl's intent to slash Cole is crystal clear.
Draisaitl finished the game with four penalty minutes after taking another penalty prior to the slash for cross-checking Canucks forward
Elias Pettersson. The Canucks capitalized on that power-play with
J.T. Miller making it 7-1 at that point.
The two teams will meet again on Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday night in Edmonton, Alberta, with puck drop set for 7 p.m. PT/10 p.m. ET.
Previously on CanucksDaily
POLL |
OCTOBRE 12 | 982 ANSWERS LATEST | Leon Draisaitl delivers dangerous slash to Canucks' Ian Cole Should Draisaitl receive a fine for the slash on Ian Cole? |
Yes | 783 | 79.7 % |
No | 127 | 12.9 % |
See Results | 72 | 7.3 % |
List of polls |
|
34 minutes ago | By Cooper Godin Rick Tocchet Confirms the Worst For Both Quinn Hughes & Elias Pettersson |
|
12 hours ago | By Cooper Godin Canada Vs USA Final at 4 Nations Face-Off Breaks Monumental NHL Record |
|
13 hours ago | By Cooper Godin The Vancouver Canucks May Have Just Found Their Next Trade Acquisition |
|
14 hours ago | By Jon McIntyre Team Canada's Success Is in Serious Danger - A Problem No One's Talking About It |
|
18 hours ago | By Maverick Mitchell Serious Concern Mounts as Both Quinn Hughes & Elias Pettersson Leave Vancouver Canucks Practice Early in Vegas |
|
19 hours ago | By Maverick Mitchell Vancouver Canucks Drop Brand New Logo Today for First Nations Celebration Game |
|
21 hours ago | By Owen Fullerton Vancouver Canucks fans react to horrible Thatcher Demko injury news |
|
22 hours ago | By Cooper Godin NHL Insider Opens Up on Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson's Concerning Injury |