We had some controversy in Tuesday night's game between the Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers, and it centered on oneNate MacKinnonabsolutely truck-sticking Oilers goalie Connor Ingram.
But was it worth a five-minute major and a game misconduct?
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Late in the third period, MacKinnon went hard to the net and made heavy contact with Ingram.
Hehit the net that time… kind of.
TheOilers'goalie was injured on the play and was replaced by backup Tristan Jarry.
While there's certainly a good case to be made for that being a penalty, it was ruled a five-minute major and meant Nate Dog was headed off for an early shower.
Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon was slapped with a game misconduct for running over Oilers goalie Connor Ingram. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images)
Especially when you watch that play back, and you see that Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse played a role in the collision.
This was something that Avs head coach Jared Bednar really focused on after the game.
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