Kane suspended for Game 4 of Western Conference final for hit from behind on Kadri
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This article was published 05/06/2022 (1579 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
NEW YORK – The NHL has suspended Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane for Game 4 of the Western Conference final for a hit from behind that injured Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri.
The incident occurred just over a minute into the first period of Game 3 on Saturday.
Kadri didn’t return to the game after Kane sent him crashing left arm-first into the boards.
“Those are the ones that kind of gives you the chills down your spine,” Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog said after the game. “You’re taught from a young age that you don’t do that, and especially in that distance from the boards. It’s a dangerous play.”
The hit was reviewed and called a major penalty, though Kane avoided a game misconduct.
“I was just coming in on the backcheck,” Kane said after the game. “Puck went wide, kind of dribbled into the corner. I know he likes to reverse hit. I was just trying to get a bump on him, that’s really all I did.
“Unfortunately he went into the boards awkwardly and hurt his hand.”
Avalanche coach Jared Bednar says Kadri will be out for the remainder of the conference final, and possibly longer.
“The hit, it’s the most dangerous play in hockey,” Bednar said post-game. “He puts him in head-first from behind, eight feet from the boards. I’ll leave it at that.”
Colorado won the game 4-2 to take a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Game 4 is Monday in Edmonton.
“Unfortunately Nazem got hurt. So let’s start with that,” Edmonton coach Jay Woodcroft said Sunday. “I heard their press conference about how he is hurt, so I wish him the best. To me, we’ve seen that play — that type of hockey play — occurs during the playoffs, and it’s unfortunate someone got hurt. We took a five-minute penalty and were able to kill it off.”
— With files from Joshua Clipperton in Edmonton
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 5, 2022.