Bruins' Charlie McAvoy admits 'mistake' on illegal check

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Boston Bruins' defenseman Charlie McAvoy admits he "made a mistake" when delivering an illegal check to the head of Florida Panthers' blueliner Oliver Ekman-Larsson on Oct. 30 but felt the subsequent four-game suspension it earned was inconsistent with the error.

It was during an overtime win against the Panthers that McAvoy received a match penalty nearly 10 minutes into the third period for his check primarily impacting Ekman-Larsson's head. The NHL Department of Player Safety suspended McAvoy the following day for what they saw as avoidable contact.

McAvoy addressed the suspension - and his failed appeal - for the first time on Thursday, responding to both…