Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid has been suspended for two games for an illegal check to the head of New York Islanders defenseman Nick Leddy, the NHL announced Friday.
It is McDavid's first career suspension; he will forfeit $134,408.60 in salary.
The incident occurred late in the first period of Thursday's game against the Islanders. Leddy, who was trying to chip the puck into the Oilers' zone, was clipped in the head by McDavid's shoulder after releasing the puck, "making Leddy's head the main point of contact on a hit where such head contact was avoidable," according to a video released by the NHL Department of Player safety.