Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo lost his cool and took a hefty chop at Leon Draisaitl in the waning minutes of his team's 4-1 loss in Game 4 against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.

Draisaitl, who paces the postseason with 13 goals and 18 points, just missed scoring an empty-netter before getting whacked by Pietrangelo.

Oilers captain Connor McDavid said postgame that Pietrangelo should be suspended for the play.

"You'd like to see it reviewed for sure," McDavid told reporters. "I would like to see it suspended. It's as intent to injure as you can get. Time, score, clock all play a factor. He comes over his own head and places it just under Leon's chin. You'd like to see something like that suspended. That's not a hockey play."

Pietrangelo might've still been upset after getting cross-checked from behind into the boards a few minutes earlier by Evander Kane.

The league has never suspended Pietrangelo in his 15-year NHL career.

But there was much more feistiness in the contest as Darnell Nurse and Nic Hague dropped the mitts in the final minute.

Nurse received an instigator penalty for his role in the scrap. Since the infraction occurred in the game's final five minutes, he's subject to a one-game suspension pending review.

Game 5 is set for Friday in Vegas with the series even at two games apiece.

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