Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy was handed a match penalty for an illegal check to Florida Panthers rearguard Oliver Ekman-Larsson's head in the third period of Monday's contest.
McAvoy gets a well-deserved misconduct.
— Jameson Olive (@JamesonCoop) October 31, 2023
Match penalty for an illegal check to the head on OEL. pic.twitter.com/EYa1NXVHka
McAvoy scored the game-tying goal for the Bruins two minutes prior to his ejection. Pavel Zacha ended up striking in overtime to seal the comeback victory as Boston improved to 8-0-1 on the season.
Boston had to play down two defensemen for the remainder of the contest, as Matt Grzelcyk exited during the opening frame with an upper-body injury.
McAvoy has been suspended one game in his NHL career following a hit to Josh Anderson's head during the 2019 Eastern Conference Final.
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