Oilers’ Podkolzin Ejected for Fight in Effort to Defend McDavid

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Oilers’ Podkolzin Ejected for One-Man Fight After Hit on McDavid

Vasily Podkolzin was ejected for a "one-man fight" after Drew Helleson's uncalled hit on Connor McDavid. Instigator, aggressor, 27 PIM - Here's the rulebook:

Oilers’ Podkolzin given only fighting major in scrap against Ducks

Remember when you were a kid, and you’d get into a fight with a sibling, but you were the one who got the harsher punishment? Well, something like that happened in an NHL game. In the first period of a matchup between the Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks, Oilers forward Vasily Podkolzin dropped the gloves with Ducks defenseman Drew Helleson, but only one of them was handed a penalty for fighting. A little before the halfway mark of the frame,…

WATCH Video: Vasily Podkolzin Ejected After Fighting Drew Helleson for Connor McDavid in Oilers vs Ducks NHL Clash

Vasily Podkolzin was ejected from the Edmonton Oilers' clash against the Anaheim Ducks after fighting Drew Helleson following a heavy hit on Connor McDavid. The incident sparked multiple confrontations, with both teams combining for 41 penalty minutes in the opening period.

Oilers’ Podkolzin ejected for fight in effort to defend McDavid

Watch as Edmonton Oilers forward Vasily Podkolzin goes after Anaheim Ducks defenceman Drew Helleson after he landed a big hit on Connor McDavid, but was ejected from the game due to the fight.