This afternoon despite the Oilers dominating on the scoreboard things have taken a dark turn due to an injury to Connor Brown. Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals has been <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl/stanley-cup/pete-deboer-blasts-the-referees-for-a-missed-call-against-the-edmonton-oilers-during-an-in-game-interview' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>controlled by controversial calls</a> from the referees. In the third period of Game 3 this issue came to a boiling point with a vicious hit from Dallas Stars defenseman Alex Petrovic on Connor Brown. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/azorcanglobal/status/1926747823099265154'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/sportsnet/status/1926744235664937125'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> The hit from Petrovic caused outrage on social media as many accused Petrovic of leading with his elbow and making head contact on purpose. As a result of the hit, Brown was forced to head to the locker room and at first the Oilers held out hope he would be able to return. However, a new report has confirmed that Brown's night is done due to injury. <h3>Connor Brown Ruled Out After Vicious Hit From Alex Petrovic</h3> Shortly after the start of the third period the Edmonton Oilers officially confirmed that Brown would miss the rest of this afternoon's contest. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/oilersnation/status/1926750725364682887'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Despite the clear head contact, Petrovic was not given a penalty on the play and things continued at 5-on-5. After the game, all eyes will be on the press conference with each head coach to hear their thoughts on the officiating in Game 3. Over the next 24 hours, all eyes will be on the NHL's Department of Player Safety to see if they hand out any punishment to Petrovic for the hit. As more reports become available on Brown's injury and Petrovic's potential discipline we will pass along all of the latest news.