Tonight the NHL Department of Player Safety has officially made a ruling against Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse. Darnell Nurse drew major backlash after a dangerous hit to Quinton Byfield of the Los Angeles Kings. The hit by Nurse would end up injuring Byfield and forcing him to miss tonight's game for the Kings and has caused outrage from his Kings teammates as well as fans around the NHL. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/BR_OpenIce/status/1911990568193872157'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> With Byfield on the shelf, the NHL Department of Player Safety scheduled a meeting with Nurse to discuss his actions and hand down potential punishment that could impact the Edmonton Oilers into the Stanley Cup Playoffs. In the hours following the game, fans have been calling for Nurse to be punished with a suspension and now the NHL Department of Player Safety has officially given their ruling. <h3>Darnell Nurse Handed A Suspension For Dangerous Hit On Quinton Byfield</h3> According to multiple reports and an announcement from the NHL Department of Player Safety Darnell Nurse has been suspended one game for his actions against the Los Angeles Kings. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1912332584383635918'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> This decision means that Darnell Nurse will miss the Edmonton Oilers season finale but also indicates Nurse will be back for the first game of the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Kings. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1912331530921255179'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> With the two sides expected to engage in a heated Stanley Cup Playoff series, it will be interesting to see if the Kings try to get revenge on Nurse or just try to bury the Oilers on the scoreboard instead. As more information becomes available regarding the situation we will pass along the latest news and how it could impact the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.