During yesterday's game, Edmonton Oilers' Mattias Ekholm got dangerously hit into the boards by Vegas Golden Knights' Jack Eichel, and many want a suspension. <a href='https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/red-hot-oilers-defeat-golden-knights/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>The Golden Knights visited Edmonton yesterday</a> to take on Connor McDavid and the Oilers in a Pacific Division battle. Hockey fans seem universally convinced that both are contenders to go deep in the playoffs next spring and that each meeting between the two will be a dogfight. Well, last night was no different as Jack Eichel came out and put a big check on Oilers defenseman Mattias Ekholm. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/zjlaing/status/1868064290936090785'> </a></blockquote></div> The 34-year-old <a href='https://www.nhl.com/oilers/player/mattias-ekholm-8475218' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Mattias Ekholm</a> had been one of the Oilers' most reliable blue-liners this season, entering Tuesday with 12 points in 30 games and a +8 rating. A few thousand hearts stopped, however, when he lay on the ice after being smashed hard into the boards by Jack Eichel. It was a race to the puck in the corner that ended with a collision. Ekholm won the race and was able to move the puck just before Eichel delivered a heavy hit, sending him head-first into the boards. Luckily, Ekholm remained in the game, but many were surprised it was not considered a penalty on Eichel for the hit by the on-ice referees. After the game, fans took to X to voice their frustrations, calling for a suspension for Eichel. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/broseke/status/1868162944712007790'> </a></blockquote></div> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/danjones63dan/status/1868086799274500208'> </a></blockquote></div> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/MatthewBachelet/status/1868066052053360974'> </a></blockquote></div> All eyes now shift to the NHL's Department of Player Safety and a decision on whether any discipline will be doled out. Though suspensions have proved rare when no penalty is assessed on the ice, a fine remains a possibility. DoPS must announce its decision by 5 p.m., barring, of course, he will be facing no other sanction action.