{"id":313699,"date":"2026-05-13T14:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/313699\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T14:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:04:09","slug":"vegas-golden-knights-brayden-mcnabb-ejected-from-game-5-against-anaheim-ducks-golden-knights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/313699\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegas Golden Knights\u2019 Brayden McNabb ejected from Game 5 against Anaheim Ducks | Golden Knights"},"content":{"rendered":"

The actual hit by Vegas Golden Knights<\/a> defenseman Brayden McNabb appeared to be a clean one.<\/p>\n

The timing, however, was very questionable.<\/p>\n

McNabb delivered a crushing check to Anaheim forward Ryan Poehling along the boards midway through the first period that took both players out of a Game 5 the Knights eventually won 3-2 in overtime<\/a> at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

The Knights now lead the best-of-seven series 3-2 with Game 6 set for Thursday night at Honda Center in Anaheim.<\/p>\n

McNabb was called for a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct, rulings that were upheld by replay officials.<\/p>\n

Poehling was assisted off the ice after several minutes and did not return to the game. The puck was no longer in Poehling\u2019s possession as McNabb approached and took him out.<\/p>\n

Brayden McNabb was given a game misconduct for interference on Ryan Poehling.<\/p>\n

Poehling left the game with an apparent injury. pic.twitter.com\/XQqtfbAARA<\/a><\/p>\n

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A penalty was undoubtedly warranted, though there is certainly question about whether it would have been upgraded if not for the brutality of the hit and the resulting injury.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t even ask me, please,\u201d Knights coach John Tortorella said, pointing to a hit that appeared similarly late on Dylan Coghlan at the end of regulation when no penalty was called. \u201cThere\u2019s no sense talking about it. Did you see the hit on Coghlan at the end of the period? I just don\u2019t get it.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Section 7, line 56.5 of the NHL rulebook, a game misconduct is imposed in the event of a major penalty that results in an injury.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey lose a guy, we lose a guy,\u201d Anaheim coach Joel Quenneville said. \u201cWe\u2019re down a centerman and a very important guy for us.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey saw the hit, and the right call was made. That\u2019s how I saw it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Ducks took the lead on a Beckett Sennecke goal on the ensuing power play, but only put one in the net with the man-advantage for five minutes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t really see it live,\u201d Knights forward Brandon Saad said. \u201cI think the puck bounced away and he was already committed to a check. I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s different if the guy doesn\u2019t get hurt.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the day, it is what it is. I thought the (penalty kill) did a good job. We gave up one, but we did a good job of just sticking with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Knights also lost Pavel Dorofeyev for an extended stretch on Tuesday night after he blocked a shot with his lower body and had to return to the locker room, but he did return and went on to score the game-winner in overtime.<\/p>\n

The Knights already were playing without captain Mark Stone, who missed his second-consecutive game with a lower-body injury.<\/p>\n

\u201cFinding a way to get things done to get the win,\u201d Tortorella said. \u201cI\u2019m really proud of our hockey club.\u201d<\/p>\n

It took a bit extra from everyone.<\/p>\n

The absence of McNabb, a top pair defenseman who played just 3:16, put additional pressure on the rest of the group. Coghland and Ben Hutton in particular had to take on extended minutes.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t want to see anyone get hurt,\u201d defenseman Rasmus Andersson said. \u201cI didn\u2019t see (the hit) if I\u2019m being honest. We just hope Ryan is OK. But losing (McNabb), he\u2019s one of the leaders if not the leader on the back end. It\u2019s time for other players to step up and I thought (Hutton and Coghlan) did an unbelievable job today. They gave us really good minutes and were as steady as it comes. That\u2019s what you need in the playoffs. When guys have opportunities, they need to step up.\u201d<\/p>\n

McNabb could be subject to additional discipline from the NHL Department of Player Safety. The Knights should learn more about that possibility on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

Contact Adam Hill at ahill@reviewjournal.com.<\/a> Follow @AdamHillLVRJ<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n

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