The suspension comes after Tyler Myers cross-checked Evan Bouchard in Vancouver's game against the Edmonton Oilers.

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers shared his thoughts on his cross-checking to the face incident involving Edmonton Oilers' Evan Bouchard.

Oilers star Connor McDavid and Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers both were hit with three-game suspensions for cross-checking incidents.

Vancouver Canucks defenceman Tyler Myers will have a hearing Monday with the NHL’s department of player safety after after hitting Edmonton Oilers defenceman Bouchard in the face with his stick.

On Monday, the NHL suspended both Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid and Vancouver Canucks' Tyler Myers for three games for cross-checking. Both incidents occurred on Saturday night, with McDavid targeting Conor Garland while Myers went after Evan Bouchard.

A late-game play has cost Vancouver's Tyler Myers. The Canucks defenceman was suspended three games by NHL Player Safety on Monday for cross-checking Edmonton's Evan Bouchard.

Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid and Vancouver Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers have both been suspended three games for illegal cross-checks.

Vancouver Canuck defenseman Tyler Myers has been suspended for three games. The 34-year-old was punished for cross-checking Edmonton defenseman Evan Bouchard to the head in Saturday's 3-2 win. As a result of the suspension,

The NHL Department of Player Safety ruled today that Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers would be serving a three-game suspension for his cross-check to the face of Oilers defenseman Evan Bouchard in the corner. Following the game, Myers offered the following excuse, saying that Bouchard's hands re-directed his stick higher, via Oilers Nation.

That’s enough of a height difference that when Myers’ stick came up in a late-game moment of heightened adrenaline Saturday against the Edmonton Oilers’ defenceman, it was going to connect with the head and not the shoulder.

Vancouver Canucks defenceman Tyler Myers said Monday he did not intend to hit the Edmonton Oilers' Evan Bouchard in the face with a cross-check at the end of Saturday's game.