Vegas Golden Knights forward will have a hearing with the Department of Player Safety for his cross-check on Edmonton Oilers forward Trent Frederic.
The 28-year-old was assessed a five-minute major and ejected for the infraction. The penalty occurred in overtime when Roy attempted to cross-check the puck out of the air, missing and hitting Frederic in the face. Frederic was knocked to the ground and was left bleeding.
The five-minute major was Roy’s second penalty of the game. His first was a two-minute minor for high-sticking in the second period.
Roy has never been suspended during his career, but the NHL has attempted to crack down on their discipline for cross-checking infractions, which involve contact to the face, albeit they’ve been fairly inconsistent.
Viktor Arvidsson was the culprit of a dangerous trip on veteran defenseman Brayden McNabb, but the Department of Player Safety has confirmed that he won’t face any supplemental discipline.
If the NHL feels Roy deserves a suspension, the Golden Knights could be without two contributing forwards, those being Roy and Pavel Dorofeyev. The team travels to Edmonton for Game 3, with puck drop set for 6:00 PM PST on Saturday.
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