{"id":20939,"date":"2018-01-03T18:43:45","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T23:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=20939"},"modified":"2018-01-03T18:59:54","modified_gmt":"2018-01-03T23:59:54","slug":"edmonton-oilers-patrick-maroon-suspended-2-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/01\/03\/edmonton-oilers-patrick-maroon-suspended-2-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Edmonton Oilers Patrick Maroon Suspended 2 Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NHL Department of Player Safety announced on Wednesday that Edmonton Oilers<\/a>\u00a0left wing Patrick Maroon<\/a><\/strong> has been suspended for two games. This is his first career suspension.<\/p>\n

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Edmonton\u2019s Patrick Maroon suspended two games for interference on Los Angeles\u2019 Drew Doughty. https:\/\/t.co\/2d95SMPKA4<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) January 3, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Edmonton Oilers Patrick Maroon Suspended Two Games<\/h1>\n

Patrick Maroon has been suspended for 2 games and forfeited $21,505.38 for an incident with Los Angles Kings<\/a> defenceman Drew Doughty<\/a> <\/strong>in\u00a0yesterday’s\u00a0game. The Kings defeated the Oilers 5-0. Maroon made direct contact with Doughty’s head at 19:55 of the second period while Doughty was chasing the puck behind his own net. The hit was also judged to be late. Doughty left the game but returned later in the third period.\u00a0 Maroon took a five-minute penalty on the play and the Kings made the Oilers pay with three powerplay goals during the major.<\/p>\n

So far this season, Maroon scored nine goals and 12 assists for 21 points in 40 games. He also added 53 minutes in penalties. His possession numbers are 56.5 percent Corsi\u00a0and a relative Corsi of +4.8.<\/p>\n

Over his\u00a010 year NHL career,\u00a0Maroon has played for the\u00a0Anaheim Ducks<\/a> as well as the Edmonton Oilers. He has put up\u00a070 goals and\u00a086 assists for 156\u00a0career points in\u00a0341 career games. Known for his grit, Maroon has 431 career minutes in penalties. He was originally drafted in the\u00a06th round,\u00a0161st overall of the\u00a02007 NHL draft by the\u00a0Philadelphia Flyers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What This Means for the Future<\/h2>\n

This pushes an already struggling Edmonton team even further down. Maroon is a power forward who plays an aggressive game getting top line minutes alongside superstar Connor McDavid<\/a><\/strong>. The Oilers are already lacking in depth on the wings, and this certainly does not help matters. However, it is only a two-game suspension, and Maroon will be back in the line-up shortly<\/p>\n

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