With less than ten seconds remaining in the first period, Vegas was leading the game 4-1 and Nikita Zadorov hit Golden Knights forward Brett Howden from behind, right on the numbers.
After a small scrum, Zadorov was ushered off to the penalty box, with the officials giving him a five-minute major and a game misconduct for boarding, but decided to review the play. After review, the call on the ice stood, with Zadorov, who's played a big role in the Canucks' top-four defensive group in recent weeks, being kicked out for the remainder of Tuesday's contest.