In the 2nd round of the NHL Playoffs, Edmonton Oilers' defend Darnell Nurse received an automatic one-game suspension for an instigator penalty in the final 5 minutes of a game. George Parros, the head of NHL Player Safety made it clear, the rule was black and white, making the suspension unavoidable. However it now appears, that despite a rule being in place, that Parros doesn't feel the need to enforce a similar ruling against the Vegas Golden Knights.

With Alex Pietrangelo in the penalty box time expired, as Game Four ended a scrum broke out between the 11 skaters remaining on the ice. Pietrangelo left the penalty box and became engaged with Matthew Tkachuk in a scrum. Despite the game ending, this under NHL rule is still considered to be a stoppage in play and there are rules in place to prevent a player from leaving the box to engage in a scrum.





While some will say that Pietrangelo was coming out of the box to celebrate with his team, it's clear from this video that his intention wasn't to celebrate and he willingly engaged in the scrum.



Under the NHL's very own rule this play by Pietrangelo should be black and white similar to the Nurse play. But it now appears that the NHL Department of Player Safety has decided to NOT suspende Pietranagelo for his actions Saturday night.