NHL Fans Want Oilers’ Darnell Nurse Suspended Immediately for His Really Dirty Move

Andy Nesbitt | Apr 15, 2025

Edmonton's Darnell Nurse was ejected from Monday night's game for this ugly move. / @NHL

The Los Angeles Kings beat the Edmonton Oilers, 5–0, on Monday night and the two teams will square off again soon as they are slated to meet in the first round of the playoffs.

Many NHL fans hope the Oilers will be without defenseman Darnell Nurse at the start of that series because they want the league to suspend him for his dirty move that led to his ejection from Monday night's game.

During a second period scrum in front of Edmonton's goal, Nurse was seen pulling the Kings' Quinton Byfield down to the ice. He then cross-checked Byfield in the back of the head, which the refs were able to see. Byfield left the game after taking that hit and didn't return.

Darnell Nurse was issued a major penalty and a game misconduct for cross-checking Quinton Byfield. pic.twitter.com/J7yFs492ce

— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) April 15, 2025

The Oilers have one regular season game remaining. Fans are calling for the NHL to suspend him for that one and more.

if the nhl wasn't a joke this would be an immediate suspension https://t.co/9d2Mya3VQN

— Faith 🤍 (@faithskylark) April 15, 2025

Absolutely disgusting. Has to be a suspension and should miss multiple playoff games https://t.co/mmrMzWjxCl

— NHL Review (@nhl_review) April 15, 2025

✅ The player was defenseless.
✅ The play was already over.
✅ Intent to injure.
✅ A straight headshot.
✅ Repeat offender specifically for headshots.

Darnell Nurse should be suspended for a few games.

— x - Slava (@daddykopitar) April 15, 2025

With Quinton Byfield laying face down on the ice, Darnell Nurse punched the back of his head.

Has to be an ejection. Should be a suspension. No place for that.

— Zach Dooley (@DooleyLAK) April 15, 2025

The league needs to suspend this guy https://t.co/upcYZqPFpq

— . (@othercomedies) April 15, 2025

How many times does he need to get suspended for something to change? He’s constantly hurting players. https://t.co/DreExc09ht

— hammertime (@Q_H43) April 15, 2025

If the league can't see intent to hurt what are we doing anymore https://t.co/24rIRcDnv0

— JP Ricciuto (@JayRicciuto) April 15, 2025

dirty dirty dirty https://t.co/bCW1LKlPbC

— Alla (@allaaroustamian) April 15, 2025

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