Angry Connor McDavid steamrolls Leo Carlsson with a massive hit in Edmonton

World Hockey Report says an angry Connor McDavid just ran over Leo Carlsson as the Oilers and Ducks play in Edmonton.

The game is still live tonight, in the second period with 14:48 left, so no final score exists yet and none is guessed here. Carlsson is the Ducks' second-leading name on the stat sheet in the headlines, and McDavid is the NHL's most watched player, so any collision between them travels quickly.

World Hockey Report described McDavid as angry while he ran over Carlsson.

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The post gives no detail on what set McDavid off, and nothing in it says whether a penalty was called or whether Carlsson stayed in the game. His injury status reads none listed.

McDavid comes in with 40 points in 16 games and a +20 rating, and he's still riding the form that produced his 13-game season-opening assist streak. An angry McDavid with that kind of rhythm is a problem for any defense.

Carlsson has been carrying real weight for Anaheim. He has 22 points in 15 games, including 13 power-play assists, so he's the one the Ducks lean on when they get a man advantage.

What an angry McDavid means for the Ducks

Anaheim is 7-7-1 and sits 23rd in the NHL, with a 3-6-1 record over its last 10. The Ducks did win 5-4 at Vancouver on Tuesday and have won two straight, but they now face a locked-in Edmonton team on the road.

Joel Quenneville's group can't afford to lose Carlsson's minutes, and running him over is exactly how a team like Edmonton tests that. If the Ducks answer with a shrug, expect McDavid to keep pushing. That's a bad sign for a club with this many one-goal games on the schedule.

McDavid was vague about the Oilers' new system when asked on Monday. Tonight he's saying plenty without words.

The Ducks have no time to dwell on it. They're at Calgary on Friday, and the questions about Carlsson will follow them there.

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