Evan De Kane, Ryan Hartman, Edmonton Oilers, Minnesota Wild

#EvanderKane #RyanHartman #EdmontonOilers #MinnesotaWild Edmonton Oilers winger Evan De Kane and Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman continued to argue in postgame comments after they were ruled out in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Oilers. Both Kane and Hartman were given 10 minutes of misconduct, and in addition to the rough minor, Kane was given an additional cross-check of the minor with less than 10 minutes remaining on Tuesday. The incident started with Kane checking on Kirill Kapritsov after he fought off-ball Keller Yamamoto at the wild blue line. Several Wild members pounced on Kane, who exchanged jabs with the players in the scrum. Hartman jumps on Kane when he gets engaged to Matszucarello. The pair then attempted to throw punches while being restrained by the linesman before being separated. "He shot Kirill from the back in a very vulnerable spot," Hartman said of Kane. "It turns out we had five people there. They had no one there to help him." As the two were escorted off the ice, Hartman turned Kane away. The striker said after the game that any resulting fine was "worth it". Ryan Hartman on Evan der Kane and protecting Kirill Kapritsov: "It turns out we had five guys out there. None of them were there to help him. I don't think any of them would defend him ." Hartman says if he gets fined for his posture, it will be 'worth it' - Michael Russo, April 13, 2022 After the police had already intervened, Kane had his own reaction to the Hartman intervention. "All five guys used it, they couldn't trip me up," Kane said. "With that said, I definitely want to get out of this shackles. "These little guys, they want to play hard, but they wait for the linesman to come in. The Wilds and Oilers won't meet again this season, and at the time of writing, they may not meet again until the Western Conference finals.