For the dirty hit on Stanley the closest the puck was to Stanley was when it hit Archibald's skate as he moved in to get even with Stanley knees. He basically was just cruising to try to hurt a guy not suspecting to get hit.
It should have been 5 and and a game.
Someone does the exact same play to McDavid and he would be suspended for a year.
BUT
Archibald was on the ice for 2 of the 3 goals after the PP goal he watched from the penalty box.
He let Morrissey get his shot off that Smith picked up late and gave to Wheeler for the flip in and he was trying to skate around Dubois as Ehlers won it in OT.
It might have been better for the Oilers if Archibald would have been booted from the game.
Tippett obviously knows nothing about karma and kept sending him out there.
Prediction: Archibald will be provided as the reason for the Oilers fail similar to Rieder not scoring enough.
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