<h2>Clash between Buffalo Sabres and Colorado Avalanche Takes a Tense Turn</h2> During their Saturday afternoon faceoff, the Buffalo Sabres and the Colorado Avalanche found themselves embroiled in controversy. <h2>Controversial Hit on Makar Sparks Outrage</h2> The pivotal moment occurred when Cale Makar faced a perilous hit by Kyle Okposo, which violently thrust him against the boards. <q>Cale Makar has gone to the locker room after taking a hit and going into the boards awkwardly</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/br_openice/status/1718697064157311257'> </a></blockquote></div> Despite the egregious nature of the hit, officials chose not to penalize the play, leading to Nathan MacKinnon's explosive reaction. <h2>MacKinnon Faces Consequences for His Heated Response</h2> <q>MacKinnon gets a ten minute misconduct and a penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct «Makar is in the #Avs locker room, and MacKinnon gives the officials an earful after no penalty on the Okposo hit. This earns him a two-minute unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and a ten-minute misconduct. The #Avs head back to the penalty kill. #GoAvsGo</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/AvsBRblog/status/1718697117231829061'> </a></blockquote></div> Reacting to the lack of action, MacKinnon was penalized with a two-minute unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and subsequently ejected from the game. As Read on MarkerZone - <a href='https://www.markerzone.com/news/BREAKING,%20Mackinnon,%20Ejected,%20After,%20Calling,%20Out,%20Referee,%20for,%20Missed,%20Call,%20on,%20Makar' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>BREAKING: Mackinnon Ejected After Calling Out Referee for Missed Call on Makar</a>