Devils' Gabriel to have hearing for boarding Flyers' Patrick
New Jersey Devils forward Kurtis Gabriel will have a hearing Saturday for boarding Philadelphia Flyers forward Nolan Patrick on Friday night, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced.
Here's a look at the incident in question:
#MARCH1 #PHIvsNJD 1st period#NJDevils Kurtis Gabriel cheap shot from behind on #Flyers Nolan Patrick pic.twitter.com/oW0ia1P4Xd
- John Smith (@NJviDs) March 2, 2019
Gabriel received a five-minute major for boarding on the play.
Patrick left the game momentarily but returned and eventually got revenge on Gabriel.
#MARCH1 #PHIvsNJD 3rd period#Flyers Nolan Patrick hit on #NJDevils Kurtis Gabriel.
- John Smith (@NJviDs) March 2, 2019
IMO, head is NOT the primary point of contact. pic.twitter.com/beczOOQpbe
Devils head coach John Hynes said after the game that he's expecting the league to take a look the latter hit.
"I'm sure it's going to get reviewed ... blindside hit to the head," he told Amanda Stein of the Devils' website.
After adding a roughing minor later in the game, Gabriel recorded more penalty minutes on Friday (seven) than he has shots on goal (five) in 14 games this season.
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