McAvoy to have hearing for hit on Anderson
Charlie McAvoy will answer for his actions, as the Boston Bruins defenseman will have a hearing for his hit on Columbus Blue Jackets forward Josh Anderson in Game 6, the Department of Player Safety announced Tuesday.
Charlie McAvoy gets two minutes for an illegal check to the head on Josh Anderson.
- Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) May 7, 2019
Woah.
DOPS will also take a look at that. pic.twitter.com/nhuuiHGhXL
McAvoy was assessed a two-minute minor for an illegal check to the head, avoiding a possible match penalty.
Boston won Game 6 on Monday to advance to the conference finals, with McAvoy logging the second-most ice time on the Bruins at 24:42. He said postgame that the check was a "hockey play."
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