Leafs' Kadri to have in-person hearing for Game 2 cross-check

For the second postseason in a row, Toronto Maple Leafs center Nazem Kadri will be hearing from the Department of Player Safety.

The 28-year-old has been offered an in-person hearing, which gives the league the option to suspend him for six games or more.

Kadri caught Boston Bruins forward Jake DeBrusk with a cross-check to the head with around six minutes remaining in the third period of Game 2. He was handed a five-minute major for cross-checking and a 10-minute match penalty.

This is inexcusable from Kadri pic.twitter.com/NQMZU1ychA

- CJ Fogler (@cjzer0) April 14, 2019

DeBrusk didn't play another shift and commented about the hit after the contest.

"It's up to the league to decide, to be honest. I got no comment. I did a series of tests. I'm just hoping they come back negative. It's all kind of a blur, to be honest. From what I remember, it was high. I felt it in my face," DeBrusk said, according to Sportsnet's Luke Fox.

Kadri was not made available to the media following the game.

The center has a long history of supplemental discipline, including a three-game suspension against the Bruins in the 2018 playoffs for boarding forward Tommy Wingels.

Before his ejection, Kadri scored the lone goal in the contest for the Maple Leafs. The Bruins picked up the 4-1 victory to even the best-of-seven series at one game apiece.

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