Marchand offered in-person hearing for roughing, high-sticking Jarry

The NHL's Department of Player Safety offered Brad Marchand an in-person hearing over Zoom to answer for his outburst toward Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry.

The date and time of the hearing haven't been determined. The in-person offer gives the league the option of suspending Marchand for six games or more. He's suspended until the hearing takes place, and his Boston Bruins host the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.

Marchand lost his cool late in Tuesday's loss. After being stopped on a scoring chance in the dying seconds of the third period, the talented agitator punched Jarry in the head, then circled back and jammed his stick into the netminder's mask.

Marchand was assessed a match penalty for intent to injure and a roughing minor. The NHL automatically reviews match penalties.

"Lack of discipline, obviously, on Brad's part in that situation," Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy said after the game, according to The Athletic's Fluto Shinzawa.

He continued, "Brad's a leader on our team. He needs to have control of his emotions in that situation."

Marchand has been suspended seven times in his career, most recently in November for slew-footing Vancouver Canucks defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson.

On top of Marchand likely missing time due to supplemental discipline, the Bruins also lost Patrice Bergeron to injury in the defeat after a collision with Sidney Crosby. There was no update on the captain's status postgame.

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