The NHL's Department of Player Safety will hold a hearing with Lightning defenceman Mikael Sergachev for his hit to the head on Leafs winger Mitch Marner.
While in a footrace for a rolling puck near the Lightning zone, Marner was hooked by Tampa defender Victor Hedman, knocking him off balance. As Marner tried to coral the puck, Sergachev skated into the play in an apparent attempt to cut him off from the puck. Instead of blocking Marner's path, Sergachev delivered a high hit that made contact with the Maple Leafs winger's head, forcing it to snap back."I didn't like it at all," captain John Tavares said.
Marner said Sergachev tapped him on the shin pads and apologized for the hit in the second period, though he elected not to weigh in on whether or not it was a suspension-worthy play, saying he hadn't seen it again yet to know exactly what happened.:
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