Calgary Flames forward Connor Zary is set to have a hearing Thursday for a hit against Vancouver Canucks defenceman Elias Pettersson, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced.
The incident took place in the first period of Vancouver’s 4-3 shootout win over Calgary on Wednesday night.
The rookie blueliner caught Flames forward Nazem Kadri with an open-ice hit as Kadri was driving into the Canucks’ zone.
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Zary, in immediate response, hit Pettersson high in the side of the head with his elbow and pinned him to the ice.
Zary was given a two-minute interference penalty on the play.
Pettersson played one more shift before leaving the game. The Canucks did not provide any injury details after the game.
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