Carcillo gets in-person hearing for cross-check

Mathieu Perreault went down in a heap and exited the game after Blackhawks agitator Daniel Carcillo unexpectedly cross-checked him.

Daniel Carcillo will have an in-person hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety for cross-checking the Winnipeg Jets’ Mathieu Perreault.

The Blackhawks forward caught Perreault with a cross-check in the arm near the end of the second period of Chicago’s 4-2 loss to Winnipeg on Friday. Perreault didn’t return to play.

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Sportnet’s Damien Cox reported Saturday that Perrault’s injury is believed to be a torn elbow ligament. Jets coach Paul Maurice called the check “vicious.”

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