The NHL’s department of player safety announced Monday that Sam Bennett will have a hearing for boarding Blake Coleman in Game 1 of the first-round playoff series between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning.
The incident occurred near the eight-minute mark in the third period of the Lightning’s 5-4 win over the Panthers.
Bennett slammed a defenceless Coleman into the left-side boards after the Lightning forward made a backhand pass to the other side of the Panthers’ net.
Bennett was assessed two minutes for charging on the play.
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