Sergachev has hearing with DoPS over head hit on Marner

The Tampa Bay Lightning's Mikhail Sergachev has been summoned by the NHL's Department of Player Safety for a hearing. It stems from a hit on Mitch Marner of the Toronto Maple Leafs Thursday night.

Late in the first period, Marner was heading into the offensive zone, and got hooked, slowing him down somewhat. Sergachev would come in from the side and appeared to lift his arm/shoulder while hitting Marner, catching him up high. He would receive two minutes for an illegal check to the head, but it's clear Player Safety feels that wasn't enough. Hearings don't always lead to suspensions, but in the vast majority of cases, they do. Here's the hit in question:

Toronto would go on to win the game 2-1 in overtime. Several of Marner's teammates spoke out against the hit following the game, saying these types of checks need to be punished so they happen less often.

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