Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Dalton Prout will have a hearing for roughing/sucker punching Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning, the NHL's Department of Player Safety has announced.
The incident occurred during a scrum behind the net, and the punch forced Kucherov to make an early exit from Sunday's game.
Will #CBJ's Prout face additional discipline for this sucker punch on #TBL's Kucherov? https://t.co/D1H6d2bhOE pic.twitter.com/JjJM6vWT5d
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The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.
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