Washington Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik will have a hearing Sunday for his hit on Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Olli Maatta, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced.
The hit occurred during the first period of Game 2 of the Capitals' second-round series against the Penguins on Saturday. Orpik received a two-minute minor for interference, but Maatta was forced to leave the game with an upper-body injury.
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Orpik appeared to make contact with Maatta's head with the hit, well after the Penguins blue-liner took a shot at Capitals goalie Braden Holtby. According to ESPN's Pierre LeBrun, Orpik told head coach Barry Trotz that he "thought the puck was going to be there" when he made the hit.
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