Radko Gudas will once again be asked to explain his actions to the NHL's Department of Player Safety.

The Philadelphia Flyers defenseman will face a hearing on Wednesday after slashing Tampa Bay Lightning superstar Nikita Kucherov on Tuesday night, the league announced.

Gudas was assessed a minor penalty for hitting Kucherov in the head with his stick late in the third period of the Lightning's 5-2 victory.

Gudas was suspended 10 games for slashing the Winnipeg Jets' Mathieu Perreault in November 2017.

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