Arizona Coyotes winger Jason Zucker will have a hearing for boarding/interference on Florida Panthers forward Nick Cousins, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced Wednesday.

Zucker was ejected from Tuesday's game for the play. He was taking exception to Cousins hitting his Coyotes teammate Juuso Valimaki while Valimaki was on his knees and defenseless, and Zucker plastered Cousins into the boards from behind. Panthers blue-liner Gustav Forsling then fought Zucker.

Cousins was not penalized for his hit on Valimaki and the league did not announce any hearing for the Panthers forward.

Zucker has never been fined or suspended in his 13-year NHL career.

The incident occurred in the final minute of the second period. Cousins only played one shift in the third period.

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