Penguins' Letang to have hearing for hit on Capitals' Johansson
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang will have a hearing for interference on Washington Capitals forward Marcus Johansson in Game 3, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced Tuesday.
Related: Watch: Capitals' Johansson helped off ice after late hit by Letang
The hit in question came in the the first period when Letang caught Johansson with a high hit even though the Capitals forward had already passed the puck.
Letang appeared to make contact with Johansson's head. The hit has the Capitals calling for similar discipline to Brooks Orpik's three-game suspension for a high hit on Penguins defenseman Olli Maatta in Game 2.
Luckily for the Capitals, Johansson didn't seem to suffer any serious injuries as he returned to play the rest of the game.
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