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No hearings scheduled after hits by Boyle, Hickey in Game 3

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Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brian Boyle will not face a hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety after a hit levied on Thomas Hickey of the New York Islanders moments prior to scoring an overtime game winner in Tuesday's Game 3.

Hickey, who laid a thunderous hit on Jonathan Drouin earlier in the game, will also not face a hearing.

Here's a look at the two hits in question, beginning with Boyle on Hickey, which Islanders head coach Jack Capuano called "a direct shot to the head":

And here's Hickey on Drouin:

Drouin was able to return to the game and set up a late, tying goal, while no update was given on Hickey by Capuano on Wednesday.

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