LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 11: (L-R) Erik Haula #56 and Tomas Tatar #90 of the Vegas Golden Knights and Drew Doughty #8 of the Los Angeles Kings fight for the puck in the second period of Game One of the Western Conference First Round at T-Mobile Arena on April 11, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Doughty to have hearing for high hit on Carrier

Sean O'Leary
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Los Angeles Kings defenseman Drew Doughty will have a hearing for an illegal check to the head of Vegas Golden Knights forward William Carrier, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced Thursday.

Here's the play in question, which occurred in Wednesday's Game 1:

Carrier left the game and didn't return, as the Golden Knights captured a 1-0 win in their first playoff contest in franchise history.

Any potential supplemental discipline to Doughty would be a huge blow for the Kings, as the All-Star blue-liner logged over 28 minutes in the loss.

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