NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - MARCH 01: Kurtis Gabriel #39 of the New Jersey Devils and Scott Laughton #21 of the Philadelphia Flyers get in a shoving match in the third period on March 01, 2019 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the New Jersey Devils 6-3.

Devils' Gabriel to have hearing for boarding Flyers' Patrick

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New Jersey Devils forward Kurtis Gabriel will have a hearing Saturday for boarding Philadelphia Flyers forward Nolan Patrick on Friday night, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced.

Here's a look at the incident in question:

Gabriel received a five-minute major for boarding on the play.

Patrick left the game momentarily but returned and eventually got revenge on Gabriel.

Devils head coach John Hynes said after the game that he's expecting the league to take a look the latter hit.

"I'm sure it's going to get reviewed ... blindside hit to the head," he told Amanda Stein of the Devils' website.

After adding a roughing minor later in the game, Gabriel recorded more penalty minutes on Friday (seven) than he has shots on goal (five) in 14 games this season.

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