Jets' Lowry to have hearing for high-sticking Predators' Forsberg
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Winnipeg Jets forward Adam Lowry will have a hearing Saturday for high-sticking/slashing Nashville Predators forward Filip Forsberg on Friday night, the Department of Player Safety announced.
Here's a look at the incident in question:
OK NOT COOL 😡 pic.twitter.com/99TTdnfbfq
— FOX Sports Tennessee (@PredsOnFSTN) March 2, 2019
Lowry received a two-minute minor for high-sticking on the play.
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin was suspended one game earlier this month for a similar incident, though he never made contact with the opponent's head.
Philadephia Flyers defenseman Radko Gudas received a two-game suspension for a high stick on Nikita Kucherov earlier this season.
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