ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - JUNE 03: Ivan Barbashev #49 of the St. Louis Blues plays against the Boston Bruins in Game Four of the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Enterprise Center on June 03, 2019 in St Louis, Missouri.

Barbashev to have hearing for head hit on Johansson

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St. Louis Blues forward Ivan Barbashev will have a hearing Friday for a hit to the head of Boston Bruins winger Marcus Johansson during Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final, the Department of Player Safety announced.

The play occurred early in the first period and Barbashev wasn't assessed a penalty. Johansson, who does have a history of concussions, was able to stay in the game.

If Barbashev gets suspended, it will be the second ban on a Blues player in the Cup Final. Forward Oskar Sundqvist was handed one game for a hit from behind on Matt Grzelcyk in Game 2.

The series gets back underway Sunday at 8:00 p.m. ET with the Blues holding a 3-2 edge.

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