Oilers' Nurse to have hearing for being aggressor in fight with Sharks' Polak

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse will have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety after an incident involving Roman Polak of the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.

The hearing falls under Rule 46.2, which would judge Nurse to be the aggressor in a fight with Polak after the Shark had leveled a hit on Oilers forward Matt Hendricks a couple minutes earlier.

Nurse was assessed a five-minute major for fighting and a roughing minor at the time of the incident.

The hearing will take place Thursday.