According to NHL Player Safety, a Calgary Flames defenseman will face a hearing on Saturday for an illegal check to the head of a Dallas Stars forward.
Calgary’s Nikita Zadorov will have a hearing today for an Illegal Check to the Head on Dallas’ Luke Glendening.
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) May 14, 2022
Zadorov whacked Glendening up high with his elbow in the second period of Friday night’s Game 6, forcing the veteran center to exit the game temporarily with an upper-body injury. After the game, head coach Rick Bowness told reporters that he didn’t know whether Glendening would be ready to play in Game 7 but struggled with a different lower-body issue.
Zadorov was not penalized on the play and played 18:42 in Calgary’s 4-2 defeat. Bowness referred to the strike as a “headshot” after the game.
The two clubs will play Game 7 in Calgary on Sunday night, with the victor advancing to face the Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings series winner, which will be determined Saturday night.
