Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin to have disciplinary hearing with NHL

Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin is scheduled to have a disciplinary hearing with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety on Monday evening in regards to a cross check he delivered to the face of Nashville Predators defenseman Mark Borowiecki on Sunday.

The league announced the hearing via Twitter on Monday morning.

During the Penguins’ 3-2 home overtime win against the Predators on Sunday, as the second intermission began, Malkin and Borowiecki were engaged in a physical battle near the Predators net. Malkin slashed Borowiecki’s stick out of his hands, then cross-checked him in the mouth. Borowiecki appeared to lose teeth as a result of the attack and did not return to the game.

On-ice officials issued a double minor to Malkin for high sticking, and Borowiecki received a minor for slashing.

Malkin has little history in the way of supplemental discipline with the NHL as he has been fined two times and suspended once throughout his 16-year career.

His most recent infraction leading to supplemental discipline came with a high-sticking incident with former Ottawa Senators forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau that led to a $5,000 fine Dec. 31, 2019.

Malkin’s only career suspension (one game) came Feb. 11, 2019. During a 4-1 road win against the Philadelphia Flyers, he received a match penalty for swinging his stick at the head of former Flyers forward Michael Raffl. Match penalties come with an automatic suspension pending review from the league.

Notes: Penguins reserve forwards Anthony Angello and Radim Zohorna were assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. … The Penguins had a scheduled day off Monday.

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