Canadiens rookie Michael Pezzetta to have hearing with DoPS
The National Hockey League's Department of Player Safety announced on Sunday that Montreal Canadiens rookie forward Michael Pezzetta will have a hearing on Monday for an illegal check to the head of Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie.
Montreal's Michael Pezzetta will have a hearing tomorrow for an Illegal Check to the Head on Washington's T.J. Oshie.— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) April 17, 2022
The incident occurred late in the third period during Saturday night's contest between the Canadiens and Capitals. Pezzetta went to make a late hit along the boards on Oshie and he catches the Capitals forward in the head with his shoulder. Pezzetta was given a two-minute minor for an illegal check to the head on the play.
Pezzetta, 24, has appeared in 47 games this season for the Canadiens, tallying eight points (five goals, three assists), 74 penalty minutes, and is a minus-eight.
Michael Pezzetta might get something from the league on this. pic.twitter.com/dMLmyjUI7z— Matt Drake (@DrakeMT) April 17, 2022
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Mitch Marner | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Logan Cooley | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| William Nylander | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jack McBain | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Dylan Guenther | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Michael Kesselring | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Fraser Minten | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mikhail Sergachev | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Chris Tanev | - | 1 | 1 | |
| John Tavares | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Simon Benoit | - | - | - | |
| Nick Bjugstad | - | - | - | |
| Michael Carcone | - | - | - | |
| Ian Cole | - | - | - | |
| Lawson Crouse | - | - | - | |
| Connor Dewar | - | - | - | |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | - | - | - | |
| Nikita Grebenkin | - | - | - | |
| Barrett Hayton | - | - | - | |
| Pontus Holmberg | - | - | - | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 21 | 17 | 4 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
Devils | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | |
Hurricanes | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | |
Golden Knights | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
Flames | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||