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Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher will have a phone hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety on Friday for an illegal check to the head of New York Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech.
The league can suspend Gallagher a maximum of five games because the player is being offered a phone hearing, as opposed to an in-person hearing.
Gallagher was assessed a match penalty at 11:52 of the third period in the Canadiens' 4-3 victory over the visiting Islanders Thursday after he delivered an elbow to the head of Pelech well after Pelech distributed the puck in the neutral zone.