SAN JOSE -- Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson will have a hearing Sunday with the NHL’s department of player safety following his second-period hit that caused Los Angeles Kings winger Austin Wagner to leave Saturday afternoon’s game.
San Jose’s Erik Karlsson will have a hearing tomorrow for an illegal check to the head on Los Angeles’ Austin Wagner.
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) December 23, 2018
With 17:25 remaining in the second period of San Jose’s 3-2 overtime loss to Los Angeles, Wagner received a pass and broke out of his own zone.