Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Emil Lilleberg is set to have a hearing with the NHL’s Department of Player Safety following his hit on Detroit’s J.T. Compher in the Lightning’s 2-0 loss to the Red Wings on Saturday night.
See the hit at the 7:24 mark in the video below.
As you can see, the puck is nowhere near Compher when Lilleberg makes the hit. It also appears that the Tampa Bay defenseman is looking to initiate contact as he looks directly at Compher the entire time and has to be aware that the puck has been played out to the boards.