Kings forward Dustin Brown is facing supplemental discipline for his illegal hit on Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Justin Schultz.
Brown will have a hearing Friday with NHL Player Safety, the department announced on Twitter. Hearings typically result in a fine or a suspension. Brown has a history of suspension, having been suspended two games in 2013 for an illegal elbow to the head of Jason Pominville.
Brown was given a five-minute boarding major and a game misconduct for his third-period hit on Schultz on Thursday. Schultz was on his knees when Brown cross-checked him into the boards. Brown said afterward that he thought Schultz was stumbling on his way down when he hit him and didn’t think it warranted anything more than a two-minute minor penalty.