Capitals D Dmitry Orlov to have hearing for hit
Washington Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov faces a hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety on Wednesday following his knee-on-knee collision with Winnipeg's Nikolaj Ehlers on Tuesday night.
Ehlers was forced to leave the game, needing help off the ice. No penalty was called on Orlov, drawing the ire of Ehlers and the Jets.
"I'm disappointed," Jets interim head coach Dave Lowry said. "When you lose a player,