Rangers forward Brandon Prust has a hearing today with the department of player safety for his hit to the head of Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov. After the game, New Jersey Devils head coach Peter DeBoer was not happy with the hit. "Headhunting," DeBoer said. "Plain and simple."
Volchenkov was carrying the puck along the boards and chipped it out
of the zone when Prust landed an elbow to the back of Volchenkov's
helmet in the second period. Volchenkov was down on the ice for almost a
minute afterward, but was able to continue playing. No penalty was
called on the play.
