Austin Watson will be hearing from the NHL Department of Player Safety.
The Senators forward laid a late, high hit on Bruins defenseman Jack Ahcan in the first period of Boston’s 2-0 win against Ottawa on Saturday afternoon.
Ahcan went to play the puck near the Senators’ net, dumped it behind him before catching Watson’s hit to the head. Watson was given a two-minute interference penalty.
Shortly after the game, the DPoS revealed Watson will have a hearing. It’s unclear when it will take place.
Watson was suspended for the first 27 games of the 2018-19 season by the NHL due to “unacceptable off-ice conduct” stemming from a domestic assault incident. He also was suspended in January 2019 for alcohol abuse and was placed into the NHL/NHLPA substance abuse and behavioral health program.
