Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand will have a phone hearing Friday with the NHL's Department of Player Safety, the league's disciplinary arm announced Friday morning.
The league is reviewing Marchand's slew-foot on New York Rangers forward Derick Brassard during the Bruins' 3-0 shutout win over the Rangers on Thursday night. There was no penalty on the play.
After the game, Brassard made it known he was not happy with Marchand's actions.
"You go to the corner with him and you go shoulder to shoulder, but he brings his leg in the back, and I felt like I had a slew-foot there," Brassard said. "I don't want to find any excuses about it, I don't want to be a crybaby or anything, but it could've been dangerous, and it could be a game-changer. It could've been a 5-on-3 and probably could be back in the game, but the referees said it was a clean hit.
"The way I fell on the ice, I maybe could've missed the rest of the season if I hurt my knee there, but luckily enough there. Marchand's a pretty good player, he's feisty, competes hard, but those kind of things, we don't want that in our game."
Marchand was suspended for five games back in 2012 for a dangerous hit on Sami Salo.
Because he will have a phone hearing, rather than an in-person hearing, his suspension cannot exceed five games, per the terms of the current collective bargaining agreement.
ESPN.com's Joe McDonald contributed to this report.