Lightning's Kucherov to face hearing over hit

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As if trying to climb out of an 0-2 hole weren't already difficult enough, the Tampa Bay Lightning may be forced to try to save their season without the NHL's leading scorer. Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov will have a hearing Saturday with the NHL's department of player safety to discuss his hit on Columbus defenseman Markus Nutivaara during Tampa Bay's 5-1 home loss on Friday. The incident occurred with 4:26 remaining in the game and the score already 5-1, with Kucherov drawing a minor penalty for tripping, a major penalty for boarding and a game misconduct.

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