Flyers' Pierre-Edouard Bellemare to have hearing over hit on Capitals' Dmitry Orlov

"The Neutral Zone" Staff Report

Philadelphia Flyers forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare will have a phone hearing with the NHL's department of player safety on Tuesday.

The hearing is for Bellemare hitting Capitals' defenseman Dmitry Orlov during Game 3 of the teams' Eastern Conference first-round series on Monday.

For the hit, Bellemare was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct at 12:17 in the third period.

UPDATE (4/20/2016): Bellemare has been suspended one game for the hit.