Islanders’ Maxim Tsyplakov to have hearing for illegal check to the head on Flyers’ Ryan Poehling

Flyers forward Joel Farabee came over to confront Tsyplakov, taking a slashing penalty on the play. Poehling ended up leaving the game after the hit. Teammate Scott Laughton was also fined $5,000 for cross-checking Tsyplakov late in regulation.

Officials reviewed the play to determine if there was a major penalty. However, it was deemed there was no penalty on the play. The Flyers went on to win the game 5-3, extending the team’s point streak to four games.

The hit is bad for a couple of reasons, the big one being that Poehling has a history with concussions. Heading into his rookie season with the Montreal Canadiens in 2019, the former St. Cloud State suffered a concussion in training camp. He’s also had several other upper-body injuries throughout his NHL career.

Tsyplakov has never had any supplemental discipline so far in his NHL career. Granted, the undrafted Russian winger was signed to a one-year contract last May. In 44 games so far this season, the 26-year-old has scored seven goals and 12 assists for 19 points, placing him eighth on the team in scoring.

The Islanders (17-20-7) are last in the Metropolitan Division, eight points behind the Boston Bruins for the last Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference.