The NHL Department of Player Safety has announced that Michael Bunting, a forward for the Toronto Maple Leafs, will have a hearing regarding a dangerous hit he made on Erik Cernak of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The incident occurred during Game 1 of the Leafs and Lightning series on Tuesday when the Lightning were leading 7-3. Bunting delivered a hit to Cernak's head. <h2>Lightning Take 1-0 Series Lead</h2> As a result of the hit, Bunting was assessed a five-minute major and game misconduct for checking to the head. He now faces a suspension, and the question remains as to how many games he will be suspended for. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1648496571573731329?t=PZWsHU497dSVWFwt3CpZlw&s=19'> </a></blockquote></div> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/NHLPlayerSafety/status/1648540632082792448?t=PZWsHU497dSVWFwt3CpZlw&s=19'> </a></blockquote></div> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/jackrichrdson/status/1648495902733238272?t=PZWsHU497dSVWFwt3CpZlw&s=19'> </a></blockquote></div> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/domluszczyszyn/status/1648495637938475008?t=PZWsHU497dSVWFwt3CpZlw&s=19'> </a></blockquote></div> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/1648521253869989890?t=PZWsHU497dSVWFwt3CpZlw&s=19'> </a></blockquote></div>