He will face a phone hearing on Tuesday for his hit that injured Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki.
Borowiecki lost his balance skating away from Westgarth and slid into the boards during the first period. Westgarth pursued the puck, but hit the defenseman from behind as he tried to stand up. Borowiecki did not return to the game and the Senators announced on Twitter that he had a stiff neck, which is not an injury but stiff necks makes it very hard to turn your head.
The league announced it will be based on the boarding rule. I'm not as familiar with the boarding rule as I am with head shots, but in my estimation, boarding rules usually get between two to five games. My best guess is three or four. Boarding is a very serious injury. Dan Boyle was hit into the boards by Maxim Lapierre when he was injured in that Sharks-Blues game and Lapierre got five games for it. So it is possible that perhaps Westgarth could suffer the same consequences but Borowiecki was not seriously injured on the play as Boyle was, so that's why I believe he will get between three or four games for this.
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