With the playoff Game 3 already out of hand in the third period, Philadelphia Flyers right-winger Pierre-Edouard Bellemare laid out Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov with a nasty from-behind hit that sent his head crashing into the boards.
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Orlov was able to return to the bench under his own power, but the bad news is just beginning for Bellemare.
Philadelphia's Pierre-Edouard Bellemare will have a hearing today for checking from behind on Washington's Dmitry Orlov.
— NHL Player Safety (@NHLPlayerSafety) April 19, 2016
The Capitals hold a decisive 3-0 series lead over the Flyers.
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