Jon Cooper gives an update on Brandon Hagel's status after brutal hit from Aaron Ekblad

UPDATE: Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel has been ruled out for Game 5 after taking an elbow to the head from Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad.

Meanwhile, Ekblad has an appointment with NHL Player Safety where it's expected he'll receive a suspension.

Read below for our earlier report on this developing story.

This just in, NHL Player Safety has scheduled a hearing with Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad following his illegal check to the head of Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel last night.

And here is the hit in question:

Hagel did not return to action.

Ekblad, of course, recently served a massive 20 game suspension for using banned performance enhancing drugs. Obviously his previous suspension had nothing to do with the nature of last night's incident, but it's worth noting that NHL Player Safety does take prior infractions into account when determining penalties.

So...

How many games?