Devils lose to Senators: 6 observations | Suspension coming for Alex Burrows' attack on Taylor Hall?

Loss aside, the biggest moment of the night came in the second when Burrows went after Hall following a check by the Devils forward. 

Hall delivered a big hit to Burrows along the left wall in the Senators' zone, and Burrows immediately began retaliate. He landed a cross check on Hall before being separated while the play ended. He then went after Hall again, taking him down to the ice while landing punches and a few knees to the head. 

"I thought it was a clean hit," Hall told media after the game. "He was losing his mind and I think he kneed me in the back of the head at one point."

Burrows was hit with a second minor following the post-play altercation, and he went to the penalty box for four minutes for cross checking and roughing. Hall scored his 19th goal of the season on the ensuing power play to bring the Devils within 4-2.

Burrows has been suspended once in his NHL career, when he received a three-game ban for an illegal check to the head of Montreal Canadiens defenseman Alexei Emelin during a game on Oct. 30, 2014. Burrows was a member of the Vancouver Canucks at the time.

Burrows reportedly has a hearing already lined up with NHL Player Safety.

If Burrows does have a hearing, over the phone or in person, it will likely take place on Wednesday. An in-person hearing is generally more serious, since a player can be suspended a maximum of five games during a phone hearing. In-person hearings have no cap.

"Four-minute penalty, that’s not called for to do that," Devils coach John Hynes said of Burrows. "He is what he is."