On Thursday night, Brendan Gallagher landed a vicious hit on Adam Pelech during a game between the Canadiens and the Islanders. The NHL Department of Player Safety officially reached a verdict concerning the veteran. <h2>NHL Reaches a Verdict For Gallagher's Dirty Hit on Pelech</h2> <div align='center' style='padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px;'><img src='https://i.marqueur.com/habsetlnh/i/photo/368517.webp' width='100%' border='0' alt='image' loading='lazy' defer /></div> If you missed it, Gallagher was skating by Pelech and raised his elbow at the last second to hit Pelech to the head. Here's how it went down: <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/RTaub_/status/1750707051745988609'> </a></blockquote></div> A few minutes ago, the NHL finally reached a verdict. They officially announced that Gallagher will serve a five game suspension. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/nhlplayersafety/status/1751010364462891312?s=46&t=o-Q0QckAboRGrsPBT1vFrQ'> </a></blockquote></div> Do you agree with the NHL's decision?