NEW YORK -- The Rangers made Patrick Kaleta and his Buffalo Sabres pay for the nasty hit he delivered on Brad Richards during New York's 3-2 shootout win at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night.

And although Richards returned to the game after being sent face-first into the boards in the third period, tempers still were flaring after the game for the push from behind that sent the veteran center to the ice, writhing in pain.

Kaleta will have a phone hearing at 3 p.m. Monday with the NHL's Department of Player Safety over the hit on Richards, a source confirmed to ESPNNewYork.com on Monday.

"It's probably one of the most dangerous hits I've ever seen," Rangers coach John Tortorella said after the game. "It's ridiculous."