National Hockey

NEW YORK — The NHL has suspended Montreal Canadiens rookie forward Juraj Slafkovsky two games, boarding Detroit Red Wings forward Matt Luff. The incident occurred in the third period of Montreal's 3-2 shootout win at Detroit on Tuesday.

Edmonton Oilers forward Evander Kane will miss three to four months after being cut on the left wrist by a skate blade. The injury occurred during Edmonton's 3-2 win at Tampa Bay on Tuesday.

Isaiah Meyer-Crothers, the victim of racist bullying by Mitchell Miller, says he hasn't seen proof that the NHL prospect has changed his ways.

New York Rangers (6-5-3, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Detroit Red Wings (7-3-2, second in the Atlantic Division) Detroit; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Ottawa Senators (4-8-0, eighth in the Atlantic Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (9-3-0, first in the Metropolitan Division) Newark, New Jersey; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia Flyers (6-3-2, fourth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (3-9-0, eighth in the Metropolitan Division) Columbus, Ohio; Thursday, 7 p.m.

Nashville Predators (5-6-1, seventh in the Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (6-4-1, third in the Central Division) Denver; Thursday, 9 p.m.

Minnesota Wild (5-5-1, sixth in the Central Division) vs. Anaheim Ducks (4-8-1, seventh in the Pacific Division) Anaheim, California; Wednesday, 10 p.m.

Calgary Flames (5-4-2, fifth in the Pacific Division) vs. Boston Bruins (11-2-0, first in the Atlantic Division) Boston; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Calgary Flames, on a six-game losing streak, play the Boston Bruins.

Vegas Golden Knights (11-2-0, first in the Pacific Division) vs. Buffalo Sabres (7-5-0, sixth in the Atlantic Division) Buffalo, New York; Thursday, 7 p.m.