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Canadiens forward Anderson suspended 2 games for boarding

Montreal forward Josh Anderson was suspended for two games by the NHL on Sunday for boarding Vegas' Alex Pietrangelo the previous night.

Panthers' Matthew Tkachuk suspended 2 games for high-sticking Kings goaltender

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Canadiens' Josh Anderson was suspended for two games on Sunday for boarding Alex Pietrangelo of the Golden Knights during Montreal's 6-4 loss on Saturday. (Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters)

Montreal forward Josh Anderson was suspended for two games by the NHL on Sunday for boarding Vegas' Alex Pietrangelo the previous night.

The play occurred midway through the third period of the Golden Knights' 6-5 win over the Canadiens on Saturday night when Anderson hit Pietrangelo into the side boards from behind after the defenceman had already given up the puck.

Anderson received a boarding major and game misconduct penalties on the play, resulting in an ejection for the latter.

He will miss the Canadiens' games at Detroit on Tuesday night and against Vancouver on Wednesday.

Tkachuk suspended 2 games

The NHL suspended Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk for two games on Sunday after high-sticking Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick.

Tkachuk poked Quick in the eye in the closing seconds of the Kings' 5-4 home win on Saturday. He drew a two-minute penalty for interference and a 10-minute game misconduct.

It wasn't the first run-in between Tkachuk and Quick. With 2:11 left in the second period, a goal by Tkachuk was disallowed because he made contact with Quick's head.

Tkachuk, 24, leads the Panthers with 17 points (five goals, 12 assists) and 30 penalty minutes through 12 games in his first season with Florida.

With files from Field Level Media

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