Nashville Predators forward Viktor Arvidsson will be sidelined 4-6 weeks after being cross-checked by St. Louis Blues defenseman Robert Bortuzzo during Saturday's contest, the team announced Sunday.

Arvidsson played one more shift after the incident before exiting the game.

Bortuzzo received a two-minute minor penalty for cross-checking on the play and was scheduled for a hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety on Sunday.

Arvidsson has been a key contributor throughout his tenure with the Predators, and he's led the club in goals over the last three campaigns.

The 26-year-old Swede has tallied six goals and 15 points in 22 contests this season.

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Toronto Maple Leafs forward Alex Kerfoot will have a hearing with the NHL's Department of Player Safety on Monday.

The incident occurred in the second period of Saturday's contest. Johnson remained in the game and Kerfoot was handed a two-minute minor for boarding.

The 25-year-old Kerfoot has appeared in 179 career NHL contests and has never faced supplemental discipline.

He was playing against his former team, as the Leafs acquired the 5-foot-10 pivot as part of the July deal that sent forward Nazem Kadri to Colorado.

In 22 games with the Leafs this season, Kerfoot has contributed five goals and eight points.

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Calgary Flames defenseman T.J. Brodie skated with the team on Sunday for the first time since collapsing during practice on Nov. 14.

Brodie, who has missed the club's last five games, is listed as a game-time decision for Monday's tilt with the Pittsburgh Penguins, according to Sportsnet's Ryan Leslie.

The 29-year-old was immediately taken to the hospital following the incident. He was discharged later that day and has been recovering at home since. Flames doctor Ian Auld said Brodie's episode is likely related to fainting as opposed to a brain issue.

Brodie (black jersey) looked comfortable as he took part in drills during the optional skate.

The 6-foot-1 rearguard has contributed eight assists through 21 games this season while logging an average of 19:13 of ice time per game.

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St. Louis Blues defenseman Robert Bortuzzo will face a hearing for cross-checking Nashville Predators forward Viktor Arvidsson on Saturday, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced.

Arvidsson departed the game with a lower-body injury and did not return. Bortuzzo received a two-minute minor for cross-checking on the play.

Bortuzzo has two prior suspensions in his career. In 2014, he was suspended two games for interfering with Jaromir Jagr, and in preseason last year, he was banned three games for elbowing Michal Kempny.

Arvidsson has averaged over 30 goals per season since 2016-17 and entered Saturday with 14 points in 21 games this campaign.

Bortuzzo, a stay-at-home blue-liner, has an assist in 11 games this year.

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St. Louis Blues defenseman Robert Bortuzzo will face a hearing for cross-checking Nashville Predators forward Viktor Arvidsson on Saturday, the NHL's Department of Player Safety announced.

Arvidsson departed the game with a lower-body injury and did not return. Bortuzzo received a two-minute minor for cross-checking on the play.

Bortuzzo has two prior suspensions in his career. In 2014, he was suspended two games for interfering with Jaromir Jagr, and in preseason last year, he was banned three games for elbowing Michal Kempny.

Arvidsson has averaged over 30 goals per season since 2016-17 and entered Saturday with 14 points in 21 games this campaign.

Bortuzzo, a stay-at-home blue-liner, has an assist in 11 games this year.

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The Montreal Canadiens looked to be in cruise control on Saturday night.

After Shea Weber's early second-period goal, the Habs had a 4-0 lead against a rebuilding New York Rangers squad that had been blown out by the Ottawa Senators the night before. It looked to be in the bag.

Then the lead evaporated.

The Rangers scored three straight goals over a three-minute stretch in the middle frame to pull within one. After Artturi Lehkonen's third-period marker restored a two-goal lead, it seemed like the Habs had woken up. However, New York scored three unanswered goals to walk away with a 6-5 win in regulation.

Predictably, head coach Claude Julien was not happy postgame.

"Offensively, we're still a good team. But we have to figure it out defensively," Julien said in French, as translated by Sportsnet's Eric Engels. "We're not hard enough, we're not killing plays, and our backcheck wasn't good at all tonight.

"We played against a hungry team, even if they played last night, which is another reason this was unacceptable. After three games without a win, we should have been hungry to the point of not allowing these things from happening. So, it's unacceptable and we'll take control of this, we'll correct this situation."

The Canadiens outshot the Rangers but allowed 15 high-danger scoring chances while only generating 11 of their own, according to Natural Stat Trick.

"Our play without the puck killed us," Julien added, according to TSN's John Lu.

The Habs have now lost four straight games after scoring the opening goal in three of those contests, falling to 11-7-5 on the season.

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Washington Capitals star Nicklas Backstrom is taking matters into his own hands when it comes to his contract negotiations.

"I'm told ... that he has begun talks with the Capitals without an agent," Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman said on the latest edition of "Saturday Headlines."

Backstrom, a pending unrestricted free agent, is in the final campaign of a 10-year, $67-million pact he inked with the Capitals in 2010.

The talented center - who turned 32 on Saturday - ranks second on Washington's all-time points list, first on the club's career assists list, fourth in goals, and fifth in games played.

He's racked up 18 points in 23 contests this season, and he's amassed 891 points in 918 career games.

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