After a rough start to the season, Montreal Canadiens defenceman Arber Xhekaj has found himself a healthy scratch for two consecutive games.

The New York Rangers’ Jacob Trouba is at the centre of another controversial hit that he laid on Tuesday night — this time on Montreal Canadiens’ defenceman Justin Barron.

The Montreal Canadiens have had better Tuesday nights. Already trailing the New York Rangers 5-2 in the third period, the Canadiens then lost a defenceman after Justin Barron was on the receiving end of a huge hit by Rangers captain Jacob Trouba.

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Juraj Slafkovsky, who signed an eight-year extension with the Canadiens in July, will be out at least a week with an upper-body injury, the team announced Tuesday.