The Vancouver Canucks will be without Brock Boeser, arguably their top sniper, against the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday night while he deals with a groin injury.

Boeser also missed practice on Tuesday. He's been battling the ailment since last Thursday's game against the Winnipeg Jets, head coach Travis Green told reporters on Tuesday, according to Patrick Johnston of The Province.

The 21-year-old is off to a slow start after a sizzling rookie campaign. He's scored just two goals and recorded six points during the Canucks' first nine games of the season.

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Ottawa Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki has been suspended one game for elbowing Boston Bruins defenseman Urho Vaakanainen, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced on Wednesday.

Borowiecki elbowed Vaakanainen, who was playing in just his second career game, on Tuesday during a scrum in front of the Senators' net, and he wasn't given a penalty.

Vaakanainen left the contest and was diagnosed with a concussion.

The suspension means Borowiecki will miss Ottawa's next game on Friday against the Colorado Avalanche.

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Brian Boyle got some great news this week.

The veteran New Jersey Devils forward told NHL.com's Mike Morreale on Wednesday that test results Monday showed his cancer is in remission.

"A test looks for the leukemia cells in your blood and when I was first diagnosed, it was at 75 percent," Boyle said. "At the end of last season, it was at 0.08 percent, and in July I was (at) 0.04 percent. The results showed all zeros on Monday. It's full molecular remission, and I feel really good. It was kind of the way the progression was happening the last few tests. When I told my wife, she was excited and got emotional."

Boyle was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia in September 2017. He was initially told by doctors that it could take up to 18 months before going into full remission, but it took just over 13 months.

The 33-year-old center missed the start of last season while undergoing treatment and returned at the beginning of November, ultimately playing in 69 regular-season games and then five more in the playoffs.

He's suited up for all six of the Devils' regular-season contests so far in 2018-19.

This past June, Boyle was the recipient of the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, which is awarded annually to the player who best exemplifies perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to hockey.

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The New York Rangers placed forward Matt Beleskey on the waiver wire Wednesday, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.

Beleskey suffered a separated shoulder in the preseason and hasn't played a regular-season game with the Rangers in 2018-19.

The 30-year-old is in the penultimate campaign of the five-year, $19-million deal he signed with the Boston Bruins on July 1, 2015.

His cap hit is $3.8 million, but the Rangers are only on the hook for half of that, as the Bruins retained the other half in the trade that sent him, Ryan Spooner, and a first-round pick to New York for Rick Nash in February.

Beleskey's cap hit could be reduced to $875,000 if he clears waivers and is then assigned to the AHL, according to CapFriendly.

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John Tavares' first road game against the New York Islanders will be played at the team's original building.

New York's home game on Feb. 28 against Tavares and the Toronto Maple Leafs - which was originally scheduled for Barclays Center in Brooklyn - will now take place at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long Island.

That means 21 regular-season games will now be played at the older facility in 2018-19 - or more than half of the Islanders' home schedule.

Tavares signed with the Maple Leafs on July 1 after spending nine seasons with New York, including five as the team's captain.

The Coliseum was the Islanders' primary home arena from their inaugural season in 1972-73 until 2014-15.

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Ottawa Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki faces a hearing Wednesday for his hit on Boston Bruins blue-liner Urho Vaakanainen, the NHL's Department of Player of Safety announced.

Borowiecki elbowed Vaakanainen in the face Tuesday night, and the Bruins rearguard was later diagnosed with a concussion.

Vaakanainen was playing the second game of his NHL career. Boston is already without defensemen Torey Krug, Charlie McAvoy, and Kevan Miller.

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