NEW YORK — NHL leading goal scorer Auston Matthews will miss the Toronto Maple Leafs’ next two games after being suspended for cross-checking Buffalo’s Rasmus Dahlin in the neck.

Matthews retaliated against Dahlin by shoving his stick upward into the Sabres defenseman’s neck late in the Heritage Classic outdoor game Sunday. Buffalo won 5-2 to hand Toronto a fourth loss in six games despite Matthews scoring his 45th goal of the season.

The 24-year-old from Scottsdale, Arizona, will forfeit $116,403 in salary as part of the suspension, which the NHL’s department of player safety announced Monday. Matthews will miss Toronto’s upcoming games against Dallas on Tuesday and Carolina on Thursday.

Matthews and Dahlin were each given a two-minute minor penalty for cross-checking in the aftermath of the incident that happened with 5:05 left. This is the first suspension of any kind for Matthews in his NHL career.

TRADE: The Anaheim Ducks traded veteran defenseman Josh Manson to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for defense prospect Drew Helleson and a second-round pick in the 2023 draft.

CAPITALS: Center Lars Eller has tested positive for the coronavirus and is in isolation in Vancouver. The positive test popped up during routine cross-border testing after the Capitals’ three-game trip through western Canada.

It was unclear as of Monday afternoon how long Eller has to isolate in Canada before he can return to the United States. Eller scored the winner in the Capitals’ 4-3 overtime win against Vancouver Friday night.  The Capitals’ next game is Tuesday against the New York Islanders at Capital One Arena.

This is Eller’s second stint on the NHL’s coronavirus list this season. Eller missed six games after he tested positive in mid-November. Eller had traveled with Washington for the team’s four-game West Coast trip but a positive test kept him isolated in Anaheim, Calif., for 10 days.

MONDAY’S GAME

COYOTES 5, SENATORS 3: Lawson Crouse scored three goals as Arizona won at Ottawa for its fifth win in six games.

Josh Norris had two goals for the Senators.