Jets' Lowry suspended 2 games for boarding Flames' Kylington

Winnipeg Jets forward Adam Lowry has been suspended two contests for checking Calgary Flames defenseman Oliver Kylington into the boards during Saturday's contest, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced Monday.

Lowry hit Kylington into the glass from behind just before the end of the second period of the Heritage Classic in Regina, Saskatchewan. The 26-year-old received a two-minute minor on the play.

"Lowry (had) sufficient time to adjust his course to deliver a legal check, minimize the force of this check, or avoid the check completely," the league explained. "Instead, Lowry finishes this check with force, driving Kylington into the glass."

The Jets center is considered a repeat offender under the terms of the CBA; he was suspended two games for high-sticking Nashville Predators forward Filip Forsberg in March.

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