National Hockey

RALEIGH, N.C. — Jordan Staal and Jesper Fast scored a pair of goals early in the third period to help the Carolina Hurricanes take over and beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Thursday night.

NEW YORK — San Jose Sharks forward Joachim Blichfeld was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL on Thursday for an illegal check to the head of Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon.

NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Devils captain Nico Hischier broke his nose and sustained a concussion when he was hit in the shield of his helmet by a shot last weekend.

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin was fined $5,000 by the NHL on Thursday for spearing Boston Bruins rookie Trent Frederic, an amount that is the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement.

HALIFAX — The International Ice Hockey Federation has confirmed the postponement of the women's world hockey championship in Nova Scotia to May 6-16.

Minnesota Wild (12-7-1, fourth in the West Division) vs. Arizona Coyotes (10-9-3, fifth in the West Division) Glendale, Arizona; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: West Division foes Arizona and Minnesota will play.

St. Louis Blues (13-8-2, second in the West Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (9-8-4, sixth in the West Division) Los Angeles; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: St. Louis heads into a matchup against Los Angeles as winners of three consecutive games.

Vegas Golden Knights (14-4-1, first in the West Division) vs. San Jose Sharks (8-10-2, seventh in the West Division) San Jose, California; Friday, 10:30 p.m.

Washington Capitals (13-5-4, first in the East Division) vs. Boston Bruins (12-5-3, third in the East Division) Boston; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Washington will attempt to extend its four-game win streak with a victory over Boston.

Toronto Maple Leafs (18-4-2, first in the North Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (9-15-2, sixth in the North Division) Vancouver, British Columbia; Thursday, 10 p.m.