National Hockey

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Wild left wing Marcus Foligno received a two-game suspension from the NHL on Thursday for kneeing Winnipeg's Adam Lowry at the end of a fight.

VANCOUVER — Cammi Granato has been watching the Vancouver Canucks for years.

BROSSARD, Que. — Martin St. Louis built a Hockey Hall of Fame playing career from proving everybody wrong. As the new Montreal Canadiens interim head coach, St. Louis is back home to do just that all over again.

Craig Berube, the only Stanley Cup-winning coach in St. Louis Blues history, is sticking around to lead a team he thinks can “do some damage.

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Mikael Backlund had a goal and three assists and Jacob Markstrom stopped 28 shots for his NHL-leading eighth shutout as the Calgary Flames beat the Vegas Golden Knights 6-0 on Wednesday night.

Seattle Kraken (15-28-4, eighth in the Pacific) vs. Anaheim Ducks (23-16-9, third in the Pacific) Anaheim, California; Friday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Anaheim hosts Seattle in Western Conference play. The Ducks are 7-2-3 against Pacific opponents.

Winnipeg Jets (19-17-7, sixth in the Central) vs. Dallas Stars (24-18-2, fifth in the Central) Dallas; Friday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Dallas hosts the Winnipeg Jets after Jason Robertson scored two goals in the Stars' 4-3 win over the Predators.

VANCOUVER — Coach Bruce Boudreau hopes his Vancouver Canucks learned something this week. Two nights in a row, the team came out flat, getting massively outplayed in the first period. The difference? The result.

SEATTLE (AP) — Throughout his rookie season, the Arizona Coyotes continue to gather information about promising young goaltender Karel Vejmelka.

DALLAS (AP) — Jason Robertson tipped in shots from John Klingberg twice on the power play, Luke Glendening scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Dallas Stars beat the Nashville Predators 4-3 on Wednesday night.