Wild top Golden Knights

Eric Staal had two goals and an assist as the host Minnesota Wild defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 5-2 on Friday night.

Charlie Coyle, Tyler Ennis and Jared Spurgeon also scored, Jonas Brodin had three assists and Matt Dumba added two to help Minnesota win its second straight since the All-Star break. Devan Dubnyk stopped 22 shots.

Eric Haula had a goal and an assist, Nate Schmidt also scored, and Colin Miller added two assists for Vegas, which remained a point behind Tampa Bay for the best record in the league. Malcolm Subban made 30 saves.

The Wild carried the pace of play from the start, outshooting the Golden Knights 19-8 in the first period while taking a 2-0 lead. Penguins 7, Capitals 4: Phil Kessel and Evgeni Malkin each scored two goals as host Pittsburgh won its fourth in a row. Sidney Crosby had two assists for the Penguins to push his scoring streak to 11 games, the league’s longest active run. Red Wings 4, Hurricanes 1: Darren Helm had a goal and two assists and Petr Mrazek stopped 36 shots as visiting Detroit won its second straight after dropping six of eight. Briefly: Rangers forward Pavel Buchnevich, second on the team with 32 points, will be sidelined indefinitely with a concussion suffered Thursday, the New York Post reported. He was injured when he took an elbow to the jaw from the Maple Leafs’ Jake Gardiner in the second period . ... Sabres forward Johan Larsson was suspended two games for cross-checking the Panthers’ Vincent Trocheck on Thursday.