Flames pay price with 2 suspensions

Flames defenseman Mark Giordano was suspended for two games by NHL on Friday night for kneeing, and forward Ryan Lomberg was suspended for a game and head coach Bill Peters fined $10,000.

Giordano, the Flames’ captain, was assessed a tripping penalty after kneeing the Wild’s Mikko Koivu on Thursday night in the third period of the Flames’ 2-0 home victory.

Late in the game, Lomberg went after Matt Dumba after the Wild defenseman steamrolled Flames center Mikael Backlund. Instigating in the final five minutes resulted in Lomberg’s automatic suspension and Peters’ fine.

Jake Allen made 26 saves and recorded his first shutout of the season as the Blues defeated the Jets 1-0. Alex Steen scored for the Blues during a second-period power play. Connor Hellebuyck made 25 saves for the Jets, who had their season-long four-game winning streak snapped . ... Miro Heiskanen and Brett Ritchie scored in the third period as the Stars beat the Sharks 3-2 for their fourth consecutive victory. Ben Bishop made 41 saves.

AP