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The Florida Panthers were not home for long, but they hope the stopover was good enough to point themselves in the right direction when they open a four-trip Tuesday night against the surging Buffalo Sabres. After losing twice in a row on the road, the Panthers (12-13-6) returned home to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime Saturday night. Aleksander Barkov, who scored his first NHL hat trick Saturday in the winning goal, warned that the Panthers have not always followed up on good efforts. Continue to Article

December 17, 2018 10:13:pm EST

Alex Ovechkin thought he had a chance to score every time he shot the puck and came away disappointed he finished with just one goal. Ovechkin scored his NHL-leading 29th goal of the season, extended his point streak to a career-best 14 games and had the shootout winner to help the Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Saturday night. The Russian superstar and reigning playoff MVP continued one of the best runs of his career and fell two goals shy of becoming the first player in league history to record a hat trick in three consecutive games. Continue to Article

December 15, 2018 11:01:pm EST

WASHINGTON (AP) -- ��� The Buffalo Sabres have suspended forward Patrick Berglund indefinitely for failing to report to the team. The Sabres announced the suspension Saturday, hours before facing the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals. Berglund missed the past two games with what coach Phil Housley initially called an illness. Continue to Article

December 15, 2018 5:21:pm EST

The Buffalo Sabres have suspended forward Patrik Berglund indefinitely due to failure to report to the team. Berglund missed the Sabres' past two games, reportedly due to illness, and was not expected to be in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Washington Capitals. Buffalo announced prior to the match the Olympic silver medallist has been stood down. Continue to Article

December 15, 2018 11:53:am EST