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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres have suspended forward Patrick Berglund indefinitely for failing to report to the team.The Sabres announced the suspension Saturday Womens Mark Scheifele Jersey , 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.“From my knowledge talking to the medical staff, he was ill, so we handled it that way,” Housley said. “Obviously it developed into something different, and (general manager Jason Botterill) and the management are handling that.”The 30-year-old Swede has two goals and two assists in 23 games this season. He was a healthy scratch earlier this season and missed five games with an upper-body injury.Asked about Berglund not being “all in” with the rest of the team Mathieu Perreault Jersey , Housley declined comment. The second-year coach preferred to talk about the players still with the Sabres.“We’re going to focus on the guys in that locker room,” Housley said. “We do have some depth. … We feel really good about our club.”An email sent to Berglund’s agent, Peter Wallen, was not immediately returned.Buffalo acquired Berglund from St. Louis in the offseason as part of a four-player trade that sent center Ryan O’Reilly to the Blues. Berglund, who played the first 10 seasons of his career with St. Louis Nikolaj Ehlers Jersey , has three years remaining on his contract at a salary-cap hit of $3.85 million.Berglund has 170 goals and 156 assists for 326 points in 717 regular-season games with the Blues and Sabres. WASHINGTON (AP) — With an assist on Tuesday night, Alex Ovechkin passed Sergei Fedorov as the top-scoring Russian player in NHL history.The Washington Capitals captain picked up his 1,180th point on T.J. Oshie’s goal that opened the scoring in a 3-2 victory against the Vancouver Canucks. Ovechkin broke the record in his 1,055th game, 193 games fewer than Fedorov played.“It’s history http://www.jetsshoppro.com/authentic-patrik-laine-jersey , and I passed all those legends,” Ovechkin said. “It’s pretty big and I appreciate everybody who do all work with me, my teammates, and it’s huge. When you start playing hockey and you came to the NHL, you just have a dream to score one goal or two and now I’m No. 1 on the all-time Russian list.”Ovechkin and Fedorov played together with the Capitals in 2008 and 2009 and remain friends. Ovechkin said he spoke with Fedorov and is sure the Hockey Hall of Famer is happy he passed him for this record.“I knew eventually it’s going to come Brian Gibbons Jersey Womens , but it’s pretty big,” Ovechkin said. “It’s pretty huge. To be No. 1 on the all-time list, it’s nice.”The 33-year-old from Moscow leads the NHL with 37 goals and paces the Capitals with 58 points. He’s coming off winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP as he led Washington to its first Stanley Cup in franchise history.Ovechkin long ago passed Fedorov for the most goals among Russian-born players. He has 644 goals and 536 assists in his NHL career.“We’re so fortunate to have him here in Washington,” coach Todd Reirden said. “You take for granted what a special, special player he is Jaroslav Halak Jersey Womens , not even just here in Washington, but for the whole National Hockey League and how he’s really been that second tier, maybe third tier of Russian players that have come over and now they just continue to turn out players.”