National Sports

WASHINGTON — 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.

VANCOUVER — For years, Josh Leivo fought for a permanent roster spot with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Now the 25-year-old left-winger is playing big minutes with some of the best young athletes in the game — albeit in a Vancouver Canucks uniform.

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands — Calgary's Gilmore Junio was the top Canadian at a long-track speedskating World Cup event on Saturday, earning a 10th-place finish in the men's 500 metres. Junio posted a time of 34.

SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy — Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde won by a large margin in a World Cup downhill Saturday that was marred by a nasty crash involving Swiss skier Marc Gisin.

LONDON — Facing opposition decked out in royal blue for the second week running, Manchester City avoided any surprises this time round.

LONDON — Canadian Jim Long won his first-round game at the William Hill World Darts Championship on Saturday, defeating Northern Ireland's Mickey Mansell 3-1. The 50-year-old from London, Ont.

THAIWOO, China — Canada's Mikael Kingsbury skied to his second victory in as many competitions this season at Saturday's single moguls World Cup event in Thaiwoo, China.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A struggling Trail Blazers bench finally got rolling Friday night, setting a season high for points in a confidence-boosting win over the NBA-leading Toronto Raptors.

Friday's Games NHL Ottawa 4 Detroit 2 Winnipeg 4 Chicago 3 (OT) Edmonton 4 Philadelphia 1 New Jersey 5 Vegas 4 (OT) Pittsburgh 5 Boston 3 Arizona 4 N.Y. Rangers 3 (OT) Washington 6 Carolina 5 (SO) St.

CHICAGO — Mark Scheifele and the Winnipeg Jets just keep rolling along. Another long night was no big deal.