The Buffalo Sabres say Victor Antipin suffered a concussion and a broken nose when he was boarded during Saturday night’s game against the Nashville Predators.

The Sabres say Antipin also suffered cuts to his face and dental injuries when he was hit by Predators forward Scott Hartnell behind the Buffalo net. Antipin was strapped to a backboard and taken off the ice on a stretcher. He was hospitalized briefly. Hartnell was given a 5-minute major and a game misconduct for the hit.

The Sabres say Antipin will be out indefinitely. He was to fly with the team later Sunday to Toronto Jason Pominville Jersey Kids , where the Sabres face the Maple Leafs on Monday.

Antipin was skating in his 47th NHL game after reaching the NHL this season.

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Jonathan Allen knows Daron Payne can play through pain, but is glad his former Alabama teammate doesn't have to with the Washington Redskins.

Payne injured his left ankle when he was stepped on in practice, and coach Jay Gruden said the first-round pick is expected to miss two to three weeks. This is the second consecutive year the Redskins have had a defensive lineman they drafted in the first round from Alabama go down with a foot injury after Allen had his rookie season cut short five games in because of a Lisfranc sprain.

"I feel like it's going to be tough for him mentally just because he's still 'Bama-nized' and he still thinks he has to push through everything," Allen said Saturday. "But at the same time I'm like, 'Payne, we've got to get you ready for the opening game Brock McGinn Jersey Kids , so just take it day-by-day, work your butt off and do what you've got to do to get back.'"

Payne shrugged off questions after practice Friday when he got rolled up on but wasn't on the field 24 hours later and wearing a walking boot. Gruden said Payne would be in the boot for about a week and downplayed the injury's effect on the 13th overall pick 's acclimation process to the NFL.

"He's in great shape," Gruden said. "He's big, strong, physical. He'll probably get stronger in his two weeks working out. He's in great shape, so it's not a big deal. He's already very smart Johnny Gaudreau Jersey Kids , knows the defense, so he's in great shape."

It's still not a great development for the Redskins, who easily could plug in Payne as their starting nose tackle when the season begins. But because he and Payne no longer play at Alabama where players are counted on to gut out injuries, Allen isn't worried about the missed time stunting Payne's development.

"He's definitely going to try to rush it back, try to get out there as quickly as possible, but he's going to be fine Joe Thornton Jersey ," Allen said. "Trust me. I have no doubt in my mind."

The two-to-three-week timeframe means Payne will likely miss the preseason opener Aug. 9 at the New England Patriots and possibly the second exhibition game Aug. 16 against the New York Jets. Washington still has good depth on the defensive line with Allen, Ziggy Hood, Anthony Lanier, Matt Ioannidis and Phil Taylor, and the injuries to Payne and Stacy McGee (core muscle surgery) open the door for fifth-round pick Tim Settle to show what he can do and earn a spot in the rotation.

"That means there's more reps," Settle said. "I just want to show them that I can ball and I can hang in there with everybody else."

NOTES: A team spokesman clarified CB Orlando Scandrick was given the day off as a veteran and did not have back spasms. The confusion stemmed from LB Ryan Anderson missing practice with back spasms. Anderson's given name is actually Orlando. ... WR Josh Doctson said there was nothing to an Achilles tendon MRI he had before camp Davon House Jersey , calling it a "tuneup." The 2016 first-round pick has been bothered by Achilles tendon soreness off and on through his first two seasons.

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