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Buffalo Sabres: 3 most memorable moments of Ryan Miller’s career

By Sion Fawkes

DALLAS - JANUARY 23: Eastern Conference All-Star goaltender Ryan Miller #30 of the Buffalo Sabres warms up during the 2007 NHL Skills Game at the American Airlines Center on January 23, 2007 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Dave Sandford/Getty Images for NHL)
DALLAS - JANUARY 23: Eastern Conference All-Star goaltender Ryan Miller #30 of the Buffalo Sabres warms up during the 2007 NHL Skills Game at the American Airlines Center on January 23, 2007 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Dave Sandford/Getty Images for NHL) /
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PITTSBURGH, PA – DECEMBER 17: Ryan Miller #30 of the Buffalo Sabres protects the net against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the game at Consol Energy Center on December 17, 2011 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /

The last great playoff moments before the drought – 2011

As you know, the Buffalo Sabres embarked on the longest playoff drought in NHL history. But before that drought, Ryan Miller put on a show during the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Philadelphia Flyers.

The performance occurred on April 14th, 2011 with the Sabres skating into Philadelphia as the (not-so heavy) underdog against the mighty Flyers. But Miller made sure the Sabres started things off with a bang in what became a shutout win for Buffalo.

And he was beyond hot, recording 35 saves while Patrick Kaleta snuck one in to put and keep the Sabres on top, 1-0. And if that wasn’t enough, Miller once again kept the Flyers from finding twine in Game 4, which allowed the Sabres to tie the series at 2-2. In that game, he tallied 32 saves en route to yet another 1-0 win.

The Sabres unfortunately lost that series four games to three. But Miller’s multiple shutouts in multiple goaltender duels made this playoff series one for the ages.

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