Ryan Miller’s amazing blocker save on sniper Marian Gaborik, combined with three points from rookie Tyler Ennis, helped the Buffalo Sabres clinch the Northeast Division title in a 5-2 win over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.
The key point in the game came midway through the second period, when Brandon Dubinsky found Gaborik on a cross-ice pass on a two-on-one. Gaborik quickly snapped the puck at a wide-open net, but Miller pushed across the crease and deflected the puck away with his blocker.
“That’s the big part of the game,” Rangers’ head coach John Tortorella said after the game. “We have an open net, Miller makes a great save and then we just have a God awful change and they score their fourth goal.”
Miller finished with 30 saves.
The Rangers were 5-0-1 in their last six games heading into the game with Buffalo, and were looking to ...
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