Sabres Vs. Flyers, Game 1: Ryan Miller Makes 35 Saves In 1-0 Shutout Against Philadelphia

Let’s quickly go over Thursday night’s Game 1 between the Buffalo Sabres and Philadelphia Flyers. Buffalo won the game, 1-0, and now holds a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series.

One team took 36 shot attempts, including 25 on net, four that were blocked and seven that were blocked. The other team took a whopping 74 attempts towards the net, including 35 that were on net, 16 that were blocked and 23 that missed. If you looked at those numbers on a typical night, you’d assume that the second team was the one that came out on top.

Ryan Miller was the hero of the game for the Buffalo Sabres as he made 35 saves in a 1-0 shutout over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.

Buffalo’s only goal came from Patrick Kaleta who scored on a rebound from a Marc-Andre Gragnani shot from just inside the blue line. Sergei Bobrovsky made the initial save but left the rebound in front while Kaleta crashed the crease.