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The Sabres have Ryan Miller to thank for another playoff victory. That, and some timely scoring from guys who have been doing just that all year long.
We missed the game again last night due to strange TV scheduling, but we managed to catch the final 5 or 6 minutes, and Miller looked as great as they were making him sound. He preserved the 3-2 win for the Sabres several times over… just in the final minutes!
The Sabres apparently had fallen behind 2-1 after two great periods of play from the NY Rangers, but the Sabres scored two quick goals in the third to take their first lead of that game. That has been their modus operandi this season. I don’t have the stats here, but it has been quite typical for the Sabres to come back from a 1 or 2 (or more!) goal deficit to grab the victory.
And now, the Sabres have a two-games-to-none lead in the Conference Semifinal. That’s not insurmountable for the Rangers, but Lindy Ruff is 6-0 in series where he has a 2 game lead, including two sweeps. Let’s hope that trend continues.
Next game is tomorrow afternoon at 2pm on NBC! I have felt like we’re watching history this entire season. And the history making continues on Sunday. Don’t miss it! 🙂