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Sabres Miller shuts out NHLleading Capitals LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizeBUFFALO NY Ryan Miller didnt want to take all the credit for shutting down Alex Ovechkin and the highoctane Washington CapitalsMiller made 35 saves for his 16th career shutout Nathan Gerbe scored his first NHL goal and the Buffalo Sabres halted Washingtons sixgame winning streak with a 30 victory over the leagueleading Capitals on Wednesday nightOvechkin the leagues secondhighest goal scorer with 20 was held without a point for only the fifth time in 23 games The Capitals (1966) were shut out for the first time this season and the first time since a 30 loss to Columbus exactly 11 months earlierIt took everybody to put an emphasis on getting back Miller said We picked up sticks a lot and Ovechkin had to really go to the outside a lot He likes to create and make space for himself but he had somebody right down his back That makes it frustrating and it makes it toughMiller owner of the NHLs lowest goalsagainst average certainly did his part to make it tough on a Washington offence that came in with a leaguehigh 108 goals He stopped 13 shots in the third periodHe preserved his fourth shutout of the season when he robbed Brendan Morrison who was staring at a wideopen net with a diving glove save along the ice with 13 minutes left Miller then snagged Nicklas Backstroms shot from in tight four minutes laterMorrison hit the post with 445 to goThose were two jawdropping saves said defenceman Steve Montador who scored a firstperiod goal There were stretches in the third where we probably could have done a better job but at that time of the game we had dominated and done a good job of limiting their top lineGerbe added an assist and defenceman Henrik Tallinder also scored for the Sabres (1792) who snapped a twogame losing streak Buffalo bounced back from being Martin Brodeurs NHL recordtying 103rd shutout victim two days earlier against New JerseyWe all knew what was at stake Miller said You cant lose three in a row and call yourself a top team You have to keep pace with the big teams and we got back on our feetWashington took its first regulation loss ...