‘The Sabres were fortunate that goaltender Ryan Miller was on top of his game throughout that unfamiliar first period. Miller was peppered with 16 shots and was forced to make a number of high-pressure saves, including a point-blank one-timer from Ottawa winger Dany Heatley at the left post during a 5-on-3 power play and a wicked wrister in the low slot by Jason Spezza with just over a minute left before the first intermission.’