Marc-Andre Fleury might not be able to explain his success in the shootout, but the numbers tell the story. Fleury made 31 saves and stopped three more tries in the shootout, and Kris Letang scored the only goal in the tiebreaker in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.
Toni Lydman's harmless looking shot was all the Buffalo Sabres needed to change the momentum. Ryan Miller made 40 saves for his 20th win of the season, and the Sabres scored four times in the second period of a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday night. With the game tied at 1 with 13 minutes to go in the second, Buffalo's offense received a much-needed jolt when Toronto...
With the depleted Ottawa Senators scrambling just to put together four forward lines, goalie Brian Elliott helped bail them out with another big game. Elliott made 22 saves for his second shutout in four games, and Alexandre Picard and Mike Fisher scored to help the Senators beat Buffalo 2-0 on Wednesday night.