Once Ryan Miller finally got home to Buffalo early Wednesday, he tossed his Olympic silver medal "somewhere" on his dresser. And when he got to the rink for practice, the goalie was thinking about playoffs, not a podium. The surroundings were familiar and so was Miller's routine. He stepped on the ice, skated to his customary place on the ...

Ryan Miller, whose outstanding performance in goal helped the United States to Olympic ice hockey silver, got back to his day-job on Wednesday, in the net for the Buffalo Sabres. "There's no time to really sit and reflect. Certainly, I am happy with my performance," Miller said of his Vancouver Games experience. "I guess it's sinking in a ...

BUFFALO, New York (Reuters) - The Washington Capitals spoiled Ryan Miller's return from Olympic action as the NHL's leading team ground out a 3-1 victory over the U.S. goaltender's Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday. Miller received a long standing ovation from his home crowd and made 37 saves but still came out on the losing side in his ...

Mike Green snapped a third-period tie, Jose Theodore finished made 23 saves and the Washington Capitals upstaged Olympic hero Ryan Miller's return to Buffalo in a 3-1 victory over the slumping Sabres on Wednesday night. Jason Chimera also scored, and Boyd Gordon added an empty-net goal for Washington. Hours after acquiring ...