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Sabres drop to 2-4-1 since All-Star Break with loss to Anaheim

Ryan Miller stopped 31 shots, including all 15 he faced in the third period, and the Anaheim Ducks held off the Buffalo Sabres for a 3-2 win.
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Buffalo Sabres forward Jeff Skinner (53) and Anaheim Ducks defenseman Korbinian Holzer (5) battle for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Ryan Miller stopped 31 shots, including all 15 he faced in the third period, and the Anaheim Ducks held off the Buffalo Sabres for a 3-2 win. 

Jakob Silfverberg, Ryan Getzlaf and Nick Ritchie staked Anaheim to a 3-0 lead by scoring over a 5:45 span in the first period, and the Ducks closed out a 3-0-2 road trip. 

The five-game point streak is Anaheim’s longest since winning five straight games from Nov. 27 to Dec. 5, 2018. 

Johan Larsson and Rasmus Dahlin scored for Buffalo, which was coming off a 3-1 win at the New York Rangers on Friday night. 

The Sabres dropped to 2-5-1 in their past seven overall.

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