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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Knightfall" data-source="post: 2598387" data-attributes="member: 2012">Wednesday's Games...Miller registers shutout for SabresAssociated Press9/21/2005 8:29:33 PMWASHINGTON (AP) - Ryan Miller made 29 saves, Thomas Vanek scored twice and the Buffalo Sabres blanked the Washington Capitals 4-0 Wednesday night.Washington wing Alexander Ovechkin, the top pick in the 2004 entry draft, was a non-factor in his home debut. Ovechkin took a holding penalty 26 seconds into the exhibition game and was denied on his only scoring chance of the night, a power-play shot on the doorstep with 5:56 left in the third period.Rory Fitzpatrick and Maxim Afinogenov also scored for the Sabres. Jay McKee had two assists.The Capitals remained winless in three pre-season games and were shut out for the second time. Washington killed off nine of 10 Buffalo power plays, but was 0-for-6 on the man advantage.Buffalo took a 1-0 lead 6:19 into the game when Fitzpatrick, though tied up at the right post by Washington's Brian Willsie, knocked a cross-crease pass from Chris Drury past goaltender Olaf Kolzig.Vanek tallied twice in a 4:04 span late in the second period to extend the lead to 3-0.At 15:04, he pushed in a centring pass from J.P. Dumont from the top of the crease, giving the Sabres a power-play goal after eight opportunities. Vanek notched his team-high fourth pre-season goal at 19:09, again scoring from in front of the net on a play that withstood a video review.Afinogenov scored off a pass from Derek Roy 5:29 into the third period.</blockquote>

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