Finally, the NHL playoffs are here, and the Boston Bruins have drawn the Northeast Division-leading Buffalo Sabres in the quarterfinal series that begins Thursday night at HSBC Arena.
On paper, this series looks like it will be a goalie duel, pitting the No. 1 and No. 2 goals against averages during the regular season against each other.
Boston’s Tuukka Rask finished with a league-best 1.97 GAA in 45 games played.
Buffalo’s Ryan Miller , who is a favorite to win the Vezina trophy as the league's best goaltender, was close behind the 23-year-old Rask with a 2.22 GAA. Miller was between the pipes for 69 of the Sabres' 82 games this season, as well as back-stopping Team USA to an Olympic Silver medal, bringing considerably more weight to his strong numbers.
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