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NHL: Buffalo 3, Boston 2

BUFFALO, N.Y., Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Ryan Miller was credited with 27 saves on 29 shots Wednesday while leading the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins.

He gave up goals by Matt Hunwick in the second period and Phil Kessel in the third.

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Buffalo's Derrick Roy scored twice in the first period, once unassisted at the 18:37 mark.

At 5:01 of the second, Jochen Hecht scored his second goal this season shorthanded and unassisted for the Sabres, who snapped a season-high five-game losing streak.

Goalie Tim Thomas yielded three goals on 23 shots for the Bruins, who had earned at least a point in 10 straight games (9


1) before Wednesday's defeat.

Kessel extended his point streak to a career-best seven games (four goals, four assists), while Hunwick has a five-game point streak (three goals, three assists).

Both clubs went 0-for-2 on the power play.

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