(SportsNetwork. Reid Boucher Devils Jersey .com) - A small part of Ryan Miller has to be glad he isnt in Buffalo to endure what has become an epic losing streak by the Sabres. Miller, though, cant worry about his former teammates on Friday night as his Vancouver Canucks try to get their offense going in a matchup at home against the Sabres. The 34-year-old Miller is expected to face the Sabres for the first time since getting traded to the St. Louis Blues from Buffalo on Feb. 28, 2014. In 10- plus seasons with the Sabres after they took him in the fifth round of the 1999 draft, Miller went 284-186-57 with a 2.60 goals against average, .916 save percentage and 28 shutouts over 540 games. His victories are the most in franchise history and he picked up a Vezina Trophy award in 2009-10. A pending free agent last season, the Canucks dealt Miller to the Blues and he had a chance to face Buffalo in St. Louis on April 3, but opted not to play. He will finally square off against the Sabres tonight and admitted that it is going to be a strange contest. Part of hockey is having fun competing against your friends, former teammates, colleagues, so I look forward to these opportunities, Miller added. The Michigan-born goaltender signed with the Canucks this past offseason and has gone 23-11-1 with a 2.33 GAA and .917 save percentage in 35 starts. His five shutouts also are tied for the second most in the NHL. In part because of Millers play, the Canucks are tied for third in the Pacific Division with Calgary but also only one point ahead of fifth-place Los Angeles. Coming off a 3-2-0 road trip, Vancouver was shut out at home for a second straight contest with Tuesdays 4-0 loss to the Anaheim Ducks. Miller yielded three goals on 23 shots in his clubs second loss in a row overall. When were playing catch-up were playing a different game than we want to, Canucks forward Radim Vrbata said. Vancouver hasnt scored a goal at home for 176 minutes, 21 seconds as it was also blanked by Calgary 1-0 on Jan. 10. Tonight is the second contest of a six-game residency. The Canucks recent scoring issues are no where never the level of the Sabres current issues as they come in having lost a franchise-record 13 straight overall. Each setback has come in regulation, including last nights 3-2 loss in Edmonton. Buffalo hasnt won since a Dec. 27 home victory over the New York Islanders and is last in the NHL with 31 points, four fewer than Edmonton. Its frustrating not to get the results when you put in the hard work. I know a lot of those guys on that team are proud and they work hard, said Miller on Thursday. Jhonas Enroth stopped 31 of the 34 shots he faced last night, with defenseman Tyler Myers and Rasmus Ristolainen both scoring and captain Brian Gionta picking up two assists. We had our chances, Buffalo coach Ted Nolan said. Buffalo has lost the first three of a five-game road trip and is 0-12-1 as the visiting club since a victory at Montreal on Nov. 29. Neither Enroth or current backup Matt Hackett has ever faced the Canucks, who won both of their meetings with the Sabres last season and are 6-1-0 with a tie in the past eight encounters at home. Pavel Zacha Jersey . Each day, TSN.ca provides the latest rumours, reports and speculation from around the NHL beat. Defensive Depth TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun is reporting the Toronto Maple Leafs have considerable interest in unrestricted free-agent defenceman Dan Boyle. Scott Wedgewood Jersey . - Doug Kalitta led Top Fuel qualifying Friday in the NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway with a 3.ST. PAUL, Minn. - Mattias Ekholm picked a good time for his second career goal.The defenceman scored 1:45 into overtime, lifting Pekka Rinne and the Nashville Predators to a 6-5 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night.Rinne made 22 saves for his NHL-leading 21st win. It was Ekholms first goal since a 3-2 victory against San Jose on Jan. 7.Great goal for him, but a big one for our team as well, coach Peter Laviolette said.Ekholm circled from behind the net and flipped a pretty wrist shot past Niklas Backstrom. The nice move silenced the crowd, which just moments earlier erupted when Thomas Vanek sent the game to overtime with 48 seconds to play.I was just kind of looking for the D, then I saw no one was there so I was just trying to spin in front of the net and got a shot off, Ekholm said. It wasnt the hardest, but it went in.Rookie Filip Forsberg scored his 13th goal to put Nashville in front 1:48 into the third, and Roman Josi made it 5-3 less than eight minutes later. Craig Smith, Matt Cullen and Calle Jarnkrok also scored for the Predators.Minnesota, meanwhile, has lost five of its last seven, including an overtime loss Wednesday night to Boston.Were not going to try to paint a pretty picture about it, coach Mike Yeo said. We know that it is not good enough.Zach Parise scored two goals for Minnesota, and Backstrom finished with 27 saves after replacing starter Darcy Kuemper, who had a rough first night back after missing a game with an illness. Kuemper allowed three firsst-period goals on 14 shots and was pulled for the third time in his last four home starts. Reid Boucher Jersey. ou score five goals, for our team it should be automatic, Yeo said.Nashville led 3-2 after Smith backhanded a shot off Kuempers glove and into the net with just over a minute to play in the opening period. But the Wild tied it at 7:18 of the second when officials awarded Marco Scandella a power-play goal after a lengthy review.With Rinne facing the net, Scandellas attempt off a rebound appeared to sneak under Derek Roy and defenceman Seth Jones, who was behind Rinne in the net.I thought I had the puck when they blew the whistle, Rinne said. But Im not going to complain really. I havent seen enough reviews.After several minutes, referee Justin St. Pierre announced Scandella had been awarded the goal, and the NHL released a statement saying the review showed the puck completely crossed the goal line.NOTES: Minnesota is the only team to score five goals against Rinne this season. ... Cullen scored his first goal against his former teammates. The Minnesota native played three seasons with the Wild from 2010-2013, recording 101 points (33 goals, 68 assists). ... Wild LW Matt Cooke returned to the lineup after missing 22 games with a lower-body injury. 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