"When it ended on Jason Pominville's shootout goal, Ryan Miller thrust his arms in the air and looked up to the rafters of the creaky Nassau Coliseum. Then his teammates mobbed him.

It was a dual celebration.

The Buffalo Sabres had pulled off a rare rally Saturday night for a 4-3 win over the New York Islanders and Miller earned his 235th career victory, breaking Dominik Hasek's franchise record.

Miller survived a shaky start in which he gave up three goals on eight shots in the first 15 minutes. Then he locked the door, stopping the final 30 pucks he faced, surviving a frantic overtime period that saw Buffalo get outshot, 9-1, and going 2 for 2 in the shootout.

"I'm proud of it," Miller said of the mark, which Hasek had held since claiming it from Don Edwards on Nov. 3, 1998. "I'm proud of being a Buffalo Sabre. I was really excited coming in as a young player and looking up to Dominik Hasek.

"To be here that long and to play with some great teams, great players and have a coaching staff and support staff that's had my back for a number of years now, it's nice. I get a source of pride in that."

"It just goes to show how good of a goaltender he is," said Paul Gaustad, who scored the tying goal at 11:46 of the third period. "He's tremendous, the best I've ever played with. He deserves it. It's his night."

The Sabres showed plenty of pride in this one in wiping out a 3-1 deficit. Derek Roy's goal with 1:19 left in the second period got them within one and Gaustad got them even. Brad Boyes and Pominville then beat Al Montoya in the shootout, while Miller stoned P.A. Parenteau and got Frans Nielsen to shoot wide on a deke."