Lindy Ruff's 500th career coaching victory was particularly satisfying. Ryan Miller made 36 saves, and Thomas Vanek scored his team-leading 16th goal to help Ruff reach the milestone in the Buffalo Sabres' 3-0 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night. "That might be our best all-around effort of the year from a compete standpoint," Ruff said. Ruff reached the milestone in convincing fashion as Buffalo got goals from Luke Adam and Jochen Hecht in the first period, and then stellar goaltending from Miller to sweep the two-game season series against San Jose. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=310106018
