Anaheim Ducks goaltender Ryan Miller played his last NHL game Saturday in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild. The 40-year-old recently announced he would retire after the season.
Miller received a standing ovation from the crowd in Minnesota to begin the game.
What a moment. 🧡
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 9, 2021
Ryan Miller gets a standing ovation in his final NHL game. 👏 pic.twitter.com/Pk6mSfUpoe
The Wild lined up postgame to shake Miller's hand before he stepped off the ice for the last time.
What a ride, Ryan Miller skates off the NHL ice one final time🥺🥰#FlyTogether | @AnaheimDucks pic.twitter.com/1oveRLrfaq
— Bally Sports West (@BallySportWest) May 9, 2021
Miller also shared an emotional moment with his parents.
An emotional moment at the end of an amazing career🥺🧡#FlyTogether | @AnaheimDucks | @RyanMiller3039 pic.twitter.com/YXwrEC18m3
— Bally Sports West (@BallySportWest) May 9, 2021
He finishes his career as the winningest American goalie in NHL history with 391 victories. Miller won the Vezina Trophy in 2010 while playing with the Buffalo Sabres, and he backstopped Team USA to a silver medal at the 2010 Olympics.
His 18-year career ends with a 391-289-96 record, a 2.64 goals-against average, and a .914 save percentage.
