The Buffalo Sabres bounced back in a big way on Wednesday night.

Just four days after being blanked on Long Island, the Sabres responded with a shutout of their own as Ryan Miller stopped all 24 shots he faced to lead Buffalo to a 3-0 win against the New York Islanders at HSBC Arena.

''We played a real sound game coming off that loss,'' said Miler, who was pulled after allowing three goals in Saturday's 5-0 loss. ''We did a very sound job pushing the puck up the ice, and we didn't give up anything that was too dangerous. We want to be a team that's in control.''

Derek Roy opened the scoring with his first of the season on the power play at 8:27 of the first period, wristing a shot from the top of the left circle that beat Martin Biron (36 saves) on the stick side. The goal came just six seconds after Kyle Okposo went off for hooking.

Thomas Vanek made it 2-0 with a power-play goal of his own with 2:47 left in the second. After defenseman Brendan Witt was whistled for high sticking, Vanek pushed his own rebound past Biron for his fifth goal of the season.