Daniel Briere

The Buffalo Sabres were able to take home ice advantage from the Philadelphia Flyers by grinding one out in a 1-0 victory. 

Ryan Miller made 33 saves on his way to his second career shutout. Patrick Kaleta had the games lone goal off of a rebound in the third period.

Here are four keys to the game that led to a Sabres victory.

The Philadelphia Flyers are one of the most storied franchises in the NHL and their history is rich with talented players.

Some of these talented players were grouped together by the powers that be and helped form some of the most famous lines in the history of the NHL.

While offensive prowess was abundant, these lines featured grit and composure and the mixture of both is what makes Flyers hockey unique.

The following list is of the five most famous lines in Flyers history. Enjoy!

A month into the 2006-2007 Philadelphia Flyers season, veteran GM Bobby Clarke stepped down.

In his place, stepped long time Flyer player and scout Paul Holmgren. Holmgren had been the GM for the Hartford Whalers before joining the Flyers management.

Since taking the helm, Holmgren has the Flyers at 193 wins, 153 loses and 49 ties. In the playoffs, the team is 25-21, with an Eastern Conference Championship under their belt.

One of the biggest successes of Holmgren’s tenure is his ability to entice free agents to come play for the Flyers.

The Philadelphia Flyers are currently sitting in first place in the Eastern Conference. Through 62 games, the Flyers have a 40-16-6 record.

As most fans will tell you, it's not always easy being on top. Every other team in the east is now gunning for you. Every game is challenging because teams throw everything at you and want to knock you off. 

With that said, I would like to take a look at 10 keys to staying on top in the east.

The Philadelphia Flyers are leading the Eastern Conference with 86 points and they look to be playing well as the playoffs approach.

The Flyers are only one of four teams in the NHL with at least 200 goals scored and they are third in goal differential with plus-44.

The team is meshing well and, for the most part, the team has remained healthy.

From the goaltending to the forwards to the defense, coach Laviolette has his men playing well and getting prepared for the long push for the Stanley Cup.

Since joining the Flyers in 2007, Danny Briere has proven to be an offensive weapon. In 52 games this season, Briere has accumulated a team-leading 27 goals and 19 assists for 46 points.

Where does Briere fit among the Flyers' all-time scoring leaders? Well, he ranks up there with some of the best. Briere is probably the best in the NHL when it comes to setting up behind the net. He also is lethal on the power play. If the opposition loses track of him, he will no doubt make them pay.

The Eastern Conference started its race to the playoffs this week where teams find themselves with just over a third of the regular season left.

Playoff races will begin to heat up over the next couple of months, with teams making trades to boost their lineups for a late season push, and playoff run.

The Eastern Conference currently finds the the Philadelphia Flyers as the No. 1 team being closely pursued by both the Tampa Bay Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins.

It's a theme repeated year after year. Teams must shed players in order to make room for the following year's salary cap. The Philadelphia Flyers may be no different despite sitting on top of the league. The Flyers are sitting at about $3.65 million in cap space. Sometimes these moves are tough, but they benefit the team in the long run. Here are 10 players to keep an eye on going into the trade deadline.

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So far, everything has gone the Philadelphia Flyers' way in the 2010-2011 NHL season. For a good portion of the year, they've been atop the Eastern Conference and even the NHL, where they presently sit heading into the All-Star break.

The Flyers have the deepest team in the NHL and have managed to stay relatively healthy all season. Their depth runs through forwards, defense and even goaltending.

There has been a lot of talk about the NHL All-Star game this year thanks to the new fantasy draft concept, but that doesn't mean we are about to see anything different once the festivities kick off next week.

There are still too many problems with the entire process and it's hard to get truly excited about All-Star weekend.