The Vancouver Canucks came out on the losing end of their Saturday night matchup with the Pittsburgh Penguins, but netminder Ryan Miller still managed to post arguably his best outing of the season.

Excluding an empty-netter at the tail end of the contest, Pittsburgh launched 47 shots on Miller in a 3-0 win, marking the heftiest workload the veteran goaltender has faced this season.

Miller stood tall, however, turning aside 45 shots and keeping the Canucks just one goal down until the final minutes of the game.

And they certainly weren't easy ones to stop. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby finished with nine shots on target - all of which were kept out - while Conor Sheary had eight and Evgeni Malkin had five.

Miller's highest shots-against total this season had come against the Calgary Flames in early January. The Flames put 46 on net in that affair, scoring just two as Vancouver netted the win.

The Canucks' forward corps weren't able to support Miller's performance this time around, but considering the quality of talent on the Penguins' roster, it's safe to say the veteran goaltender's effort was nothing short of exceptional.

Miller's counterpart in the Penguins' net, Matt Murray, registered a shutout on the evening, while facing 20 fewer shots.

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