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To mark the 40th anniversary of the Buffalo Sabres, the club and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo mounted “Forty: The Sabres in the N.H.L.,” a special exhibition that ran from Nov. 7 to Jan. 9.

As part of the exhibition the Albright-Knox included an experimental video installation produced by the Sabres called “N.H.L. in 360°.”, The installation uses high-definition point-of-view cameras and special binaural sound microphones worn during games by Sabres goalie Ryan Miller and forward Jason Pominville, augmented by video and audio recorded from the HSBC Arena stands.

“N.H.L. in 360°” shows hockey as it has never been seen before, the way the players themselves see it on the ice — not in simulation, but during actual play. Here it is, and after the jump you’ll also find the explanatory text that accompanied it at the Albright-Knox.

(For more on the installation, listen to Louis Grachos, the director of the Albright-Knox, in this XM Radio interview.)

