Sabres top Flyers in overtime

PHILADELPHIA -- The Flyers had the stirring comeback.

The Sabres will take the win -- and the shot at winning the series at home.

Tyler Ennis scored off a rebound 5:31 into overtime Friday night to give Buffalo a 4-3 victory over the Flyers and a 3-2 lead in the first-round playoff series.

Mike Webber set up the winner when he fired a slapper that knocked off Michael Leighton's pad. Ennis swooped in and scored his second goal of the game. The Sabres survived after blowing a 3-0 lead and can advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a victory in Game 6 Sunday in Buffalo.

"All I know, is I wanted to score the winner," Ennis said. "I just wanted to be the guy who ended it."

Ennis opened the scoring in the first period, and Thomas Vanek and Marc-Andre Gragnani also scored in the period to chase Flyers starting goalie Brian Boucher. Leighton, who led the Flyers to the Stanley Cup Finals a year ago, was flawless until overtime. James van Riemsdyk, Andrej Meszaros and Danny Briere scored for the Flyers.

Ryan Miller made 36 saves for Buffalo.

The Flyers are missing Jeff Carter and Chris Pronger and are on their third goalie of the series.

For the second time in the series, the Sabres chased a Flyers goalie after taking a 3-0 lead. In Game 2, it was rookie Sergei Bobrovsky. On Friday, Boucher was yanked after allowing three goals on 11 shots. He knew he blew his shot to stick as the No. 1 goalie.

"I'd very much like to redeem myself," Boucher said. " . . . To put your team in a hole like that, they didn't deserve that."

Last season, the Flyers trailed Boston 3-0 in the semifinals and won the series. They won Game 7 after trailing 3-0.

"We can't hang our heads," Daniel Briere said. "We were in a worse position last year, so if there's a group of guys that can do it, I believe in this group here."

-- AP