PHILADELPHIA — The Flyers had the stirring comeback.

The Sabres will take the win — and the shot at winning the playoff 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 series.

Mike Webber set up the winner when he fired a slapper that knocked off Michael Leighton’s pad. Ennis swooped in from the right side 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 on 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.

The Flyers, the No. 2 seed in the East, are missing Jeff Carter and Chris Pronger and are on their third goalie of the series. Their biggest problem could come Sunday where the Sabres are poised to send the defending Eastern Conference champions home for the offseason.

Ryan Miller made 36 saves for Buffalo.

Staked to the early lead, it seemed over for Flyers. Miller has two 1-0 victories in the series and appeared to again stump the Flyers. Not for long.

After van Riemsdyk and Meszaros scored in the second, Briere stuck it to his former team when his backhander off a behind-the-net feed from Mike Richards tied it at 3.

The rally ended there.

Ennis pounded the winner past Leighton, who made only his second appearance for the Flyers this season.

“This is definitely a great place to play,” Ennis said. “Any time you can silence the crowd like that, it’s an awesome feeling.”

Stuck in a 3-0 hole, the Flyers felt at home.

After all, last season they trailed Boston 3-0 in the Eastern Conference semifinals and won the series. The Flyers won Game 7 after trailing 3-0.

“We can’t hang our heads,” 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.”

Like last year’s Game 7 in Boston, van Riemsdyk who struck first.

With Miller a few feet in front of the crease, JVR punched the puck in the empty net to end Miller’s shutout streak.

Meszaros then scorched a liner from the point to make it 3-2.

Flyers fans busted out the derisive “Miller! Miller!” chants. The Flyers outshot the Sabres 15-5 in the second and appeared in control.

Hard to believe considering the damage Buffalo inflicted in the first.

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.

Also on Friday:

Predators 4

Ducks 3

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jerred Smithson scored 1:57 into overtime, and Nashville moved to the brink of winning its first playoff series, taking a 3-2 series lead.

Captain Shea Weber tied it on a long slap shot with 35.3 seconds left for the Predators, who had never even won three games in a series before their dramatic comeback stunned the Ducks.

Both teams scored two goals apiece in a thrilling third period, with Anaheim blowing two leads. Bobby Ryan scored a spectacular goal early in the third in his return from a two-game suspension, but Joel Ward tied it with 8:40 left in regulation.