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Final Score: Philadelphia 2 - Buffalo 3

Buffalo, NY (Sports Network) - Tim Connolly scored 2:31 into overtime to lift the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers at HSBC Arena.

In the extra session, Philadelphia goaltender Michael Leighton stopped Toni Lydman's initial shot from the point, but Connolly was on the doorstep to bury the rebound.

Thomas Vanek and Adam Mair also lit the lamp for the Sabres, who won for just the second time in their last 10 games. Ryan Miller made 27 saves to record his 31st win of the season.

"We made improvements in some areas," said Buffalo head coach Lindy Ruff. "We missed a couple great opportunities you wished you put in the back of the net."

Buffalo moved into first place in the Northeast Division with the win, one point ahead of Ottawa.

Simon Gagne and Mike Richards provided the offense for Philadelphia, which has dropped two straight on the heels of a five-game winning streak. Leighton stopped 32 shots.

"We definitely could have won this game. We played well," Leighton said. "Things just didn't bounce our way tonight."

The Flyers grabbed a 2-1 lead when Richards intercepted a pass in the neutral zone, broke in alone and beat the U.S. Olympian on a deke to the backhand with 8:51 remaining in the third period.

Mair's backhander from the low slot tied the game with 5:58 to play.

Gagne banged home a Lukas Krajicek feed to open the scoring four minutes into the second period.

Buffalo took advantage of a lapse in communication between Leighton and Philadelphia defenseman Chris Pronger to quickly draw even.

Pronger believed Leighton was going to come out to play a loose puck and slowed up in his pursuit. However, Vanek raced to beat Leighton to the disc and banked it off the goaltender as he retreated to the crease at 6:14 of the middle stanza. It was the 300th career point for the Austrian left winger taken fifth overall by Buffalo in 2003.