Flyers Even Series With 5-4 Win Over Sabres

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Ville Leino and Danny Briere scored clutch goals, goaltender Brian Boucher delivered again in the postseason and the Philadelphia Flyers outlasted the Buffalo Sabres 5-4 in Game 2 of their first-round series on Saturday night.

With the series now tied, the teams shift to Buffalo for Monday's Game 3.

Boucher, one of many unlikely playoff stars when the Flyers orchestrated a surprising run to the Stanley Cup Finals last season, relieved Sergei Bobrovsky after the rookie allowed three goals on seven shots.

Introduced to the familiar strains of "Booosh," Boucher stopped 17 straight shots into the third, and brought a calming sense to what was becoming a video game-like contest, stuffed with goals, penalties, fights and controversy.

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