Grier’s Late Goal Lifts Sabres, 6-5

Mike Grier’s goal with 4.6 seconds left lifted the Buffalo Sabres to a 6-5 victory over the host Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.

Chris Drury, Teppo Numminen, Jochen Hecht, Jean-Pierre Dumont and Daniel Briere also scored for Buffalo, which has won five straight games to get within two points of Northeast Division-leading Ottawa.

Mike Richards, Simon Gagne, Mike Knuble, Sami Kapanen and Brian Savage scored for struggling Philadelphia, which has lost five of its last seven games.

San Jose 3, Nashville 2 -- Christian Ehrhoff scored a power-play goal 2:56 into overtime, and the Sharks overcame Tomas Vokoun’s 39-save performance for a victory at San Jose.

Toronto 5, Tampa Bay 1 -- Jason Allison scored twice and had an assist, and the Maple Leafs defeated the Lightning at Toronto.

New York Islanders 3, Boston 1 -- Trent Hunter tipped in Miroslav Satan’s shot to end a tie with 5:01 left and the Islanders defeated the Bruins at Boston.

Columbus 4, Edmonton 3 -- Rostislav Klesla scored from a sharp angle in the final minute of overtime to give the Blue Jackets the victory at Columbus, Ohio.

Detroit 6, Chicago 4 -- Steve Yzerman scored twice and the Red Wings had three goals in each of the first two periods against the Blackhawks at Detroit.

Pittsburgh 6, New Jersey 3 -- Sidney Crosby helped chase Martin Brodeur in the second period with two goals and an assist to lead the Penguins at Pittsburgh.

Montreal 1, New York Rangers 0 -- Cristobal Huet recorded his second shutout in two games and Craig Rivet scored on a power play in the first period, leading the Canadiens at Montreal.

Florida 4, Carolina 3 -- Joel Kwiatkowski’s goal 1:41 into overtime pushed the Panthers over the Hurricanes at Sunrise, Fla.

Dallas 2, Vancouver 1 -- Mike Modano scored both goals, including the winner with five minutes left at Vancouver, Canada.