Simon Despres scored at 12:08 of the second overtime period to give
the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a 3-2 win in Game 5 of the American Hockey League’s
Eastern Conference Semifinals. The Penguins now trail the St. John’s IceCaps
3-2 heading into Game 6.
It was Despres’ first career AHL playoff goal and just
his second point. He had five goals and 10 assists in 44 regular season games.
The former Saint John Sea Dogs defenseman was also a +2
and had two shots.
"This one is very big because we’re on the brink of
elimination,” Despres told The Citizens Voice. “Biggest goal of my career,
definitely."
“I was very happy,” he added. “I was very tired, so I was
relieved the game was finally over.”
Also scoring in the game was former Sea Dog defender Alex
Grant. He gave the Penguins a 2-1 lead at 2:18 of the third, a lead that would
be very short lived as St. John’s tied it up just under two minutes later. Grant
finished a +1 and had three shots in his third star performance.
Grant, playing in his third season at the pro level, has
two goals and four assists in 10 playoff games this year. He had 10 markers and
27 helpers in 61 regular season contests.
Via the Penguins, here are the highlights. It's on like Donkey Kong.
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