MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com – WILKES-BARRE, PA – Kyle Greentree tipped home a feed from Jonathan Matsumoto 1:39 into overtime to give the Philadelphia Phantoms a 2-1 win over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Saturday night. Goaltender Michael Teslak made 26 saves to record his first professional win, which pulled the Phantoms even with the Penguins at 95 points as the teams continue to jockey for control of the East Division.
Both teams found the board in the first period, with the Phantoms striking first. Ryan Potulny was hanging around unmarked in the left circle when he deflected a Denis Gauthier wrister from the left point and sent it past Penguins goaltender John Curry at the 9:59 mark.
Tim Brent struck back for the Penguins with 1:56 to play in the frame. After Alex Goligowski fired a point shot that found the post, Brent tussled and tangoed with Phantoms at the top of the crease before finding the loose puck and putting it past Teslak for the 1-1 tie.
That was it, until Greentree ended it in the extra session. Matsumoto played a centering pass from the right wing that Greentree reached out and touched, sending it high over Curry’s shoulder and emptying the contents of the Philadelphia bench.
ADVERTISEMENT Teslak, who recently joined the Phantoms from Michigan Tech, earned the game’s second star as well as the win. Curry stopped 28 shots in absorbing the loss.
The Phantoms have their 95 points on a record of 44-25-4-3, while Wilkes-Barre/Scranton has its 95 points due to a record of 45-26-1-4. Both teams clinched berths in the 2008 Calder Cup playoffs on Friday night, and from this point are battling for the East Division championship. Currently the Penguins hold the first tiebreaker, which is overall wins. In the event it is necessary, the Phantoms would hold the second tiebreaker of head-to-head wins after stringing together a 7-3 record against the Penguins in 10 games this season.
Philadelphia Phantoms 2 (OT) at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 1 - Status: Final OT
Apr 5, 2008 - Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza
1st Period
Scoring - 1. Philadelphia, R. Potulny (20) (C. Anderson, D. Gauthier) 9:59
2. W-B/Scranton, T. Brent (17) (K. McLean, A. Goligoski) 18:04
Penalties - T. Grant Phi (fighting) 0:02, D. Bonvie Wbs (fighting) 0:02, R. Potulny Phi (cross-checking) 11:24
2nd Period
Scoring - No Scoring
Penalties - D. Powe Phi (hooking) 3:13, S. Ruzicka Phi (hooking) 8:06, M. Grenier Phi (high-sticking) 12:40, B. Lovejoy Wbs (cross-checking) 18:13
3rd Period
Scoring - No Scoring
Penalties - N. Guenin Phi (holding) 15:55
OT Period
Scoring - 3. Philadelphia, K. Greentree (22) (J. Matsumoto, D. Gauthier) 1:39
Penalties - No Penalties
PHI Shots: 7 11 10 2 TOTAL: 30
WBS Shots: 11 10 6 0 TOTAL: 27
Power Play Conversion
Philadelphia Phantoms 0-1. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 0-5.
Goaltenders
Philadelphia Phantoms
Teslak 1-1-0 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 61:39 SV: 26 GA: 1 [W]
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Curry 23-10-3 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 61:36 SV: 28 GA: 2 [L]
Start : 7:05 PM
End : 9:27 PM
Attendance : 8269
Referee I: Jeff Smith (49)
Referee II:
LINESMAN I: Scott Adams (20)
LINESMAN II: Matt McNulty (26)