Photo: Kyle Mace/Chocolate Hockey
The Caps’ affiliate just dispatched the Penguins’ affiliate in the second round of the AHL playoffs. It was all because of Caps’ 2011 sixth round pick Travis Boyd.
The 22-year-old prospect scored the biggest goal of his professional career, tucking a beautiful no-angle shot underneath the crossbar after skating out from behind the Baby Pens net.
Travis Boyd emerges the OT hero to send @TheHersheyBears to the Eastern Conference Finals! #CalderCup pic.twitter.com/Pj6jxA9zL1
— AHL (@TheAHL) May 16, 2016
The goal, scored 10:57 into overtime, gave the Hershey Bears a 3-2 Game Seven victory and sends them back to the Eastern Conference championship series for the first time since 2010.
Celebration game on point 👌🏼 pic.twitter.com/B5SgEgGFDb
— AHL (@TheAHL) May 16, 2016
The Bears second round series with their long-time state rival Wilkes-Barre/Scranton was tense. During Game Five, both teams nearly brawled at center ice during pregame warmups. Enforcers Liam O’Brien and Tom Sestito even took their beef to social media after the game, in profanity-laced Tweets.
Four tweets. Two fights. One hug. #hbh #hersheybears #DefendTheDen
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Just photographed this @TomSestito23 and Liam O'Brien moment in the post-game handshake line. (@CVSethLakso) pic.twitter.com/Wb0WoNc7JU
— Chris Dolan (@cddolan) May 16, 2016
In Game Seven, the Penguins outshot the Bears 11-4 in the third period and 22-9 over the final 40 minutes of regulation. NHL veteran Justin Peters made 32 saves and withstood the pressure before Boyd scored the clutch goal.
The Bears also got goals from veteran Dustin Gazley…
.@DustinGazley_10 getting the scoring started early for @TheHersheyBears #HERvsWBS pic.twitter.com/twyzQelcOU
— AHL (@TheAHL) May 15, 2016
And Carter Camper.
You need to see this goal from all 5 angles 👀 #HERvsWBS #CalderCup pic.twitter.com/RyJ3mCSzjw
— AHL (@TheAHL) May 15, 2016
The Bears will play the winner of tomorrow’s Game 7 between Connor Carrick’s Toronto Marlies and the Albany Devils in the Eastern Conference Finals.
When you teammates also want in on your interview. https://t.co/9Vm5AGj0Ba
— Chocolate Hockey (@ChocHockey) May 16, 2016
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