Steel Suffer Overtime Loss To Youngstown
February 23, 2014 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Chicago Steel News Release
BENSENVILLE, Ill. - Youngstown's Kyle Connor scored the game winning goal in overtime as the Phantoms defeated the Chicago Steel 2-1 on Sunday at The Edge Ice Arena.
Connor's overtime winner came just 27 seconds into the extra period as the Steel move to 24-19-4 on the season.
Chicago grabbed the lead at the 3:08 mark in the first period on CJ Smith's goal, but couldn't find the back of the net the rest of the afternoon as Conor Lemirande tied the game 1-all with one minute, 31 seconds left in the first stanza.
Chris Nell made 29 saves in net for Chicago, while teammates Victor Bjorkung and Brendon Kearney added the assists on Smith's score.
The Steel will be back at The Edge next Sunday when they take on the Omaha Lancers at 3:05 p.m. Tickets for the game can be purchased by calling the Steel Ticket office at 630-594-1161 or by visiting tickets.chicagosteelhockeyteam.com.
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