The Allen Americans scored twice in the final three minutes of regulation and won it 18 seconds into overtime, beating the New Mexico Goatheads 4-3 on Nov. 6 at Rio Rancho Events Center.
Allen trailed 3-0 early in the second period before mounting the comeback. The win evened the three-game road series at one game apiece and pushed the Americans' record to 5-3-0.
"A tough start to the night but obviously a great finish with some really nice plays on the goals," Americans head coach Steve Martinson said in the team's game recap.
New Mexico controlled the first period, scoring twice. Former Americans forward Maksim Barbashev netted his first goal of the season, and the Goatheads added a power-play goal to take a 2-0 lead.
Former Allen forward Jake Chiasson extended the lead to 3-0 early in the second period with his third goal of the year. Allen forward Sam Lipkin answered at the seven-minute mark, finishing a feed from Andre Anania for his fourth goal of the season.
The Americans outshot New Mexico 11-10 in the period and headed to the third trailing 3-1.
Allen failed on back-to-back power plays in the third before the rally started. Nolan Kneen found himself alone in front of goaltender Nikita Novoselov and buried it to cut the deficit to 3-2.
Then, on a late power play with the extra attacker, Spencer Asuchak scored his first goal of the season with 35 seconds left in regulation to force overtime.
Lipkin and Mathieu De St. Phalle needed just 18 seconds in the extra session to finish it.
De St. Phalle recorded a goal and an assist, bringing his season total to 11 points in eight games. He has scored a point or more in seven of those eight contests, according to the team's series finale preview. His four-game point streak is the longest active run on the roster.
Goaltender Jesper Vikman made his eighth consecutive start and stopped 30 of 33 shots. The Americans went 2-for-5 on the power play.
Allen had dropped the series opener 5-2 on Nov. 4 at the same venue. After the New Mexico series, the Americans head to Kansas City for three more road games. Their next home game is Nov. 20 against Kansas City at 7:10 p.m.
