Carsen Germyn scored 1:05 into overtime to lead the Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights over the Manitoba Moose, 3-2.
The goal was Germyn’s team leading 21st of the season.
The Knights scored quickly out of the gate when Eric Nystrom put one past Manitoba goaltender Sebastien Centomo 49 seconds into the first period. Nystrom and Craig MacDonald finished the game with a goal and an assist for the Knights.
February KOHO/AHL Goaltender of the Month Brent Krahn made 21 saves on 23 shots to pick up his eighth win in his last nine games.
Craig Darby and Matt Craig scored the goals for Manitoba.
The win is the Knights’ (27-24-2-7, 63 pts.) fourth consecutive victory and their ninth win in their last ten games. Omaha’s recent surge has put the team in fourth place in the West division.
Manitoba (35-17-5-3, 78 pts.) remain in third place in the North division.
Elsewhere on Friday:
Iowa goaltender Mike Smith tied an AHL record with three assists in a single game by a goaltender, and also made 35 saves to lead the Stars to a 6-1 victory over Peoria… Libor Pivko scored in overtime to lead Milwaukee over Rochester, 3-2… Nigel Dawes led Hartford with three goals in the Wolf Pack’s 4-2 win over San Antonio… Kiel McLeod scored a goal and an assist to help Philadelphia to a 3-2 win over Providence… Nathan Barrett scored the game-winning-goal in Norfolk’s 4-3 win over Portland… Former Penguin Jean-Sebastien Aubin stopped all 22 shots he faced as Toronto shut out Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 3-0… Jaroslav Halak made 25 saves helping Hamilton to a 3-0 victory over Cleveland… Syracuse’s Geoff Platt scored the game-winner with 1:37 remaining in the third period to give the Crunch a 2-1 win over Hershey… Scott Barney and Billy Tibbetts each scored a goal and an assist to help Chicago to a 5-2 win over Grand Rapids.
