The St. Louis Blues have signed Steve Ott to a two-year contract extension as head coach of their AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds.

Tristan Broz scored twice in a four-goal first period, setting the table for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to eliminate Springfield with a resounding 8-1 win in Game 5 of the Atlantic Division finals at Mohegan Arena on Saturday evening.

The Springfield Thunderbirds stared down elimination and lived to see another day again, taking a 2-0 decision from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in Game 4 of the best-of-five Atlantic Division finals on Thursday night.

Sergei Murashov turned away 27 shots, Bill Zonnon made it three goals in three games and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton defeated Springfield, 2-1, to take a two-games-to-one lead in the Atlantic Division finals on Tuesday at the MassMutual Center.

Akil Thomas scored 13:44 into overtime as Springfield evened the Atlantic Division finals at one game apiece with a 4-3 win at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Thursday night.

Bill Zonnon scored in his professional debut, Sergei Murashov made 24 saves and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins opened the Atlantic Division finals with a 2-0 win over Springfield on Tuesday evening at Mohegan Arena.

Dillon Dube scored 4:01 into overtime to send the Springfield Thunderbirds into the Atlantic Division finals with a 1-0 win over the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy winning Providence Bruins on Thursday night.

Zach Dean scored 3:45 into overtime as the Springfield Thunderbirds moved one step closer to a historic upset with a 3-2 win over Providence in Game 3 of their Atlantic Division semifinal series on Tuesday night.

Providence survived a late Springfield push and evened the teams’ Atlantic Division semifinal series with a 2-1 win in Game 2 on Sunday evening.

The Springfield Thunderbirds kept their playoff roll going with a 3-2 road win over regular-season champion Providence in Game 1 of the teams’ Atlantic Division semifinal series on Friday night.