HOUSTON, Texas — Carson McMillan tapped home the game-winner at 11:34 of overtime to give Houston a 3-2 win over Peoria on Friday night and a 2-0 series lead in the teams’ West Division semifinal. The series will now shift to Carver Arena in Peoria, with Game 3 set for Monday night. Both teams enjoyed quality scoring chances in the overtime period, and the game-winning goal resulted from a 3-on-1 rush up ice by Houston. Jarod Palmer put a shot on Rivermen goaltender Jake Allen , and McMillan was in the crease to whack in the rebound for his first career AHL playoff goal. Palmer finished with a goal and an assist for the Aeros, and Chad Rau also found the back of the net. Houston overcame a pair of one-goal deficits in regulation before prevailing in the extra session. Aeros goaltender Matt Hackett stopped 32 of 34 shots in the winning effort, while Allen took the tough-luck loss despite making 43 saves of his own. Anthony Peluso and Adam Cracknell provided the Rivermen’s offense, as Cracknell scored for the second time in as many games this postseason.
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