The San Diego Gulls defeated the Colorado Eagles, 3-2, in overtime tonight at FivePoint Arena in Irvine, CA.
The win pushed the team’s season-opening win streak to five games, setting a new franchise record for the most consecutive victories to open a season.
Colorado tied the game late in regulation, tying the game with just 13 seconds left.
Andrew Poturalski put San Diego ahead, scoring just 21 seconds into the final frame.
The Williamsville, NY native led the rush through the neutral zone, finding Josh Mahura with a pass near the side boards. The Gulls defenseman curled near the goal line, momentarily losing the puck in his skates. He recovered in time to find the streaking Poturalski, who corralled a pass and cut to the front of the net with little resistance.
He held the puck on his forehand, patiently outwaiting Colorado goalie Trent Miner and sliding the puck into an empty net for his first goal of the season.
Trevor Carrick, skating in his 400th American Hockey League game, picked up an assist on the goal.
The goalies took stage in the second period, as Lukas Dostal and Trent Miner combined to keep the game deadlocked after 40 minutes.
Ryan Wagner and Andrew Agozzino traded goals in the opening frame.
Agozzino grabbed his first goal of the season with just 21.7 seconds remaining in the period, converting on a power-play chance.
Trevor Zegras held the puck on the wing, snapping shot through a screen that Miner stopped. Agozzino, parked in front, spun around and batted home the rebound to pull San Diego even.
Zegras has three assists in four periods against the Eagles.
Wagner scored in a second straight game, giving Colorado a 1-0 lead at 6:09 of the first period.
The Park Ridge, IL native held the puck in the offensive zone, curling in the right circle and skating along the boards. He threw a quick shot on net from the goal line that found separation between Dostal and the post, sneaking past the Gulls netminder.
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