Schwab lifts Walleye past Nailers in OT, 2-1 Series tied at one

TOLEDO, Ohio – Troy Schwab scored 1:35 into overtime to lead the Walleye to a 2-1 win Saturday night at the Huntington Center. The win evens the best of seven series at a game apiece. Game three is Wednesday at Wheeling.

Wheeling took advantage of an early power play to take a 1-0 at 6:02 of the first period. Through two periods, the Walleye held a 24-14 shot advantage but the Nailers led the game 1-0.2015echlplayoffs

In the third period, Cody Lampl beat Wheeling goaltender Franky Palazzese at 7:26 for his second goal of the playoffs. Tyler Barnes and Shane Berschbach collected the assists. In the overtime, Shane Berschbach went around the Wheeling net and fed a pass right into the crease that was buried by Troy Schwab at 1:35.

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