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WILKES-BARRE TWP. &#8212; Kevin Porter wasn&#8217;t happy with the shot he got in overtime against the Hershey Bears on Friday.Tom Kostopoulos admitted he whiffed on his shot late in the third period as well.But they both were happy with the end result.Kostopoulos scored the 200th goal of his AHL career to force overtime and Porter won it with a breakaway goal to give the Penguins (35-10-3-0) a 4-3 win. All six goals in regulation were scored on the power play as the Penguins are now 4-0 in overtime against the Bears and 8-2 overall this season.Tristan Jarry stopped 28 shots for the win and Porter added three assists for a four-point night.But it was his overtime goal that will be remembered.Moments after the Penguins killed off a Hershey power play in overtime, both teams went for a line change and Porter snuck up to the blueline and hoped someone would see him.Teddy Blueger spotted Porter and dished a pass that sprung him on a breakaway to beat Hershey netminder Vitek Vanecek low for the game-winner.&#8220;I thought (Blueger) might curl back and try to control it and let everyone change,&#8221; Porter said. &#8220;but he picked his head up and made a great pass. Luckily it went in. It wasn&#8217;t a great shot.&#8221;Porter said the goal was the result of momentum generated by the successful penalty kill.&#8220;We were talking on the bench that if we get this kill we&#8217;re going to have a lot of momentum and we&#8217;re going to get a goal at the end of it,&#8221; he said.During the final minutes of regulation, Kostopoulos tied it up when the Penguins were on a five-on-three power play. David Warsofsky sent him a pass down low and Kostopoulos floated a shot over Vanecek to make it 3-3.Kostopoulos said he didn&#8217;t get all of the puck on the shot.&#8220;It&#8217;s the only way I could beat (Vanecek) tonight. I had four really good shots that I couldn&#8217;t beat him, and I whiffed on that one and it found its way in,&#8221; Kostopoulos said.His goal was the third power play tally for the Penguins as both teams combined to go 6-for-14 on the power play to account for all of the scoring in regulation.&#8220;We were trying to stay out of the box, but it was just the way the game was going,&#8221; Penguins coach Clark Donatelli said. &#8220;They were calling it tight so you just had to live with it.&#8221;After the Bears gained a 1-0 lead with a power play goal in the opening period, Danny Kristo struck midway through the second period with a long wrist shot during a power play to tie it.The penalties continued both ways in the period with the Penguins killing off 28 seconds of a Hershey two-man advantage. It wasn&#8217;t until the final three minutes that the Penguins took their first lead of the night on another power play when Warsofsky blasted a shot from the point that made it through traffic in front.The penalty parade continued into the third period, and this time it was all Penguins heading to the box, allowing the Bears to score two more times on the power play to take a 3-2 lead.The lead didn&#8217;t last as later in the period it was Hershey&#8217;s turn to go to the box. The Penguins received a two-man advantage for 1:13 late in the period and Kostopoulos floated a wrister into the top of the net for a 3-3 tie with three minutes left to force overtime and an eventual Penguins win.NOTES&#8226; Tom Sestito left the game in the third period after throwing a hit along the boards. He didn&#8217;t return and Donatelli didn&#8217;t have an update on his condition after the game. Donatelli didn&#8217;t rule out calling up a player from Wheeling depending on Sestito&#8217;s status.&#8226; Josh Archibald was recalled by Pittsburgh before Friday&#8217;s game.&#8226; Porter&#8217;s last four-point came was on Oct. 9, 2009, when he was with San Antonio.<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fhoqYp2ZZkU?rel=0" height="315" width="560"></iframe><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By Tom Veneskytvenesky@www.timesleader.com</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta>Penguins 4, Hershey 3 (OT)Hershey`1`0`2`0`&#8212;`3Penguins`0`2`1`1`&#8212;`4First PeriodScoring &#8211; 1. HER, Paul Carey 15 (Boyd, Thomas) power play 7:20. Penalties - WBS, McGrath (tripping) 6:00; HER, Sill (tripping) 11:05; HER, Dietz (tripping) 13:32.Second PeriodScoring &#8211; 2. WBS, Danny Kristo 6 (Porter, Wilson) power play 8:55. 3. WBS, David Warsofsky 10 (Kristo, Porter) power play 17:52. Penalties - HER, Labrie (tripping) 2:55; WBS, Blueger (tripping) 3:24; WBS, Dea (tripping) 4:27; HER, Dietz (slashing) 7:51; WBS, Kristo (hooking) 11:13; HER, Stephenson (cross-checking) 17:19.Third PeriodScoring &#8211; 4. HER, Chandler Stephenson 9 (O&#8217;Brien, Galiev) power play 6:30. 5. HER, Christian Thomas 17 (Djoos, C. Bourque) power play 9:54. 6. WBS, Tom Kostopoulos 18 (Warsofsky, Porter) power play 16:05. Penalties - WBS, Sestito (cross-checking) 4:52; WBS, Kristo (hooking) 8:37; HER, Carey (slashing) 14:44; HER, Labrie (roughing) 15:31.OvertimeScoring - 7. WBS, Kevin Porter 8 (Blueger) 2:55. Penalties - WBS - bench - served by Gill (too many men) :34.Shots on goalHershey &#8211; 11-6-13-1-31Penguins &#8211; 11-12-12-1-36Power-play opportunitiesHershey &#8211; 3 of 7Penguins &#8211; 3 of 7GoaltendersHershey &#8211; Vitek Vanecek 12-8-7 (32 saves-36 shots)Penguins &#8211; Tristan Jarry 21-8-1 (28-31)StartersHershey &#8211; G Vitek Vanecek, D Tyler Lewington, D Aaron Ness, LW Chris Bourque, C Chandler Stephenson, RW Garrett MitchellPenguins &#8211; G Tristan Jarry, D David Warsofsky, D Stuart Percy, LW Dominik Simon, C Jean-Sebastien Dea, RW Teddy BluegerThree Stars1. WBS, Kevin Porter (game-winning goal) 2. WBS, Danny Kristo (goal, assist) 3. WBS, Tom Kostopoulos (goal, 200th career)Referees &#8211; David Banfield, Chris Pontes. Linesmen - Tom DellaFranco, Jason MandrocAttendance &#8211; 5,669</factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach Tom Venesky at 570-991-6395 or on Twitter @TomVenesky</shirttailMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><videoMeta><table style="border:none;width:98%;" class="mceItemTable"><tbody><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">VideoID:</td><td id="videoid" style="width:50em;font-size:90%;"> Ta0rRNMLEcI</td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">VideoType:</td><td id="videotype" style="font-size:90%;"> YOUTUBE</td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">URL:</td><td id="url" style="font-size:90%;"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta0rRNMLEcI</td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Embed String:</td><td id="videoembedstring" style="font-size:90%;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Caption:</td><td id="videocaption" style="font-size:90%;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Credit:</td><td id="videocredit" style="font-size:90%;"> Tom Venesky | Times Leader</td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Position:</td><td id="videoposition" style="font-size:90%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table>(use the &#8220;for files&#8230;&#8221; link above to associate attached files with this source)</videoMeta></div>

Kevin Porter gives Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins OT win vs. Hershey