Milner made the save with players downed around him, Rob Flick won the ensuing faceoff to open space, Steven McParland cleared the puck away, and time expired on the 4-3 win for South Carolina.
For the second time in three years, the South Carolina Stingrays won a game seven on the road to advance to the Kelly Cup Finals. They will face the Colorado Eagles, a team they played six times in the regular season with two wins.
It took no overtime heroics, but the Stingrays celebrated the Bud Gingher Memorial Trophy at center ice in full uniform.