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Alex Lyon makes 94 saves to help team win in AHL's longest game ever

Lehigh Valley Phantoms goalie Alex Lyon finished with 94 saves on 95 shots as the team beat the Charlotte Checkers 2-1 in five overtimes, making it the longest game in 82-year history of the AHL.

Alex Krushelnyski scored 6:48 into the fifth overtime period, giving the Phantoms the Game 4 win of the Calder Cup playoff series between the AHL affiliates of the Philadelphia Flyers and Carolina Hurricanes..

Krushelnyski's score came at 1:09 a.m. local time, more than after six hours after the game started.

Lyon's save tally is the second-highest total in league history.