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Nailers advance to second round of Kelly Cup playoffs

NEW YORK -- The Pittsburgh Penguins weren't the only team in the organization to earn a massive overtime playoff win on Tuesday.

The Nailers eliminated the Fort Wayne Komets on the road with a 3-2 overtime win in Game 7 of the first round of the Kelly Cup playoffs.

Rookie Matthew Quercia, an ECHL-contracted forward who joined the Nailers following the conclusion of his senior year at Michigan Tech, was the overtime hero:

The other goals in the game came from Penguins forward prospect Justin Almeida and forward Sean Josling, in his second professional season with the team.