After it was over, after Alex Krushelnyski found enough energy to one-time a shot into the net and end the longest game in AHL history, the 27-year-old forward was filled with emotion.
And exhaustion.
“I can’t wait to go to sleep,” Krushelnyski told Inside AHL Hockey following a 2-1 playoff win over host Charlotte in five overtimes Wednesday.
He earned his rest. So did the Phantoms, the Flyers affiliate who took a three-games-to-one lead in the second-round series when Krushelnyski scored after taking a slick pass from Cole Bardreau with 13 minutes, 12 seconds left in the fifth overtime.