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Lake Erie Monsters sweep the Hershey Bears to win the AHL's Calder Cup

CLEVELAND -- Oliver Bjorkstrand scored with 1.9 seconds left in the first overtime and the Lake Erie Monsters won their first Calder Cup title, beating the Hershey Bears 1-0 on Saturday night to sweep the American Hockey League championship series.

Anton Forsberg made 23 saves for Lake Erie, the Columbus Blue Jackets' top farm club.

Lake Erie was 15-2 in the playoffs, the best record for a team in four rounds.