Bobo Carpenter and Josh Ho-Sang, two former New York Islanders prospects, are headed to the ECHL Conference Finals with the Florida Everblades, with Carpenter netting the series-clinching overtime tally in Game 5.
While most eyes in the Sunshine State's hockey landscape are on the Florida Panthers, their ECHL affiliate in the Everblades is bound for the Eastern Conference Finals for the third straight year, chasing their third straight Kelly Cup title.
Former New York Islanders prospect Bobo Carpenter potted two goals in their 2-1 Game 5 victory, including the overtime winner after forward Cole Moberg sent a no-look, backhand pass to a driving Carpenter, who buried the feed to finish a 2-1 win:
Carpenter bookended the scoring, tallying the game's first goal on a breakaway following a springboard pass by Moberg:
The former Islanders' farmhand has been a dynamic piece for the Everblades these playoffs, tallying five goals and five assists for 10 points in 12 games.
He finishes their matchup with Orlando boasting two goals and four helpers.
While former Islanders prospect Josh Ho-Sang was kept off the board in the series-clinching win, he's been one of Florida's top playmakers.
Since signing with the team in March, he has had 10 assists in 11 postseason games for the Everblades, a pair of red lights, and 13 helpers.
Ho-Sang had helpers in all but one of the Second-Round games, tallying eight of them overall.
The Everblades will face the winner of the North Division Final between the Adirondack Thunder (ECHL club of the New Jersey Devils) and Norfolk Admirals (ECHL affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning).
The Thunder currently hold a 3-2 series lead in the matchup, with Game 6 scheduled for Tuesday night.