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WATCH: Edmonton Oilers prospect Dmitri Samorukov scores game-winner with five seconds left
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By Zach Laing
Oct 30, 2021, 14:00 EDTUpdated: Oct 30, 2021, 13:43 EDT
Sometimes, you have to get lucky.
But sometimes, you have to be good and last night, that’s exactly what Bakersfield Condors defenceman Dmitri Samorukov was.
In a Friday afternoon game against the Henderson Silver Knights, Samorukov scored the game-winner with only five seconds left.
He caught a cross-ice pass from forward Adam Cracknell and walked from the point down to the right face-off circle before ripping a wrist shot home for a 3-2 Condors win.
It was only Samorukov’s second game of the season, but it’s clear his impact is being felt early.
Zach Laing is the Nation Network’s news director and senior columnist. He can be followed on Twitter at @zjlaing, or reached by email at zach@oilersnation.com.
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