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BINGHAMTON, N. Manchester City Jersey .Y. - Zack Smith is making the most of his final days with the Binghamton Senators. The 23-year-old centre scored twice to break a second-period tie and lead the Binghamton Senators to a 4-2 victory Saturday night over the Houston Aeros in Game 5 of the American Hockey Leagues Calder Cup final. "It was huge," Smith said. "After the second (goal), I realized, yeah, it is our last game in the building. It was nice that the fans got to send us off with a win." Smith signed a one-way contract with the Ottawa Senators last month, meaning Saturdays game was likely his in Binghamton. Smith has played nearly 200 games with the AHLs Senators since graduating from the Swift Current Broncos and turning pro in 2008. Binghamton leads the series 3-2 and the odds are very much in its favour as it attempts to win the citys first AHL title when the series shifts to Houston for Game 6 on Tuesday and Game 7 on Thursday, if necessary. In the 75-year history of the AHL, the team that breaks a 2-2 final series tie with a Game 5 victory goes on to hoist the cup 95 per cent of the time (18 of 19). "Its definitely awesome, but we just have to focus on the first game and come out ready to play," winger Bobby Butler said. Smith scored a power-play goal with 8.5 seconds left in the second period to break a 2-2 tie. Ryan Potulny gathered a rebound in the slot with his back to the goal and shoved a pass to Smith, who muscled a puck past goalie Matt Hackett from the left post. Smith tacked on another goal with 4:04 to go in the game, taking a pass from Jim OBrien on the rush and putting a wristshot past Hackett. That was enough support for goalie Robin Lehner, who made 41 saves to allow two or fewer goals for the seventh time in his last eight starts. "If youre going to be a champion, these are the kind of games where youre not necessarily at your best and you find a way to get it done," Binghamton coach Kurt Kleinendorst said. "Robin makes a big save or you win a battle at the right time. Thats where our game was tonight." Jean-Michel Daoust scored twice for Houston, erasing a pair of Binghamton leads in the first period. The Sens went up 1-0 when Andre Benoit looped from the right point to left faceoff dot and found Corey Locke at the far post for a tap-in goal at 9:19. About two minutes later, Houstons fourth line worked the puck down low until the five-foot-eight Daoust popped out at the left post and muscled a shot past Lehner. Binghamton took a 2-1 lead when Erik Condra blocked a Jared Spurgeon shot, took off on a breakaway and slipped a backhand between Hacketts pads at 12:17. Daoust tied the score again at the tail end of a power play with 6.3 seconds left in the period, tapping in a Marco Scandella pass from the left faceoff circle at the far post. "Theres enough things for us to still be optimistic about," Houston coach Mike Yeo said. "They have two chances to win it and we have to make sure we approach the next game as a Game 7 and our seasons on the line. But when were playing our game and doing the right things, weve seen the results we can have." Both teams lost defencemen to injuries in the game. Binghamtons Jared Cowen, Ottawas first-round pick in the 2009 draft, left in the first period and Houstons Spurgeon left in the second. Neither returned, and neither coach offered any further information on the injuries after the game. Che... Phoenix Suns Jerseys . -- Miguel Montero would like to stay in an Arizona Diamondbacks uniform for long time. Jordan 11 Legend Blue Pre Order . 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He called for paramedics at the turn and was told his blood pressure was not good. He sat in the middle of the fairway to rest and kneeled on the green to try to steady himself. In one of the most remarkable rounds of the year, the 28-year-old rookie fought through it for an 8-under 64 to take a three-shot lead. Moments after signing his card, Beljan was loaded onto a stretcher. His eyes were closed, his head tilted back -- still wearing his visor -- and his arms were folded across his stomach as paramedics loaded him into an ambulance parked beyond the 18th green at the Palm Course. "I think he was scared," said his caddie, Rick Adcox. "He kept saying he thought he was going to die. He just had that feeling. I dont know why. But it was spooky." A few hours later, his agent sent a text to PGA Tour officials from Celebration Hospital that Beljan was waiting on tests, feeling better and hopeful of being discharged from the hospital Friday evening, though that was not certain. Beljan was in the lead for the first time after any round going into the weekend at the Childrens Miracle Network Hospitals Classic. It could not have come at a better time because he is No. 139 on the money list, and only the top 125 keep their full cards for next year. And yet the surreal day ended with Beljan not even sure he would be able to play on the weekend. The tour said Beljan complained of an elevated heart rate, shortness of breath and heart palpitations. Adcox said Beljan told him of numbness in his arms and he felt like he was going to faint. "I thought they were going to stop him on 10 when they told him what the blood pressure was," he said. "He just said, Im going to keep going until either I pass out or they take me off. I kept saying, It doesnt matter to me. Its only a golf tournament. Youve got many more." The struggle was painfully clear the way Beljan constantly stooped over with his hands on his knees, backed off shots and tried to take deep breaths. That he wound up in the lead at 12-under 132 was simply amazing. "It was bizarre," said Edward Loar, who played with Beljan. "I dont know if he thought he was going to make it. It sure didnt affect his golf. I heard him call for a paramedic on No. 9. Before the round, he said he was having a hard time breathing. Hopefully, the guy was all right. He was having a hard time breathing in there." Beljan had a three-shot lead over seven players, including Henrik Stenson, Harris English, Charles Howell III and first-round leader Charlie Wi. cheap nfl jerseys. He likely would need to finish in about 10th place to move into the top 125 and keep a job for next year -- assuming he can even play. Golf didnt seem to be a big priority across from the Magic Kingdom, and there were concerns Beljan would even finish his round. "I thought a lot of times he was going to stop," Adcox said. "I didnt even think he was going to start. He asked me to go find a doctor at the beginning, and I did. The paramedics ... were on No. 10 waiting on him. Blood pressure wasnt good then. For him to go on, that was pretty much his decision. When he did get over a shot, the outcome generally was superb. "He hit four of the best iron shots Ive seen on the par 5s," Loar said. "It was awesome to watch." Adcox realized something wasnt right when Beljan called for a doctor on the practice range. He drilled his long second shot onto the green at the par-5 first hole, and when the caddie handed him a putter, he said Beljan told him, "I dont feel very good." "He got up there and made the eagle and still said he didnt feel good," Adcox said. "Its been not good all day. The score was good." The caddie said they didnt pay attention to the score Beljan was putting together, and because they were playing on the Palm Course that doesnt have many leaderboards, they didnt even know Beljan was in the lead until the round was over. They simply started a countdown -- one more hole, one more shot. Beljan had two eagles and played the par 5s in 6 under. He struggled to finish, picking up a bogey on the 17th and missing the green to the right on the 18th. Facing a difficult chip, made even tougher that he looked wobbly over the ball, he hit a beautiful shot to 4 feet to save par. The final two rounds move to the tougher Magnolia Course, which effectively feels like the final stage of Q-school for some of the players. Matt Jones and Mark Anderson, in that group at 9-under 135, can avoid going to the second stage of Q-school. Wi needs a win to have any hope of getting into the Masters. English is going for his first win. Rod Pampling will have to sweat out his future at home in Dallas for the second straight year. He is No. 124 on the money list, made bogeys on the 16th and 17th holes and missed the cut by one shot. All that helps Pampling is that Billy Mayfair, who is No. 125 on the money list, also missed the cut, as did Gary Christian at No. 127. Kevin Chappell was at No. 123, but he put together another solid round and suddenly is only four shots out of the lead. His card would appear to be safe. ' ' '
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