Craig Weller scored from a bad angle with 1:44 remaining in overtime to give Hartford a 3-2 victory over Portland on Saturday night and secure the Wolf Pack's eighth consecutive berth in the Calder Cup Playoffs.
Weller was just below the goal line when he banked a shot off Pirates goaltender Kirk Daubenspeck, giving Hartford its league-leading and franchise-record 28th home win of the season.
Daubenspeck replaced an injured Maxime Daigneault early in the third period and allowed the tying goal by Alexandre Giroux before the Pack won in OT for the second night in a row.
Jeff Hamilton also scored for Hartford. Trent Whitfield and Brian Willsie had the Pirates' goals.
