Down a goal with just more than four minutes remaining Sunday night, the Komets did what they've done often this season – they found a way to win.

Lincoln Kaleigh Schrock forced overtime by camping out in front of the Dayton Gems' net, powering his way to the rebound of a Tom Mele shot and slipping it into an open net.

And Bobby Chaumont won it, 2:27 into overtime, accepting Bret Smith's pass from behind the net and putting it past goaltender Bryan Hogan to make it 4-3.

"We've talked about the character of this team … and it just surfaced again," Komets coach Al Sims said. "We knew that game would give us first place overall at the All-Star break. It was in our hands to do it and our guys wouldn't be denied. You can't say enough about the effort on the last two goals."

The Komets (22-9-1) had several good scoring chances in overtime, including one in which Jesse Bennefield shot the puck at Hogan and Colin Chaulk kicked it just onto the goal line, but not over.

"I said to Chaulker, 'Why didn't you head it in?'" Sims said. "They had his stick tied up, but he tried to kick it in. Then Smitty and Chaumont made an unbelievable play. I think everybody in the rink heard Chaumont yelling to Smitty that he was coming and he had a step on the guy."

It was the third straight game, in as many days, between the Komets and Gems. Dayton won 3-2 Friday at the Coliseum, and the Komets won 4-2 at Hara Arena on Saturday.

"After playing so many games in so many nights, everybody was tired," Chaumont said. "Just to get that goal and those extra points. … it's a great character win for team."