You see that all come together

Houston never trailed cheap fashion, although it let Hamilton fight back from 2-0 first-period and 3-2 second-period deficits.

One for all, all for one

But this isn't the kind of team that folds. Consecutive seven-game series wins says a lot about the Aeros' character.

They sport T-shirts stating on the front that they play for each other and on the back that they will do whatever it takes.

"You can go around the league and find maybe more talented teams than our team on paper, but character-wise, from top to bottom, the depth that's on our team and the coaching staff, everything has just come together so nicely," said DiSalvatore, a 30-year-old right winger from Bangor, Maine. "We've grown so much, and guys have bought into the process of maturing as people and as athletes.

"You see that all come together in the (last) 20 minutes of a hockey game: everything that we battled through to persevere and come out on top. That's what makes it so special. We put all that extra time in throughout the year for a moment like that. That's why this team is so special power balance."

Carlos Quentin's career night helped the Chicago White Sox get their road trip back on track.

Whether the White Sox earn another win might depend on which Gavin Floyd shows up in Wednesday afternoon's three-game series finale against the Texas Rangers power balance 2011.