Carpenter scored the only Devil goal against Edmonton, but left after hurting his lower left leg.
He had taken his clue from an official, who signaled that Carpenter had scored and blew the whistle before he crossed the goal line.
He is only 23 years old and recently Esposito had expressed confidence that Carpenter would score 40 goals next season.
Carpenter scored 1000 runs in a season on six occasions.
Carpenter also rushed twice for 17 yards and scored a touchdown.
Carpenter scored, and Tech took an 11-0 lead.
Carpenter and Walker each scored a goal but the Port Arthur team lost 4-13.
The second one came when Carpenter scored from up close to Fuhr's left.
And Carpenter, who had 10 goals in 76 games in the regular season, also scored his first in the playoffs.
During that season, Tech outscored its opponents 305-24, and Carpenter scored 82 points.