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Firebirds stop Admirals, 5-2, to win Game 3 and force Milwaukee into elimination game
Five different players score in the decisive win that gives the Firebirds their ninth consecutive.
After the Coachella Valley Firebirds won the first two games of their best-of-seven series against the Milwaukee Admirals, there was never any doubt that the first period in Game 3 on Tuesday was going to be a big one.
Back at home in Wisconsin, the Admirals could get back into the series by setting the early tone. Conversely, the Firebirds could further separate themselves in the series with a strong early effort.
As it turns out, it was the latter narrative that came to fruition.
The Firebirds scored three first period goals and added another early in the second period to take a big lead en route to a 5-2 win in front of a crowd of 4,729 inside UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. The win forces the Admirals into an elimination game on Thursday in their American Hockey League Western Conference championship series.
“We knew they were going to come our hard to protect home ice,” said defenseman Cale Fleury, who scored 31 seconds into the game. “So, we had to match their intensity.”
The Firebirds will take a 3-0 lead in the series into Thursday’s Game 4 in Milwaukee. Coachella Valley has now won nine consecutive Calder Cup Playoff games.
After Fleury scored, Ryker Evans and Ryan Winterton added first period goals. Max McCormick then scored early in the second and Jacob Melanson scored late on an empty net to seal the game for Coachella Valley.
Chris Driedger saved 28 shots in the game and recorded his seventh game with two or fewer goals allowed this postseason.
The Firebirds were 0-for-3 on the power play and 3-for-3 on the penalty kill.
The Admirals cut the Firebirds’ four-goal lead in half in the second period, on goals by Marc Del Gaizo and Fedor Svechkov. But the Firebirds killed off a penalty with fewer than 11 minutes to play and Driedger maintained a clean sheet in the third period.
McCormick nearly scored a second goal late in the game, but the puck hit the inside of the post on the Admirals’ goal.
Milwaukee was then unable to cut the deficit a third time despite a late 6-on-5 advantage after pulling goaltender Troy Grosenick.
This is a developing story.
MILWAUKEE — An Oak Creek couple’s stolen car has been found after a viewer who saw a report on the theft spotted it near a south side Milwaukee apartment complex.
Melinna Posey said the ordeal began when her car was stolen and she turned to social media for help. A person who responded claimed to have the vehicle and demanded money for its return. The person messaging even taunted her, discarding some of the items inside the car.
Personal items were inside the vehicle, including the family’s car seat, stroller, cameras and photos.
“It’s been very stressful, especially for him. It’s his vehicle, it’s in his name,” Posey said.
Watch: Stolen Oak Creek couple’s car found by viewer dumped near Milwaukee apartment complex
Stolen Oak Creek couple’s car found by viewer dumped near Milwaukee apartment complex
I spoke to Posey on Tuesday. Since then, she and Tyler Dusenberry had been searching for the car. On Thursday, the couple received a message from someone who saw the story on TMJ4. That person found the car at a south side Milwaukee apartment complex and shared pictures of the red Dodge Durango SRT between trees and a building, covered in tarps.
“I didn’t believe the text message at first today, and then he sent pictures of the car, and I was like, thank the lord, I was like thank you so much,” Posey said.
“It’s a roller coaster that’s what it’s been,” Dusenberry said.
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Oak Creek Police picked up the car and are processing it for evidence. The family has not yet been able to see the inside of the vehicle or what, if anything, was left behind.
The family said they are grateful to everyone who helped them this week, but said the entire experience will be tough to get over.
“It’s just unfortunate that this all happened, and we had a lot of memories and trips within that vehicle so it’s just a little life-changing to be honest,” Dusenberry said.
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PLOVER, Wis. (WBAY) – Police in the western part of the state are spreading the word after someone stole over $95,000 worth of Milwaukee-brand tools. Police are concerned that they’ll be sold online or sold outside the state.
Milwaukee-brand tools were stolen from a trailer at a solar farm in Plover.
Police say there were 130 items, including more than 40 half-inch impact guns, multiple wire cutters, grease guns, 80 batteries, and a couple of small generators.
Investigators are warning that buyers who purchase stolen items can have them seized and could lose their money or even face criminal charges if they knew the property was stolen.
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