Admirals beat Wolves, move into 1st place tie

ROSEMONT, Unwell. – Yaroslav Askarov 30 stopped photographs in regulation and extra time and all 12 Chicago shoot-out makes an attempt because the Milwaukee Admirals gained for the fifth consecutive sport with a 2-1 closing over the Wolves on Wednesday afternoon.

The win moved the Admirals into a primary place tie with Texas atop the Central Division. The 2 groups will sq. off in a pair of video games this weekend.

The win for Askarov was his fourth straight, and it was the third consecutive sport that he has gone to a shootout. In these three contests, he has stopped a outstanding 27 of 29 makes an attempt. His file now stands at 18-9-3, which is tied for third within the AHL in wins.

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After almost 55 minutes of scoreless hockey, Jamison Rees put the Wolves up 1-0 when he discovered a unfastened puck within the slot and flipped a backhand over the shoulder of Askarov with 5:11 to go.

Milwaukee struck again with 2:03 to play on Markus Nurmi’s thirteenth of the season. With Askarov coming off the ice in favor of an additional attacker, Nurmi crashed backdoor and took a move from Spencer Stastney and pushed it by Chicago netminder Pyotr Kochetkov.

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After 23 makes an attempt by each groups within the shootout, Michael McCarron lastly transformed, faking a slap shot on Kochetkov earlier than sending a wrister over his blocker to assert the win.

The Admirals return to UW-Milwaukee Panther Area to play host to the Stars in a pair of video games this weekend starting Saturday night time, Feb. 18 at 6 p.m.