Admirals Bust Down Rivermen 7-3
February 2, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Milwaukee Admirals News Release
The Milwaukee Admirals strung together a stretch of six straight goals on Saturday night en route to a 7-3 win over the Peoria Rivermen at Carver Arena.
Martin Kariya opened the scoring in the game with a power play goal from Jeff Woywitka and Charles Linglet at 10:30, but the Admirals would respond with six consecutive goals to blow the game open.
Starting with Antti Pihlstrom's first of two on the night at 13:31 of the first period, the Admirals took control of the game including four goals in the second period and ended with Janne Niskala's third period power play goal to make it 6-1 just 4:39 into the final frame.
The Rivermen did get a pair of goals late, including Cam Keith's first of the year from the side of the net at 14:35 and Alexander Hellstrom's third of the season with just under 33 seconds remaining.
Chris Beckford-Tseu started the game and allowed three goals on 11 shots in 23:47. Marek Schwarz replaced him and allowed four goals on 15 shots in 36:13. Pekka Rinne earned his 23rd win of the year with 28 saves.
Peoria's next game will be on a Nesquik 2-for-Tuesday as the Rivermen host the Manitoba Moose at 7 pm. WWE Diva Maria will be at the game signing autographs and posing for pictures with fans all night long. Tickets are on sale through the Peoria Civic Center Box Office, all TicketMaster locations, on line at www.TicketMaster.com, or charge by phone at (309) 676-8700.
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