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Admirals Drop Decision to Phantoms

December 2, 2011 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals News Release


NORFOLK, Va. - The Norfolk Admirals (13-9-0-1) fell 5-1 to the Adirondack Phantoms (13-7-0-1), on Friday night at Norfolk Scope Arena. The same two teams meet tomorrow night at Scope at 7:15 p.m. before the Admirals embark on a three game road trip.

Carter Ashton scored his team-leading 13th goal for the Admirals while goaltender Jaroslav Janus made 17 saves.

The Phantoms took a 1-0 lead in the first period with the first of Tye McGinn's two goals. While on a power play, McGinn picked up a pass from teammate Ben Holmstrom in the lower slot and sent a wrist shot over the glove of Janus. The goal was McGinn's third of the season and came at the 5:49 mark of the opening period.

The Admirals responded just 29 seconds later to knot the game at 1-1. Tyler Johnson retrieved a rebound behind the Phantoms' net and fed a pass to Ashton in the mid-slot. Ashton sent a slap shot over the glove of Leighton at 6:18.

Adirondack took a 2-1 lead on Holmstrom's second point of the night. After an Admirals turnover, Holmstrom's first shot was denied by a sprawling Janus. Holmstrom picked up the loose rebound and snuck it under Janus at 7:23 of the second period.

McGinn's second goal of the game gave the Phantoms a 3-1 lead with just over seven minutes to go in the second. After carrying the puck through the neutral zone, McGinn sent a shot from the high slot through a screen and over the stick side of Janus at 13:02.

Former Admirals captain Dan Jancevski extended the Adirondack lead to 4-1 with his second goal of the season. Jancevski's shot from the blue line found its way through traffic and behind Janus at 4:09 of the third period.

The Phantoms capped off the scoring at 5-1 with an empty net goal by Denis Hamel with 5:10 remaining in the game.

Jaroslav Janus (5-4-1) turned aside 18 of 22 shots for the loss. Michael Leighton (10-5-0) stopped 28 of 29 shots for the win.

Norfolk was 0-4 on the power play. Adirondack was 1-5 with the man advantage.

The same two teams meet tomorrow night at Scope at 7:15 p.m. before the Admirals embark on a three game road trip, beginning Friday night in Binghamton.

For more details on upcoming games and promotions, please visit norfolkadmirals.com.

Individual tickets for all regular season games start at just $12. Tickets are available now at the Scope Box Office, all Ticketmaster Outlets, charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000 and online at ticketmaster.com.

Don't miss a minute of the action by purchasing your 2011-12 season tickets today. Season tickets start at just $350 while 10-Packs are available for as little as $110. Stop by the Admirals' Administrative Offices at Scope, call (757) 640-1212 weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or visit norfolkadmirals.com anytime!

Individual tickets for all regular season games start at just $12. Tickets are available now at the Scope Box Office, all Ticketmaster Outlets, charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000 and online at ticketmaster.com.

Three Stars:

1. Ben Holmstrom - ADK

2. Tye McGinn - ADK

3. Michael Leighton - ADK

NOTES ... Prior to the game, Norfolk's parent club, the Tampa Bay Lightning, acquired defensemen Mike Kostka and Evan Oberg from the Florida Panthers in exchange for defenseman Mike Vernace and forward James Wright. Both Kostka and Oberg will report to the Admirals ... With his goal in the first period, Carter Ashton broke a personal five-game scoreless drought dating back to Nov. 18th in St. John's ... Defenseman Scott Jackson registered his first point of the season with an assist on Ashton's goal ... Did not play: Richard Petiot, Kevin Quick, Alexandre Picard, Ondrej Palat and Michel Ouellet.

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