Admirals Head for Two in Charlotte this Weekend
Published on November 23, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Milwaukee Admirals News Release
Milwaukee, WI--Coming off back-to-back wins at Grand Rapids Saturday and at home against San Antonio Sunday afternoon, the Milwaukee Admirals (15 games played, 10-4-0-1, 2nd place Midwest Division, 6th place Western Conference, 9th place AHL) will make franchise history this weekend by traveling to North Carolina for two games against the Charlotte Checkers (18 GP, 10-6-1-1, 1st place Midwest Division, 3rd place Western Conference, 5th place AHL). The Saturday-Sunday series (November 26-27) marks the Admirals' first ever games at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte.
In their first season in the American Hockey League's Western Conference, the Checkers own the top spot in the Midwest Division, though Charlotte has played three more games than its closest chaser Milwaukee.
This will be the second and third games of the season between the Admirals and Checkers. Milwaukee won the first meeting 3-1 on Friday, November 4th at the Bradley Center. Admirals forward Chris Mueller (Buffalo, NY) scored the game winning goal at the 15:15 mark of the first period, while goaltender Jeremy Smith (Dearborn, MI) made 28 saves in the victory. Former Admiral Chris Durno picked up Charlotte's only goal.
The two teams will play five more times after this weekend's action. The next Checkers-Admirals contest at the Bradley Center is set for Saturday, January 7th at 7 P.M. central time.
Key Statistics:
MILWUAKEE's Road Record: 6 GP, 6-0-0-1, 13 points.
Charlotte's Home Record: 7 GP, 5-1-0-1, 11 points.
Season Series to date (all game times central):
MILWAUKEE 3 vs. Charlotte 1 (Nov. 4).
Milwaukee at Charlotte (Nov. 26, 6 P.M.)
Milwaukee at Charlotte (Nov. 27, 1 P.M.)
Leading Scorers Per Team:
MILWAUKEE: Kyle Wilson (4 goals & 9 assists, 13 points); Juuso Puustinen (8 goals & 4 assists, 12 points); Michael Latta (5 goals & 6 assists, 11 points); Ryan Ellis (4 goals & 7 assists, 11 points).
Charlotte: Jon Matsumoto (7 goals & 10 assists, 17 points); Jerome Samson (7 goals & 9 assists, 16 points); Chris Terry (2 goals & 9 assists, 11 points).
Power play:
MILWAUKEE: (12th overall) 11 goals scored in 58 chances, 19.0% success rate, 1 shorthanded goal allowed.
Charlotte: (13th) 17 goals scored in 90 chances, 18.9%, 1 shorthanded goal allowed.
Penalty killing:
MILWAUKEE (19th) 12 goals allowed in 62 times shorthanded, 80.6% success rate, 0 shorthanded goals scored.
Charlotte (16th) 14 goals allowed in 75 times shorthanded, 81.3% success rate, 1 shorthanded goal scored.
National Hockey League Affiliates:
MILWAUKEE: Nashville
Charlotte: Carolina
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