Admirals Hold off Rivermen 2-1
Published on November 5, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release
Peoria's potent offense was held in check again on Saturday as they dropped a 2-1 decision to the Milwaukee Admirals. Jonathan Cheechoo scored Peoria's only of the game while Ben Bishop made 29 saves in front of 6,413 at Carver Arena.
The Rivermen dropped to 5-6-1-1 on the season and have lost both meetings with the Admirals this year.
Milwaukee took a 1-0 lead at 14:09 of the first period on a Ryan Ellis took a slapshot from the point. Michael Latta and Ben Ryan were given assists on the play.
At 13:09 of the second period, Cheechoo scored on the man advantage to make it a 1-1 contest. Jani Lajenen was attempting to carry the puck out of the slot when Cheechoo swatted the puck into the goal for an unassisted tally.
At just 1:07 of the third period, the Admirals took the lead for good with a power-play goal. Juuso Puustinen made a cross-ice pass to Kyle Wilson who wristed the puck into an open net past a diving Bishop.
The Rivermen had 32 shots on goal and went 1-for-5 on the powerplay while the Admirals fired 31 shots on goal and converted once on three power-play opportunities.
The Rivermen will play host to the Rockford IceHogs on Friday at 7 p.m. All military personal will receive a free ticket by showing a valid Military ID at the Peoria Civic Center box office on the day of game. The team will also be wearing camouflage jerseys that will be auctioned off to benefit the Children's Hospital of Illinois. For more information call 309-676-1040 or visit www.rivermen.net.
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