Admirals Overcome Early Deficit for 14th Straight Win
March 10, 2012 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Norfolk Admirals News Release
HARTFORD, Conn. - Jaroslav Janus made 26 saves and Mike Kostka's goal early in the third period was the difference as the Norfolk Admirals (41-18-1-2) overcame an early deficit to defeat the Connecticut Whale (30-20-5-5), 3-1, on Saturday night at the XL Center Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Norfolk has now extended its franchise-record winning streak to 14 straight games - including a franchise record-tying seven straight road wins. The Admirals conclude their three-game road trip tomorrow afternoon against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.
Mike Angelidis and Tyler Johnson also scored for the Admirals.
The Whale took a 1-0 lead midway through the opening period. Scott Tanski skated into the Norfolk zone on a two-on-one. He sent a shot from the right circle that Janus blocked. However, the rebound ended up on the stick of Tommy Grant, who scored at 8:11.
The Admirals tied the game at 1-1 midway through the second stanza. Alex Hutchings sent a pass from the left circle to Angelidis in the bottom of the right circle. Angelidis one-timed the puck past Connecticut goaltender Chad Johnson at 12:17 for his 14th goal of the season.
Norfolk took a 2-1 lead early in the third period off a faceoff. Tyler Johnson won the draw in the right circle back to Kostka, who skated to into the high slot. He sent a slap shot through a screen and past Chad Johnson for his ninth goal of the season at 1:56.
Tyler Johnson sealed the victory for the Admirals with an empty-net goal. His 23rd goal of the season came at 19:18.
Jaroslav Janus (14-8-2) made 26 saves on 27 shots for his six straight win. Chad Johnson (19-13-5) stopped 23 of 26 shots for the loss.
Both teams were 0-for-3 on the power play.
The Admirals conclude their three-game road trip tomorrow afternoon against the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. The puck drops at 3:00 p.m. All games can be heard at 102.1-FM, 1490-AM and 1021TheGame.com. You can also watch on a pay-per-view basis at AHLLive.com.
The Admirals return to Scope on Wednesday for a matchup against their East Division rivals, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The puck drops at 7:15 p.m. in another Admirals Value Night.
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Three Stars:
1. Jaroslav Janus - NOR
2. Tyler Johnson - NOR
3. Scott Tanski - CT
NOTES ... Norfolk's current 14-game winning streak is the third-longest winning streak in the American Hockey League since the Admirals joined the AHL in 2000-01 ... It is the longest winning streak in the AHL since Syracuse Crunch won an AHL-record 18 straight regular season games from March 9 - October 17, 2008. During Syracuse's streak, they won 15 games to end the 2007-08 regular season and three games to begin the 2008-09 season ... The longest AHL winning streak contained within a single season was accomplished by the Philadelphia Phantoms when they won 17 consecutive games from October 22 - November 27, 2004 ... Norfolk's last loss came on February 5 - a 4-2 defeat at Springfield by the Falcons ... During their streak, the Admirals are averaging 3.86 goals scored and only 1.63 goals against per game ... The last time Norfolk was in first place overall in the American Hockey League this late in the season was March 31, 2007, when they held a one-point lead over the Hershey Bears ... With 85 points (40-18-1-2), Norfolk has tied the best all-time record through 62 games in AHL Admirals history (2006-07, 40-17-4-1) ... Tyler Johnson has points in six consecutive games (5g, 6a) ... Johnson leads the Admirals in goals (8), assists (12), points (20) and plus/minus (+14) during the 14-game winning streak ... Earlier today, the Admirals signed forward Casey Haines to a Professional Tryout Contract ... Pierre-Cedric Labrie and Eric Neilson each served the second games of their suspensions. Labrie is eligible to return to the lineup tomorrow afternoon while Neilson's suspension concludes after tomorrow's game ... Did not play: Richard Petiot, Alexandre Picard, Pierre-Cedric Labrie, Eric Neilson, Jonathon Kalinski.
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