Admirals Sink Griffins 5-1
January 7, 2011 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Grand Rapids Griffins News Release
MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Admirals sailed past the Grand Rapids 5-1 Thursday night at the Bradley Center, kicking off a season-high six-game road trip for the Griffins.
Tonight, the Griffins (17-17-1-4) embarked on a road swing, visiting the Admirals (21-11-2-4) for the fifth of eight meetings this season. The Griffins will play 11 of their next 16 games on the road, as they continue to Rockford on Saturday to take on the IceHogs. Having won six of their last eight games at home, the Griffins have not played consecutive road games since a three-game trip from Nov. 13-17.
The Griffins and Admirals skated through a scoreless first period, the only action an exchange of punches between Adam Keefe and Scott Ford. The second period saw a change in the tide, as Milwaukee pulled ahead 2-1 before heading into the third.
Assisted by Joakim Andersson and Willie Coetzee, Greg Amadio put the Griffins on the board first with a quick shot past Jeremy Smith at 10:07 of the second period. The Admirals returned fire with two consecutive goals, the first by Ryan Flynn at 18:18, followed closely with a power play goal by Matt Halischuk at 19:22 to wrap up the second period.
Milwaukee kept the scoring alive, tallying three back to back goals early in the third period. Flynn claimed his second goal of the night at 3:30 of the period, only 13 seconds before Gabriel Bourque notched an unassisted goal at 3:43. The Admirals' third goal slipped past Jordan Pearce at 6:44 off a shot by Andreas Thuresson, giving them a 5-1 win over the Griffins.
Pearce posted 23 saves, while Smith denied the Griffins further scoring opportunities, tallying 28 saves.
Three Stars: 1. MIL Flynn (2 goals); 2. MIL Bourque (1goal, 1 assist); 3. MIL Smith (28 saves)
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