AHL Milwaukee Admirals

Admirals, Stars Begin Playoff Series Friday

Published on April 25, 2013 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Milwaukee Admirals News Release


Milwaukee, WI - The Milwaukee Admirals and Texas Stars kick-off their best-of-five Western Conference Quarterfinal match-up on Friday night at 7:00 pm at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. The two teams will battle again on Saturday night at 7:00 as well before shifting to Austin, TX for game 3 and, if necessary, games four and five.

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Western Conference Quarterfinals - (best-of-5)

1-Texas Stars vs. 8-Milwaukee Admirals (all times Central)

Game 1 - Friday, Apr. 26 - Texas at Milwaukee, 7:00

Game 2 - Saturday, Apr. 27 - Texas at Milwaukee, 7:00

Game 3 - Wednesday, May 1 - Milwaukee at Texas, 7:30

*Game 4 - Friday, May 3 - Milwaukee at Texas, 7:30

*Game 5 - Saturday, May 4 - Milwaukee at Texas, 7:00

As the higher seed, the Stars had the choice of playing the first two games on home ice or the final three.

The Admirals lost to the Stars in the only two match-ups between the two teams this season, both of which took place before Christmas.. Texas won 3-1 in Austin on October 24 and 2-1 in OT at the BMO Harris Bradley Center on December 5.

The series is also a rematch of the Western Conference Quarterfinals from 2011 when the Ads beat Texas 4-2. That series saw Mark Van Guilder clinch the series with a goal in double-overtime of game 6.

Tale of the Tape

Texas

Milwaukee

Team Record

43-22-5-6 97 points

41-28-4-3 89 points

Division Ranking

1st South

2nd Midwest

Conference Ranking

1st Western

8th Western

League Ranking

4th

12th

Past 10 Games

5-5-0-0

7-3-0-0

Streak

0-2-0-0

4-0-0-0

Home Record

18-13-2-5

21-12-3-2

Away Record

25-9-3-1

20-16-1-1

GF

235

197

GA

201

200

PP (Overall)

(62/297) 20.9

(41/289) 14.2

PP (Home)

(33/160) 20.6

(19/137) 13.9

PP (Away)

(29/137) 21.2

(22/152) 14.5

PK (Overall)

(49/269) 81.8

(52/299) 82.6

PK (Home)

(24/140) 82.9

(29/150) 80.7

PK (Away)

(25/129) 80.6

(23/149) 84.6

Leading Rookie

Smith (14-21-35)

Watson (20-17-37)

Most PIM

Roussel - 107

Jarvinen - 124

Team PIM/GM

12.1/Game

13.3/Game

Leading Scorers

Sceviour (21-31-52)

Hamill (19-25-44)

Fraser (33-13-46)

Beck (11-30-41)

Morin (12-32-44)

Watson (20-17-37)

Smith (14-21-35)

Mueller (18-18-36)

Chiasson (13-22-35)

Van Guilder (14-18-32)

Leading After 1st

18-5-0-3

23-1-0-1

Leading After 2nd

30-3-0-1

25-1-2-1

Tied After 1st

14-6-2-3

12-8-4-1

Tied After 2nd

6-2-3-5

10-4-2-1

Trailing After 1st

11-11-3-0

6-19-0-1

Trailing After 2nd

7-17-2-0

6-23-0-1

Out Shooting Opponents

31-13-4-4

20-12-2-1

Out Shot by Opponents

11-9-1-2

19-14-2-2

1-Goal Games

18-9-5-6

23-8-4-3

2-Goal Games

11-6-0-0

9-10-0-0

3-Goal Games

8-4-0-0

8-5-0-0

Tickets for the first two games are currently on sale and are priced less than regular season tickets again this year. Seats in the Admirals Quarters (all seats on the glass) will run $19.60, tickets are $16.60for Mid-Deck seats (sections 225-203 and 211-217), $13.25 for Stern and Bow (behind goals and in corners, handicap platform, and child seats. In addition, groups of ten or more still get a minimum of $2 off each ticket.

Fans can purchase individual tickets by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000 or logging on to milwaukeeadmirals.com, while fans looking for playoff packages, group tickets or more information should call the Admirals office at (414) 227-0550. Don't forget to follow the Admirals on Twitter (@mkeadmirals) and on Facebook!




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