AHL Milwaukee Admirals

Admirals Top Marlies in Day Game

Published on March 1, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Milwaukee Admirals News Release


Toronto, ON-The Milwaukee Admirals topped the Toronto Marlies for the second time with season with a 3-1 victory at the Ricoh Coliseum on Tuesday afternoon. Gabriel Bourque and Grant Lewis each scored a goal and added an assist to pace the Admirals offense, while Mark Dekanich returned for his first start in nine days and stopped 31 of 32 shots to earn the victory.

Toronto took advantage of two early Milwaukee penalties to score a 5-on-3 goal just 3:19 into the first period. With Brett Palin and Lewis in the penalty box, Marlies forward Joe Colborne tipped a shot past Dekanich for a 1-0 lead.

Milwaukee's Bourque tied the game at 14:22 of the first period with his 11th goal of the season. Lewis fed a pass from the left point to Andreas Thuresson along the left wing boards. Thuresson's crisp pass went through the slot for a wristshot that sailed over the left arm of goalie Ben Scrivens. The goal was Bourque's second power play goal of the year.

Milwaukee claimed the lead with just 1:12 remaining in the second period. Ryan Flynn stickhandled from the left corner in Toronto's zone. It appeared he was going around the net. As he got to the left post, he flipped a pass to Mike Bartlett who jammed the puck past Scrivens for his sixth goal of the season. Flynn notched the lone a ssist.

Lewis scored on the power-play at 15:12 of the third period to ice the win for the Admirals. Gabriel Bourque and Aaron Johnson recorded assists on the goal.

The Admirals travel to Hamilton for a 6 pm CST faceoff Wednesday against the Bulldogs. Milwaukee's next home game is on Saturday, March 5 at 7:30 pm against the Manitoba Moose. Fans can purchase tickets by calling Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000 or logging on to milwaukeeadmirals.com. Group discounts are available starting with just ten people and get a minimum of $2 off the face value. For more information or to purchase group tickets fans can call the Admirals office at (414) 227-0550 or visit milwaukeeadmirals.com. Don't forget to follow the Admirals on Twitter (@mkeadmirals) and on Facebook.

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