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Admirals withstand late charge to win 2-1

January 31, 2009 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Abbotsford Heat News Release


A hard fought effort came up a goal short on Saturday night as the Flames fell 2-1 to Milwaukee. Kris Chucko scored his career-high 16th goal of the season in the loss. Milwaukee netminder Drew MacIntyre improved to 4-1-0 vs. the Flames this year as he turned aside 35 Quad City shots.

The Admirals took a 1-0 lead when Hugh Jessiman scored the only goal of the opening frame at 8:45 of the first period. Milwaukee's Cal O'Reilly created the play by bursting into the Flames zone with speed and sending a shot on the Flames net. Netminder Leland Irving made the initial save before Patric Hornqvist poked at the rebound. Irving was able to get a piece of Hornqvist's shot to keep the puck out of the net. However, the puck lay in the blue paint for Jessiman to poke home. The tally was Jessiman's 10th of the season.

The Admirals extended their lead by scoring the only goal of the second frame. Patric Hornqvist scored on a one-timer following a cross-ice feed from Cal O'Reilly during a Milwaukee power play. The man advantage marker staked the Admirals to a 2-0 lead after 40 minutes.

Kris Chucko reached a new career high in goals when he scored on the power play at 9:39 of the third period. Chucko swatted home a centering feed from Jamie Lundmark while falling to the ice. The tally sparked a furious surge by the Flames, but Quad City could not beat Drew MacIntyre again and fell 2-1.

The Budweiser Flames Forum returns to Bleacher Bums in Davenport on Monday night. The show starts at 6:00 p.m. This weeks guests include: Ryan McGill, Brad Cole, Gord Baldwin and Adam Cracknell. Fans in attendance will have the opportunity to win prizes from the Flames and Budweiser. The show can also be heard on 93.9 FM WYEC.

The Flames continue their six-game home stand on Wednesday night as the Grand Rapids Griffins visit the i wireless Center. Game time is 7:05 p.m. Tickets are available now at the i wireless Center Box Office, via phone at (563) 326-1111 or on-line at ticketmaster.com.

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