Ads Drop Game One to Stars
AHL Milwaukee Admirals

Ads Drop Game One to Stars

Published on May 15, 2025 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Milwaukee Admirals News Release


Cedar Park, TX - Cal O'Reilly and Mark Friedman scored for the Admirals, but it wasn't enough as they dropped a 4-2 decision in game one of the Central Division Finals to the Texas Stars on Thursday night.

Texas leads the best-of-five series 1-0 with game two set for Sunday night.

The Stars got on the board first when Matthew Seminoff was able to poke a loose puck in the crease past Ads netminder Matt Murray 3:10 into the game.

The Admirals knotted the scored at one on a power-play marker from O'Reilly at the 8:16 mark. After the Ads won the draw Friedman fired a shot-pass off the end boards and right to O'Reilly, who had a wide open net to score his second of the playoffs.

However, Justin Hryckowian picked up his first of two goals in the game with a rebound tally with just 3.6 seconds remaining the second and then scored again, this time on the power-play 4:07 into the second for a 3-1 Texas advantage.

The Stars made it 4-1 on a breakaway goal from Matej Blumel just over five minutes into the third period.

Friedman, who was the only Ads player with a multi-point night, pulled the team within two with a blast from the right circle that beat Stars netminder Magnus Hellberg at 9:47 of the third period, but that was as close as the team would get.

Murray saw his three-game winning streak snapped as he made 24 saves on the night for Milwaukee, while Hellberg, who played three seasons with the Admirals from 2013-16, stopped 23 shots to pick up the win.

Game two of the series will take place on Sunday night at 7 pm in Cedar Park before it shifts to Milwaukee for games three, and if necessary, four and five beginning Wednesday, May 21st at 7 pm at Panther Arena.

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