Rolston, Ads Force Decisive Game 5
May 23, 2025 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Milwaukee Admirals News Release
Milwaukee, WI - Ryder Rolston deflected a Chase De Leo shot 12 minutes into overtime to give the Admirals a 2-1 win over the Texas Stars in game four of the Central Division Finals on Friday night at Panther Arena.
The win sets up a decisive game five on Sunday evening at 6 pm at Panther Arena.
Joakim Kemell also scored for the Admirals, tying the game at one with just over six minutes to play in regulation, while Matt Murray stopped 22 shots in net to pick up his fifth victory of the post-season.
The Ads victory ups Head Coach Karl Taylor's record to 16-4 in elimination games, which includes a 4-0 mark already this post-season. Sunday's game will be the eighth decisive game five under Taylor's tenure and they are 6-1 thus far.
Texas didn't wait long to get on the board as Justin Hryckowian scored on the rebound of a Curtis McKenzie shot just 29 seconds into the game.
The score stayed that way more than 53 minutes before Kemell came through for the Admirals with his third goal of the playoffs with just 6:06 remaining in regulation. Fedor Svechkov had the puck below the goal line, skated up towards the right hashmarks and sent a pass to Kemell in the high slot. Kemell settled the puck and unleashed a canon that went over the shoulder of Texas goalie Remi Porier.
The Admirals outshot Texas 5-1 to start overtime before De Leo grabbed a deflected puck and skated to the high slot before firing a shot that was deflected by Rolston and over the shoulder of Porier. It was the first career post-season goal for Rolston.
The Admirals office will be open from 11 am to 2 pm on Saturday for fans to stop in to purchase tickets for game five. Tickets can also be purchased online at milwaukeeadmirals.com.
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