Admirals drop Game 2 vs. Moose in OT
WINNIPEG, MB - Manitoba’s Jansen Harkins scored 1:32 into overtime to give the Manitoba Moose a 3-2 win over the Admirals in game two of the Central Division Semifinals on Sunday afternoon.
The Manitoba victory ties the best-of-five series at a game apiece as things now shift to Milwaukee for Game 3 on Wednesday at 7 p.m. and Game 4 on Friday at 7 p.m. If necessary a Game 5 would be on Saturday at 6 p.m. at Panther Arena.
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The Ads outshot the Moose 7-5 in the first period, but it was Manitoba who picked up the only goal of the season as Nicholas Jones converted a 2-on-1 with 3:07 to go in the opening frame.
Milwaukee tied the game at one at the 5:48 mark of the second frame, courtesy of a Kiefer Sherwood power-play goal. Just 13 seconds after their power play started, Sherwood took a pass from Jordan Gross at the right point, skated in three strides and fired an absolute laser over the glove of Manitoba goalie Oskari Salminen.
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The game stayed tied at one until late in the third when Luke Evangelista finished off a two-on-one with Jordan Gross for his first goal of the post-season with 6:37 to play in the game.
The Moose pulled Salminen in favor of an extra attacker, and it paid off for them as Cole Maier scored off a rebound with just 53 seconds to go and force the overtime session and eventually Harkins heroics.