Admirals beat Griffins, clinching the series
MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Admirals beat the Grand Rapids Griffins 2-0 in game five of the Central Division Finals on Sunday, May 26, to clinch the series and move on to the Western Conference Finals.
For the second season in a row, the Admirals will take on the Coachella Valley Firebirds in the conference finals.
The win in game five was the fifth straight best-of-five series that has been decided by a winner-take-all contest for Milwaukee and they have won all of them.
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Admirals head coach Karl Taylor improved his record in the postseason while facing elimination to a remarkable 12-3, including a 4-0 mark this year.
The Admirals said attendance for the game was 7,846 the most ever for the Admirals since the joined the American Hockey League in 2001.
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Game one in the finals is set for 9 p.m. Wednesday night, May 29.