HARTFORD, Conn. - Milwaukee Admirals goalie Yaroslav Askarov stopped all 22 shots thrown his way to pick up his first career shutout as the Ads topped the Hartford Wolf Pack 2-0 on Friday night, Dec. 9.
Markus Nurmi and Tommy Novak did the scoring for the Admirals, while Marc Del Gaizo assisted on both Milwaukee goals.
The win also snapped a brief two-game losing streak for Milwaukee as they improved to 2-1-0-1 on their season-long five-game road trip.
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After a scoreless first period, Nurmi scored a power-play marker to put the Admirals up 1-0 at the 13:31 mark of the second. With less than 10 seconds to go in the man-advantage, Phil Tomasino found Nurmi in the slot – and he deflected the puck past Wolf Pack goalie Louis Domingue.
Tommy Novak gave the Admirals a two-goal advantage with his 10th of the season just 1:50 into the third period. With the teams playing 4-on-4, Keaton Thompson fed Novak looping up from the face-off dot. Novak continued his curl until he was between the wheels and fired a shot over Domingue’s shoulder.
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That was all the offense Askarov and Admirals would need as they shut the door the rest of the way.
The Admirals wrap-up their road trip on Saturday night with their first-ever game against the Springfield Thunderbirds at 6 p.m. CT. Milwaukee’s next home game is Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. against Hartford.