Admirals top Wolves in overtime, 3rd straight win
CHICAGO - Phil Tomasino scored two goals to lead the Milwaukee Admirals to a 4-3 overtime win over the Chicago Wolves Saturday, Oct. 29 at Allstate Arena.
Defenseman Jordan Gross scored the game-winner for Milwaukee at 2:36 of overtime. At the end of a Chicago penalty, the Admirals had several chances at the net that were turned aside by goalie Pyotr Kochetkov. Finally, Milwaukee’s Tommy Novak fed Gross for a snapshot from the left circle for the win. The Admirals have won three straight.
Milwaukee claimed a 1-0 lead at 5:21 of the first period. Juuso Parssinen grabbed a loose puck on the right wing boards in Chicago’s zone and slid a pass to a wide open Tomasino at the front of the net. Tomasino slapped the puck in for his third goal of the season. He’s scored a goal in three straight games. Parssinen and Kevin Gravel recorded assists.
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The Wolves tied the game at 6:37 of the first period when Nate Succese’s shot from the right circle eluded goalie Yaroslav Askarov.
Chicago took a 2-1 lead with just 41 seconds remaining in the first frame. Josh Melnick dribbled a shot from the slot over the right pad of Askarov at 19:19.
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Admirals forward Egor Afanasyev’s third goal of the season tied the score at 2-2 at 6:05 of the third period. Defenseman Spencer Stastney skated past a defender from the right point and drove to the net. He flipped a pass to the left post and Afanasyev banged it in. Like Tomasino, Afanasyev has goals in three straight games.
Tomasino scored his second of the night at 7:30 of the third period when he ripped a shot off the rush from the left circle into the net for his fourth goal of the year. Tim Schaller and goalie Askarov notched the helpers.
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Chicago’s Tuukka Tieksola tied the game at 11:24 with a deflection into the goal for his first tally in North America.
Askarov finished with 30 saves and won his second straight game.
The Admirals continue a four-game road trip Wednesday at Rockford. The team’s next home game will be a Baird School Day Game on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 10:30 a.m. at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.