MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Admirals scored three goals in the first 12-plus minutes to set the tone in their 5-2 victory against the Wolves on Saturday night at Panther Arena.
Forwards Tyrell Goulbourne and Gage Quinney scored and defenseman Nic Hague had two assists for the Wolves (6-4-1-0), who saw their five-game winning streak snapped.
Oscar Dansk (2-2-0) started in net for the Wolves but left after allowing those three goals in the first 12:06. Rookie Dylan Ferguson handled the rest of the game.
The Admirals (5-3-1-2) opened the scoring at 1:59 when forward Tanner Jeannot’s wrister from the left circle beat Dansk on the glove side.
That brought stuffed animals raining to the ice as part of Milwaukee’s Teddy Bear Toss promotion.
Milwaukee pushed its lead to 2-0 at 3:37 as forward Daniel Carr, who was the AHL’s most valuable player with the Wolves last season, unleashed a slap shot from the right point that sizzled through traffic for a power-play goal.
The Admirals took advantage of their second power-play chance, too, as Cole Schneider set up in the slot, raised his stick to waist level and redirected Colin Blackwell’s blast from above the left circle.
The Wolves cut the lead to 3-1 at 14:35 of the first period when Keegan Kolesar chased down Hague’s pass behind Milwaukee’s net, spied Goulbourne racing through the left circle and fed him for a quick blast past goalie Connor Ingram.
Milwaukee’s Anthony Richard sneaked a redirect past Ferguson at 10:56 of the third period to give the Admirals a 4-1 lead, but Quinney answered with a power-play blast at 12:22. Rookie forward Lucas Elvenes assisted to increase his point streak to a league-best nine games.
Dansk had six saves for the Wolves, and Ferguson notched 13. Ingram (3-2-1) stopped 34 shots.
