Charlotte’s battle would come up short against the Admirals, with John Leonard’s early third-period goal briefly tying the game, but Milwaukee immediately responded to take control back to finish off the contest.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After a scoreless but feisty first 20 minutes, the Admirals took the lead with their goal early in the second period.
- As the clock expired on the Checkers powerplay early in the third, a shot off Leonard’s stick would find the back of the net to even the score.
- The tied game would last a short 67 seconds, when Milualkee took back their lead.
- The Checkers’ final push wouldn’t be enough, as the Admirals added two empty net goals to pull away.
NOTES
The Checkers are 1-2-0-0 against the Admirals so far with one game left in their season series … Matt Murray’s 42 saves are the most by an opposing goalie this season ... The Checkers have not won consecutive games since Dec. 31 and Jan. 3 … Leonard has goals in back-to-back games and in three of his last four games … Trevor Carrick has assists in each of his last two games … Justin Sourdif is on a two-game point streak … This was the fifth time this season that the Checkers have gotten at least seven power plays in a game … The Checkers have scored two or fewer goals in 5 of their last seven games … This was Charlotte’s first visit to Milwaukee since Feb. 19, 2017 … The Checkers have gone scoreless on the power play in six of the last seven games … C.J. Smith, Riley Bezeau, Josh Davies, MacKenzie Entwistle, Zac Dalpe, Ryan McAllister, Aidan McDonough, Riese Gaber, Mitch Vande Sompel and Cooper Black were the extras for Charlotte
