Milwaukee Admirals knock off Chicago Wolves

Posted October 28, 2011 12:00 am

Special to the Daily Herald

The Chicago Wolves scored first, but the Milwaukee Admirals responded with a pair of goals to earn a 2-1 victory in an Amtrak Rivalry contest Friday night at the Allstate Arena.

“Our performance was OK tonight and we did a lot of things well tonight,” said Wolves coach Craig MacTavish. “We are showing progress, but we haven’t manifested it into wins.”

The Wolves (2-4-0-2) struck first at 9:38 of the second period. Darren Haydar held the puck below the goal line and slid a pass through the crease to Nathan Longpre, who hammered a one-timer past Admirals goaltender Jeremy Smith for his first professional goal.

The Admirals (5-0-0-1) tied the score at 1-1 with 1:55 remaining in the second period when Juuso Puustinen beat goalie Matt Climie on a breakaway. Climie finished with 37 saves.

The Admirals’ Ryan Thang netted the game-winning goal at the 13:33 mark on a Wolves misplay.

The Wolves host the Texas Stars Saturday at 7 p.m.

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