Brind’Amour scores sixth goal of season in Chicago Wolves’ win

The Chicago Wolves snapped a two-game losing skid by defeating the Milwaukee Admirals 6-4 on Friday night at Allstate Arena.

Justin Robidas scored twice and added an assist, Bradly Nadeau had two goals, Aleksi Heimosalmi a goal and an assist and Skyler Brind’Amour also tallied to help the Wolves end Milwaukee’s two-game winning streak in the first of back-to-back games between the Central Division rivals. Ryan Suzuki chipped in three assists for the Wolves in the third of 12 meetings between the teams this season.

The Wolves wasted little time in finding the back of the net as Nadeau potted his first goal of the game 1 minute, 11 seconds into the opening period. The forward took a slick feed from Suzuki and wired a one-timer from the high slot that sailed past Milwaukee netminder Matthew Murray to the stick side. Suzuki and Heimosalmi earned assists on Nadeau’s score that got the Wolves off on the right foot.

Brind’Amour made it 2-0 midway through the first with the Wolves on the power play. Gavin Bayreuther found teammate Nikita Pavlychev along the end boards and the center fed an open Brind’Amour cruising into the right circle and he buried a shot over Murray’s right shoulder. Pavlychev and Bayreuther had assists on Brind’Amour’s sixth goal of the season.