Brind’Amour hits game-winner for Wolves in final seconds

The Chicago Wolves began a stretch of seven road games in nine contests by defeating the Admirals 5-4 on Friday night in Milwaukee.

Skyler Brind’Amour scored the game-winner in the waning seconds of the third period — and added an assist — Justin Robidas had two goals and Nikita Pavlychev and Noel Gunler each tallied to propel the Wolves to their second win in a row and third in their last four games. Juuso Valimaki and Bradly Nadeau each chipped in two assists as Chicago snapped its Central Division rival’s two-game winning streak.

After a scoreless opening period, the second turned into a scoring extravaganza.

Milwaukee struck first early in the period on Shawn Element’s wraparound tally with 3 minutes, 58 seconds elapsed.

The Wolves answered 2:02 later when Robidas took a feed from fellow first-time American Hockey League All-Star Nadeau and ripped a shot from the top of the left circle that beat Milwaukee netminder Magnus Chrona to the stick side. Nadeau and Valimaki recorded assists.

Just short of the midway point of the second, Pavlychev staked the Wolves to a 2-1 lead. Following a scramble in front, the puck squirted to Felix Unger Sorum whose backhander deflected off a prone Pavlychev and into the net. Unger Sorum and Evan Vierling had assists on Pavlychev’s seventh goal of the season.