MILWAUKEE—The Wolves concluded a four-game road trip by falling to the Admirals 3-1 on Friday night in Milwaukee.
Juha Jaaska had the lone tally for the Wolves while Joakim Kemell scored the game-winner on the power play for the Admirals in the third period to hand Chicago its fourth loss in a row.
“We had our power plays (0-for-4) and didn’t get anything going, but they scored on theirs,” Jaaska said. “We played five-on-five pretty well. Both teams had their chances and (Wolves goaltender) Spencer Martin gave us a chance to win. But we need to get those wins.”
Jaaska got the Wolves off to a strong start when the forward scored midway through the first period while Chicago was killing a penalty. Jaaska and Justin Robidas broke into the Admirals zone two-on-one, Robidas fed his teammate with a pass and Jaaska tucked the puck past Milwaukee netminder Matt Murray to the stick side. Robidas had the lone assist on Jaaska’s ninth goal of the season.
Milwaukee answered back in the opening minute of the second with a shorthanded goal of its own as Jake Lucchini found the back of the net.
In the third, Kemell’s goal with a man advantage put the Admirals in front and Ondrej Pavel’s empty-net tally capped the scoring.
Martin (17 saves) suffered the loss in goal for the Wolves while Murray (16 saves) earned the win for the Admirals.
Chicago fell to 27-23-3-0 on the season while Milwaukee improved to 29-18-4-5.
The Wolves will look to regroup during their season-long, seven-game homestand that begins against the Grand Rapids Griffins on Saturday night at Allstate Arena.
“We have to start right away (Saturday night),” Jaaska said. “In the end, it’s all about results. Let’s get a win. It doesn’t matter how it looks.”
Up next: The Wolves host the Grand Rapids Griffins on Saturday night at Allstate Arena (7 p.m.).
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