The Chicago Wolves fell 3–2 to the Milwaukee Admirals on Saturday night in Milwaukee, dropping a tightly contested Central Division matchup despite mounting a furious multi-goal comeback in the final period.
The defeat marked the first time in 14 meetings that the Wolves failed to record a point against their divisional rivals.
After a scoreless opening period, the Admirals seized control during a dominant stretch in the second frame. Felix Nilsson opened the scoring before Chase Bradley struck twice to build a commanding three-goal cushion heading into the final twenty minutes.
Chicago capitalized on a parade of Milwaukee penalties in the third period to turn the tide. Ivan Ryabkin put the Wolves on the board during a five-on-three power play, chipping a puck toward the net that eventually bounced over goaltender Matt Murray and into the back of the net.
Bradly Nadeau pulled the visitors within a single score late in the third frame, blasting a sharp one-timer from the left dot past Murray while enjoying another two-man advantage. Charlie Cerrato and Ryabkin picked up the helpers on Nadeau’s third goal of the season.
Despite the late surge, Murray and the Admirals slammed the door shut over the final minutes to preserve the one-goal victory. Murray turned aside 23 shots to earn the win, while Zach Sawchenko stopped 20 shots in the losing effort for Chicago.
“We played pretty well the whole game, it was just 10 minutes of the second period when they scored their goals that got us,” Joel Nystrom said. The Wolves defenseman added, “We have a lot of things to build as well as some details to work on, but it was a tough loss.”
The setback dropped Chicago’s record to 6-7-0-1 on the season, while Milwaukee improved to 9-5-1-0. It also represented the third of 10 scheduled meetings between the two clubs this season.
“We always compete—we never give up,” Nystrom said. “We know we have a great group of guys who are able to make comebacks.”
The Wolves return to home ice on Sunday afternoon to host the Manitoba Moose at Allstate Arena starting at 3 p.m.
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