Grand Rapids, MI— Goalie Michal Postava stopped 19 shots to lead the Grand Rapids Griffins to a 3-0 win over the Admirals Wednesday at Van Andel Arena.
It was Poltava’s second straight shutout of Milwaukee after he stopped 10-of-10 in the Griffins 2-0 win Sat., Jan. 17 at Van Andel Arena.
The Admirals have been shutout in back-to back games for the first time since Nov. 14 & 16, 2018 at Iowa. Both Iowa shutouts were posted by then-Wild goalie Kaapo Kahkonen.
After being limited to just ten shots against the Griffins in the previous meeting between the teams Sat., Jan. 17, Milwaukee outshot the Griffins 10-3 in the first period. However, Grands Rapids scored the only goal of the frame. John Leonard Skated along the left goal line and tucked the puck into the net at 15:44 to give Grand Rapids a 1-0 lead.
Leonard added a power play goal at 5:27 of the third frame to give the Griffins a 2-0 lead. He completed the hat trick with an empty net goal at 17:10 of the third period.
Admirals goalie Matt Murray stopped 23 shots in the loss.
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