Rockford, IL. – The Rockford IceHogs couldn’t fully storm back against the Milwaukee Admirals on Tuesday night, falling 3-1 inside the BMO Center.
Milwaukee scored on their first two shots of the game to quickly nab a 2-0 lead with goals in less than two minutes. Veteran forward Cal O’Reilly elevated a backhand over Mitchell Weeks to open the scoring. Moments later and on the power play, Kieffer Bellows received a pass in the slot and snapped it into the top corner.
In the middle period, the IceHogs pushed and had multiple power play chances, but couldn’t get a puck past Milwaukee goaltender Matt Murray.
Just 46 seconds into the 3rd period, Artyom Levshunov wired in his 4th goal of the the season on the man-advantage from the deep slot to cut the deficit to 2-1.
Rockford pulled the goaltender in the final minute, but it was Bellows for Milwaukee who scored into the empty to seal the 3-1 win.
The IceHogs are back in action next on Friday, Feb. 14 for a matchup with the Wolves inside the BMO Center. Click here for tickets.
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