MILWAUKEE—The Chicago Wolves wrapped up a three-game road trip by downing the Admirals 4-3 on Tuesday afternoon in Milwaukee.
Nikita Pavlychev had a goal and two assists while Jusso Valimaki, Bradly Nadeau and Ronan Seeley also scored to propel the Wolves. Chicago ran its season record against Central Division-rival Milwaukee to 6-1-1-0 and finished the road trip with a 2-1-0-0 mark.
The Wolves jumped in front on Valimaki’s sixth goal of the season coming 6 minutes, 34 seconds after opening puck drop. The veteran defenseman took a nifty backhand pass from Pavlychev, gathered the puck in the left circle before launching a shot past Milwaukee netminder Matt Murray to the stick side. Pavlychev and Aleksi Heimosalmi were awarded assists on the score.
The lead was short-lived as Reid Schaefer pulled the Admirals even with a shorthanded marker midway through the first period.
Nadeau staked the Wolves to a 2-1 advantage just prior to the intermission when the 20-year-old forward camped between the circles and wired a one-timer off a feed from Ryan Suzuki that solved Murray to the glove side. Suzuki and Charles Alexis Legault had assists on Nadeau’s team-leading 23rd goal of the season.
Milwaukee pulled into a 2-2 tie late in the second on a tally by Ryder Rolston but again the Wolves seized the lead when Pavlychev found the back of the net with 1:25 remaining in the period.
Noah Philp gathered the puck along the end boards and threaded a pass through traffic to Pavlychev at the bottom of the left circle and the towering center ripped a shot by a lunging Murray to the stick side. On Pavlychev’s 10th goal of the season, Philp recorded the lone helper.
Early in the third, Seeley extended his goal-scoring streak to four games to give the Wolves a 4-2 lead. The defenseman took advantage of time and space before unleashing a wrist shot from the left circle that eluded a screened Murray. Pavlychev and Yanick Turcotte earned assists.
Milwaukee made things interesting when Fedor Svechkov scored with 2:22 remaining but the Wolves held on for the victory.
Cayden Primeau (24 saves) captured the win—his 12th consecutive triumph—in goal for the Wolves while Murray (17 saves) suffered the loss for the Admirals.
Chicago improved to 28-12-6-5 on the season while Milwaukee stands at 22-23-4-3.
Up next: The Wolves host the Texas Stars on Saturday night (7 p.m.) at Allstate Arena.
