Milwaukee beats IceHogs in shootout

Sunday
Jan 7, 2018 at 8:03 PM Jan 7, 2018 at 8:03 PM

For the Register Star

ROCKFORD – Bobby Butler scored his second goal of the game with 58 seconds remaining to force overtime and Harry Zolnierczyk netted the shootout winner to lead the Milwaukee Admirals over the Rockford IceHogs 5-4 Sunday at the BMO Harris Bank Center.

Milwaukee’s Justin Kirkland and Rockford’s Tomas Jurco scored in the shootout, but Zolnierczyk’s third-round tally marked the difference. The forward rifled a wrist shot low, stick-side past goaltender Matt Tomkins to seal the win.

Jurco opened the scoring in the first period, posting his third goal in his last four games to give Rockford a lead halfway through the opening frame, before Milwaukee responded just 1:26 into the second period.

Matthew Highmore then deflected a Viktor Svedberg pass into the back of the net for his team-leading 17th goal of the season, but the Admirals leveled the score once more heading into the final stanza.

The teams swapped leads in the third period, as Butler gave Milwaukee its first lead 1:10 into the period. Rockford returned fire, with Tanner Kero posting his second goal of 2017-18 to tie the game. Tyler Sikura then posted his fifth goal in seven games to put the Hogs ahead, but Butler’s late equalizer ensured extra time.

Tomkins posted a career-high 33 saves in the defeat, while Milwaukee’s Anders Lindback turned away 39 pucks for his 17th win of the season.

Sunday
Jan 7, 2018 at 8:03 PM Jan 7, 2018 at 8:03 PM

For the Register Star

ROCKFORD – Bobby Butler scored his second goal of the game with 58 seconds remaining to force overtime and Harry Zolnierczyk netted the shootout winner to lead the Milwaukee Admirals over the Rockford IceHogs 5-4 Sunday at the BMO Harris Bank Center.

Milwaukee’s Justin Kirkland and Rockford’s Tomas Jurco scored in the shootout, but Zolnierczyk’s third-round tally marked the difference. The forward rifled a wrist shot low, stick-side past goaltender Matt Tomkins to seal the win.

Jurco opened the scoring in the first period, posting his third goal in his last four games to give Rockford a lead halfway through the opening frame, before Milwaukee responded just 1:26 into the second period.

Matthew Highmore then deflected a Viktor Svedberg pass into the back of the net for his team-leading 17th goal of the season, but the Admirals leveled the score once more heading into the final stanza.

The teams swapped leads in the third period, as Butler gave Milwaukee its first lead 1:10 into the period. Rockford returned fire, with Tanner Kero posting his second goal of 2017-18 to tie the game. Tyler Sikura then posted his fifth goal in seven games to put the Hogs ahead, but Butler’s late equalizer ensured extra time.

Tomkins posted a career-high 33 saves in the defeat, while Milwaukee’s Anders Lindback turned away 39 pucks for his 17th win of the season.

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