In a battle of AHL lineups with their NHL affiliates set to meet Thursday in Round 1 of the NHL playoffs, Milwaukee held the upper hand Wednesday night at the BMO Harris Bank Center with a 2-1 victory over Rockford. The season series now stands even at 4-4-2-1 with the deciding game set for Friday night in Milwaukee. The Admirals have already clinched a Calder Cup playoff appearance.
Admiral sniper Vladislav Kamenev opened the scoring with his 21st goal and 50th point this year at 9:47, beating Rockford starter Lars Johansson, who will likely keep that spot for the remainder of the season after Jeff Glass was recalled by the Blackhawks to be their emergency goalie for the playoffs.