AHL Game Preview: Milwaukee Admirals at Springfield Thunderbirds with Line Combinations 3/21/2025

AHL Game Preview: Milwaukee Admirals at Springfield Thunderbirds with Line Combinations 3/21/2025
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Milwaukee Admirals (31-20-4-6, 72 pts) at Springfield Thunderbirds (30-24-2-4, 66 pts)

Venue: MassMutual Center
Date: Friday, March 21
Time: 7:05 pm EST
TV: FLO Sports 

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Milwaukee Admirals News & Notes:

The Admirals suffered a 6-3 loss to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Wednesday night. They dropped 3-2-0-2 in March and are averaging 2.7 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.9 goals per game. Jake Livingstone is on a three-game point streak with a goal and two assists in that stretch.

Springfield Thunderbirds News & Notes:

The Thunderbirds are coming off their fourth straight loss after a 4-2 loss to the Hershey Bears on Wednesday night. They have now dropped to 4-5-0-0 in March averaging 2.9 goals per game while allowing an average of four goals per game. Dalibor Dvorsky is on a three-game point streak and has goals in back-to-back games.

Milwaukee Admirals Projected Lines

Wiesblatt-Lucchini-Denisenko
Bjork-De Leo-Rolston
Kemell-O’Reilly-Ylonen
Wall-Pavel-Marino

Gravel-Ufko
Friedman-Livingstone
Ottenbreit-Matier

Murray
Chrona

Springfield Thunderbirds Projected Lines

Alexandrov-Peca-Luff
Maceachern-Dvorsky-Dickinson
Stenberg-McGing-Andonovski 
Bitten-Callin-Kessy 

Schunenman-Addison
Loof-Johannesson
Harrington-Skinner

Ellis
Zherenko 

Players To Watch:

Milwaukee Admirals

Ondrej Pavel this season has 16 points on six goals and ten assists. 14 of his 16 points have come with the Admirals, he has six goals and eight assists with Milwaukee. Earlier this season against Springfield he had a goal and an assist.

Springfield Thunderbirds

Nikita Alexandrov this season has 40 points on 17 goals and 23 assists. He is fourth on the team in points and goals. In the matchup earlier this season against Milwaukee he scored two goals.

Next Game

Milwaukee – March 22 vs. Hartford Wolf Pack
Springfield – March 22 at Bridgeport Islanders

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