AHL Playoff Preview: Milwaukee Admirals at Rockford IceHogs with Line Combinations 5/7/2025

Game 3: Milwaukee Admirals at Rockford IceHogs

Venue: MBO Center
Date: Wednesday, May 7
Time: 7:00 pm CDT
TV: FLO Sports 

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Milwaukee Admirals News & Notes:

The Admirals suffered another loss at home on Saturday and now run the risk of being swept by the IceHogs. They are averaging 1.5 goals per game in this series while allowing 4.5 goals per game. Matthew Murray is posting a 4.00 goals-against average and a .826 save percentage. He stopped 13 of the 18 shots he faced in Saturday’s loss.

Rockford IceHogs News & Notes:

The IceHogs swept both games in Milwaukee and are on the verge of moving on to the next round with a win tonight. They are averaging four goals per game while allowing one goal per game in the Calder Cup Playoffs. Drew Commesso is now posting a 0.96 goals-against average and a .969 save percentage with a shutout in four games of the playoffs. He stopped 30 of the 31 shots he faced on Saturday.

Milwaukee Admirals Projected Lines

Bellows-O’Reilly-Wiesblatt
Kemell-De Leo-Rolston
Mutter-Lucchini-Bjork
Pavel-Marino-Ylonen

Ottenbreit-Del Gaizo
Stastney-Livingstone
Friedman-Ufko

Murray
Chrona

Rockford IceHogs Projected Lines

Dach-Guttman-Mayhew
Sanford-Seney-Anderson
Savoie-Thompson-Hayes
Luypen-Cates-Ludwinski

Korchinski-Del Mastro
Fitzgerald-Levshunov
Kuzmin-Allan

Commesso
Weeks

Players To Watch:

Milwaukee Admirals

Eight Admirals have recorded a point in this series. Cal O’Reilly, Marc Del Gaizo, and Fedor Svechkov each have goals. Mark Friedman, Joakim Kemell, Ryder Rolston, Spencer Statsney, and Ozzy Wiesblatt each recorded assists. Jake Livingstone is the only Milwaukee player who is a plus in plus/minus, as he’s a plus-one.

Rockford IceHogs

Joey Anderson leads the IceHogs in points and goals with six points and four goals. Cole Guttman and Zach Sanford lead Rockford in assists, with each of them having four apiece. Kevin Korchinski leads the team in plus/minus with a plus-six.

Next Game

Game 4: Friday, May 9 at BMO Center (If Necessary)

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