AHL Playoff Preview: Milwaukee Admirals at Texas Stars with Line Combinations 5/18/2025

AHL Playoff Preview: Milwaukee Admirals at Texas Stars with Line Combinations 5/18/2025
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Game 2: Milwaukee Admirals at Texas Stars

Venue: H-E-B Center at Cedar Park
Date: Sunday, May 18
Time: 7:00 pm CDT
TV: FLO Sports 

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Milwaukee Admirals News & Notes:

The Admirals lost game one 4-2 on Thursday. They are 3-2-1 in the Calder Cup playoffs, averaging three goals per game while allowing 3.3 goals per game. Matthew Murray is posting a 3.17 goals-against average and a .879 save percentage. He stopped 24 of the 28 shots he faced in Thursday’s loss.

Texas Stars News & Notes:

The Stars started the series off with a win and look to go up 2-0 before hitting the road. They are 4-0-0 in the Calder Cup playoffs, averaging 4.3 goals per game while allowing two goals per game. Magnus Hellberg got the start on Thursday, stopping 23 of the 25 shots he faced in the win. He is posting a 1.08 goals-against average and a .953 save percentage. Remi Poirier is posting a 2.25 goals-against average, a .914 save percentage, and a shutout.

Milwaukee Admirals Projected Lines

Rolston-O’Reilly-Denisenko
Bellows-Kemell-Mutter
Marino-Svechkov-Roast
De Leo-Edstrom-Wiesblatt

Ufko-Gravel
Friedman-Stastney
Del Gaizo-Livingstone

Murray
Chrona

Texas Stars Projected Lines

Blumel-Hryckowian-McKenzie
Hughes-Hyry -Lind
Pettersen-Becker-Romano
Ertel-Scott-Seminoff

Capobianco-Krys
Taylor-Karow
Looft-Bergsland

Hellberg
Poirier

Players To Watch:

Milwaukee Admirals

Keiffer Bellows leads the team in points with six. He’s also tied with Fedor Svechkov in goals, as both have three. Marc Del Gaizo and Ozzy Wiesblatt are tied in assists with four each. Bellows and Turner Ottenbreit lead in plus/minus with a plus-three.

Texas Stars

Justin Hryckowian leads the team in points, goals, and assists with nine points, three goals, and six assists. Kyle Capobianco leads in plus/minus with a plus-six.   

Next Game

Game 3: Wednesday, May 21 at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena

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