Milwaukee opened the scoring 8:29 into the first period when Kevin Gravel slapped one from the left point, and Daniel Carr tipped it in. Grand Rapids knotted the contest at 1-1 with 7:54 on the clock when Eduards Tralmaks came in across the right circle, and let a wrister fly off of the left post. At 16:14, the Admirals reclaimed a one-goal advantage on their league-leading power play when Joakim Kemell slapped a one-timer past Sebastian Cossa.

Grand Rapids tied the outing 4:31 into the second frame when Brandsegg-Nygard tapped the puck from the left hashes to John Leonard in the high slot, and he snapped it in. With 2:36 left, the Griffins claimed a 3-2 lead. Brandsegg-Nygard ripped one toward the goal mouth from the near side, and Ondrej Becher tipped it in on the doorstep. The Admirals responded to make it 3-3 with 29 seconds remaining when Cole O’Hara flung one from the right circle past Cossa’s glove.

At 11:48 of the final slate, the Griffins potted their fourth of the game. Austin Watson centered one across the slot to Nate Danielson on an odd-man rush, and the Alberta, Canada, native let it soar into the net. The Admirals tied it at 14:47 when Kemell ripped one from the right circle past Cossa to take the matchup to overtime. Just 23 seconds into 3-on-3, Zach L’Heureux skated across the slot, and turned to fire it into the right-hand corner, delivering the Griffins the 5-4 overtime loss.

 

Notes

Alex Doucet skated in his 100th game as a Griffin.Grand Rapids’ .897 points percentage stood as the best in the league.

Box Score

Grand Rapids 1 2 1 0 – 4

Milwaukee 2 1 1 1 – 5

1st Period-1, Milwaukee, Carr 15 (Gravel, O’Hara), 8:29. 2, Grand Rapids, Tralmaks 15   12:06. 3, Milwaukee, Kemell 8 (Ufko, L’Heureux), 16:14 (PP). Penalties-served by Tralmaks Gr (too many men – bench minor), 14:57.

2nd Period-4, Grand Rapids, Leonard 21 (Brandsegg-Nygård, Lombardi), 4:31. 5, Grand Rapids, Becher 4 (Brandsegg-Nygård), 17:24. 6, Milwaukee, O’Hara 9 (Carr, Wiesblatt), 19:31. Penalties-Buium Gr (roughing), 15:13; O’Hara Mil (slashing), 15:13; Wiesblatt Mil (roughing), 15:13.

3rd Period-7, Grand Rapids, Danielson 2 (Watson, Lagesson), 11:48. 8, Milwaukee, Kemell 9 (Lucchini, L’Heureux), 14:07. Penalties-Carr Mil (holding), 4:41; Lombardi Gr (interference), 5:08; Chrona Mil (tripping), 7:34.

OT Period-9, Milwaukee, L’Heureux 9 (Ufko, Lucchini), 0:23. Penalties-No Penalties

Shots on Goal-Grand Rapids 12-10-10-0-32. Milwaukee 10-6-8-1-25.

Power Play Opportunities-Grand Rapids 0 / 3; Milwaukee 1 / 2.

Goalies-Grand Rapids, Cossa 17-1-2 (25 shots-20 saves). Milwaukee, Chrona 5-5-1 (32 shots-28 saves).

A-4,977

Three Stars

1. MIL Kemell (two goals) 2. MIL Carr (goal, assist) 3. GR Danielson (goal)

Record/Next Game

Grand Rapids: 29-2-2-1 (61 pts.) / Fri., Jan. 16 vs. Rockford 7 p.m.

Milwaukee: 16-14-2-1 (35 pts.) / Fri., Jan 16 vs. Chicago 7 p.m. CST

 

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