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WINNIPEG, Manitoba – Reid Schaefer scored two goals and Matt Murray stopped 30 shots to lead the Milwaukee Admirals to a 4-2 victory over the Manitoba Moose on Friday at Canada Life Centre.

The first-place Admirals have won seven straight games after a season-opening loss at Grand Rapids. Milwaukee improved to 5-1-0-0 on the road this year, 7-1-0-0 overall.

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Murray finished the night with 30 saves to improve the season record to 5-0-0 for the Admirals.

The Admirals special teams played a big role in the game. Milwaukee scored a season-high three power play goals in four attempts. Manitoba was 0-4, but scored a shorthanded goal.

Leading 2-1 in the second period, Manitoba tied the game with a short-handed breakaway goal at 12:40 of the second period. Axel Jonsson-Fjallby threw a puck toward the Moose blue line past an Admirals forward and scored shorthanded.

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The Admirals regained the lead on the ensuing faceoff. Manitoba defenseman Ashton Sautner misplayed the puck in the middle of the Moose blue line. Schaefer protected the puck with his body and lifted a backhand into the net for his second goal of the game and first career power play goal, at 12:45 of the second. It turned out to be victory.

Defenseman Nick Blankenburg fired a shot into the net for another power play goal at 6:56 of the third period to close out the scoring. Vinnie Hinostroza and Kieffer Bellows had the assists. It was Blankenburg’s third goal of the season.

Milwaukee took a 1-0 lead at 7:05 of the first period. Hinostroza headed the puck to the right circle in the Manitoba zone. He stumbled a bit, but regained his footing and delivered a pass to the left circle. Schaefer caught the pass and fired a shot into the goal for his fifth goal of the season. Hinostroza and Jake Lucchini had the assists.

Milwaukee then ran into some penalty trouble in the first half. However, the Admirals managed to kill three Manitoba power plays.

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Milwaukee had its first power play late in the first period and scored at 19:50. Fedor Svechkov, with his back to the goal, slipped a pass to Kieffer Bellows in the left circle. Bellows was able to find the back of the net before the Moose goalie could get into position. Bellows’ goal was the fourth of the season and the first to win the power play. Svechkov and Hinostroza received aids.

Manitoba got on the scoreboard at 2:57 of the second period. Dawson Barteaux’s shot from the right point went past an Admirals defender and bounced off the back wall. Chaz Lucius quickly sent the puck into the slot and Nikita Chibrikov scored his third goal of the season to cut the Ads lead to 2-1.

Hinostroza finished with three assists and leads the American Hockey League with 14 points (4-10-14).

The Admirals will play Manitoba again on November 2. Milwaukee will host Chicago on Saturday, November 9 at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.