Justin Hryckowian scored twice to steer Texas to a 4-2 victory over Milwaukee in Recreation 1 of the groups’ Central Division Remaining sequence in Cedar Park on Thursday evening.
Recreation 2 of the best-of-five showdown is Sunday night.
Hryckowian, the AHL’s rookie of the 12 months in 2024-25, broke a 1-1 tie with 3.6 seconds left within the opening interval, banking in a shot from under the objective line. He added a power-play objective at 4:07 of the second.
Texas ahead Matthew Seminoff opened the scoring 3:10 into the competition off a misplay in entrance of the Admirals cage, however Cal O’Reilly tied issues up simply over 5 minutes afterward a Milwaukee energy play.
Hryckowian capped his second consecutive three-point evening by recording an help on Matěj Blümel’s objective to offer the Stars a 4-1 lead early within the third interval.
Magnus Hellberg (2-0) stopped 23 photographs for Texas in his first begin of the postseason. Hellberg started his North American professional profession with the Admirals from 2012 to 2015.
Mark Friedman had a objective and an help for Milwaukee, and Matt Murray (3-3) made 23 saves.
(Texas leads sequence, 1-0)
Recreation 1 – Thu., Might 15 – TEXAS 4, Milwaukee 2
Recreation 2 – Solar., Might 18 – Milwaukee at Texas, 8:00
Recreation 3 – Wed., Might 21 – Texas at Milwaukee, 8:00
*Recreation 4 – Fri., Might 23 – Texas at Milwaukee, 8:00
*Recreation 5 – Solar., Might 25 – Texas at Milwaukee, 7:00
*if crucial… All occasions Jap
