Darren Haydar broke a scoreless tie with 7:22 left in regulation to lead Milwaukee to a 3-1 victory over Hamilton at the Bradley Center on Wednesday night.
It was the seventh win in a row for the Admirals after an 0-3-0-1 start to the season.
Greg Classen and Jordin Tootoo also scored for Milwaukee, and Timofei Shishkanov recorded two assists. Pekka Rinne made 25 saves, losing his shutout bid on a Garth Murray goal with 13 seconds remaining.
Cristobal Huet got the start for the Bulldogs, his first action of the season, and stopped 38 of 40 shots.
BRIDGEPORT 1, PHILADELPHIA 0
Bridgeport extended its winning streak to six games with a 1-0 win over Philadelphia at the Arena at Harbor Yard.
Chris Madden made 29 saves for the Sound Tigers, and Kevin Colley scored the game’s only goal on a breakaway 17:21 into the first period.
Jamie Storr stopped 23 shots in the loss, as the Phantoms fell to 1-8-0-2 in their last 11 games.
LOWELL 4, ALBANY 1
Keith Aucoin scored a pair of power-play goals as Lowell recorded a 4-1 win over Albany.
Frantisek Skladany and David Gove also scored for the Lock Monsters, and Jeff Finger registered three assists.
Vitaly Kolesnik made 38 saves in the win.
