Timofei Shishkanov scored 2:21 into overtime to give Milwaukee a 5-4 victory over Rochester on Saturday evening.
The game was played in front of 10,642 fans at the Gaylord Entertainment Center, home of the Admirals’ parent club, the Nashville Predators.
Wyatt Smith had two goals and an assist for Milwaukee, which has opened the 2004-05 season with two straight victories after winning their final seven games of last postseason. The Admirals eliminated Rochester, four games to one, in the 2004 Western Conference final.
Mike Matteucci and Vern Fiddler also scored for the Admirals, and Brian Finley stopped 29 shots.
Jason Botterill had two goals and an assist for the Americans, including the tying goal with 18 seconds left to force overtime. The Amerks have allowed 12 goals through their first two games of the season.
Elsewhere on Saturday:
Rookie defenseman Dennis Wideman recorded his first five professional points with two goals and three assists and Worcester owned a 54-16 edge in shots in a 7-2 rout of Springfield… Yanick Lehoux scored his third, fourth and fifth goals of the young season as Manchester rolled to a 7-3 win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton… Jason King scored his fourth, fifth and sixth goals for Manitoba in a 6-4 win at Cleveland… Joey MacDonald made 46 saves and Jiri Hudler had a goal and two assists as Grand Rapids spoiled Chicago’s home opener, 5-1, in front of 14,877 fans at Allstate Arena… Michael Leighton made 25 saves as Norfolk posted a 3-0 shutout of Hershey… Yorick Treille scored two late goals to force overtime for Providence, but Lowell got shootout goals from Colin Forbes, Eric Staal and Ryan Bayda on their final three attempts to squeak out a 5-4 victory over the Bruins… Antoine Vermette had a goal and two assists for Binghamton in a 4-1 win over Syracuse… Ryan Kraft led Bridgeport with a goal and two assists in a 4-1 decision over visiting Albany… Dominic Moore and Alexandre Giroux scored as Hartford defeated Philadelphia, 2-1… Steve Eminger and Trent Whitfield each recorded a goal and an assist for Portland in a 4-1 win over St. John’s… Thirteen different skaters recorded a point for San Antonio in a 6-1 triumph over Utah… Marc-Andre Thinel scored and Yann Danis made 22 saves for his second shutout in three career AHL starts as Hamilton edged Edmonton, 1-0… Mike Smith turned aside 35 shots for Houston in a 3-1 win over Cincinnati.
