Milwaukee, WI--On Tuesday morning, the Ads beat the Wild 4-1 in front of over 8,000 students at Panther Arena for the Herbert’s Best School Day Game.

The win moved Milwaukee to 2-1 in the season series against the Wild and avenged a loss to Iowa last Saturday night.

Breakfast had to wait as the Ads took the first period by storm, scoring twice on 12 shots. A Caedan Bankier holding penalty five minutes into the period gave Milwaukee a chance to score its seventh power-play goal of the season.

The Ads wasted no time, as Cole O’Hara scored his team-leading sixth goal of the season just 18 seconds into the man advantage.

Ryan Ufko fired a slapshot through traffic and onto the Wild netminder Riley Mercer’s pads. The puck deflected directly to O’Hara at the back post, who hit a one-timer from his knees for the first goal of the game.

“He’s confident, and he expects results,” said Admirals Head Coach Karl Taylor said. “He expects positive returns on his investments, and that’s a huge step forward for him.”

The goals of November came early as three minutes later, Chase Bradley sent an insurance goal home for his fourth of the season.

With the puck trapped in the corner, Aiden Fink snapped it out to the circle where Jake Lucchini sent it right back to the low slot where Bradley fired a backhander from point-blank range. The puck bounced off Mercer’s pads, but the persistent Bradley kept tapping until the puck bounced off the back netting to put the Ads up 2-0.

Minutes later Kyle Marino dropped the gloves with Iowa’s Nick Rhéaume at center ice. Marino and Rhéaume were eventually separated as an ice-shattering cacophony of screams from thousands of students echoed around them.

Just seconds into the second period, the Ads faced a five-on-three with Kevin Gravel, Ufko and Lucchini bravely defending Murray’s shutout.

The Ads passed the test after several clutch saves from Murray throughout the second period.

Nine minutes into the third period, the Ads power-play unit continued its successful morning with their second goal coming from Felix Nilsson just 20 seconds into the advantage.

O’Hara sent the puck into the slot, and as Wild defender Viking Gustafsson Nyberg struggled to clear it, Felix Nilsson slapped the puck into the bottom corner to put the Ads up 3-0.

“If you expect a good result, you’re going to get it,” Taylor said. “If you’re going out there hoping things go well, they won’t.”

The Ads now have power-play goals in their last three games and today marked the first time they had scored two PPGs in one contest.

With 6:33 left in the third and the Admirals shorthanded with Jost in the box for hooking, Iowa’s Charlie Stramel spoiled the shutout as he sent a wrist shot bar down to put the Wild within two.

The Ads received their last chance with the Wild goalie pulled with just under three minutes remaining.

The final minute felt like hours for Iowa as full-ice shots rained down on the empty net, including an attempt from Murray in the opposite net.

“I do think he went for the empty net there, so we’ll have a discussion about that,” Taylor said. “If you’re going to do that, you better hit it, right?”

With 30 seconds remaining, Cole O’Hara sent a long-range, more accurate snipe down the length of the ice to score his second of the game and cement the win for the Ads.

Murray’s 24 saves were enough to pick up his fifth win of the season.

“Murray is playing well this year, and we want to keep supporting him,” Taylor said.

The Ads will look to turn the win into a streak against the Rockford IceHogs on Friday, Nov. 13, with a 7:00 p.m. puck drop.