Rockford, IL– Landon Slaggert scored the overtime winner and the Rockford IceHogs defeated the Milwaukee Admirals 3-2 Friday at BMO Center.

Slaggert drove the middle of the ice and deflected a Brett Seney pass into the goal at 1:26 of the overtime session to lift the IceHogs to victory.

The IceHogs scored a pair of goals in a span of :57 to grab a 2-0 lead just six minutes into the game. A.J. Spellacy scored from the slot at 5:03 of the period and Gavin Hayes scored his ninth of the year at 6:00.

Milwaukee got one back at 17:51 of the first frame. A bad clearing attempt was held in the offensive zone by Admirals defenseman Ryan Ufko. He skated around a defender to the right circle, then fed a pass to Joakim Kemell in the slot. Kemell blasted a shot into the goal for his fifth marker of the year.

The Admirals tied the score at 6:30 of the second period. Jack Ashcan pinched from the right point to the corner and pushed the puck behind the goal for John Farinacci. Farinacci moved toward the right corner and backhanded a pass to the slot for Tyson Jost. Jost snapped the puck into the goal for his third goal of the season.

Admirals goalie Isak Posch stopped 22 shots in the loss.

The Admirals will host Chicago at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena Sat., Nov. 14.