Three-Goal First Period Vaults Colorado to 4-1 Victory over Admirals

Oct 17, 2026

MILWAUKEE, WI. – Colorado netted three goals in the first period, while goaltender Ilya Nabokov turned aside 28 of the 29 shots he faced, as the Eagles defeated the Milwaukee Admirals 4-1 on Friday. Colorado forward Adam Beckman led the way with a goal and an assist, while defenseman Domenick Fensore notched a pair of assists. The Eagles were a perfect 5-for-5 on the penalty kill and finished the night going 1-for-4 on the power play.

Colorado would jump out to an early lead when Beckman buried a wrister from the slot, giving the Eagles a 1-0 edge just 4:00 into the contest.

A power play would then allow Colorado to strike again, as defenseman Christian Wolanin lit the lamp with a wrist shot from the blue line, putting the Eagles up 2-0 at the 9:21 mark of the first period.

The onslaught would continue 1:09 later when forward Taylor Makar stuffed home a loose puck in the crease, expanding Colorado’s advantage to 3-0.

The Eagles would keep their foot on the gas in the second period, as forward Maros Jedlicka followed his own shot off the rush before swatting a rebound past goalie Isak Posch, extending Colorado’s lead to 4-0 at the 7:03 mark of the middle frame.

Milwaukee would finally break through when forward Brady Martin slid a shot from the low slot past Nabokov, cutting the deficit to 4-1 with 15:27 remaining in the third period.

Posch suffered the loss in net, allowing four goals on 30 shots.

The Eagles will be back in action when they take on the Milwaukee Admirals on Saturday, October 17th at 5:00pm MT at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Tickets for all Colorado Eagles home games are on sale now and can be purchased at ColoradoEagles.com