Minor league report: Nailers eliminated by Admirals
The Wheeling Nailers’ season came to an end with a 5-2 loss to the Norfolk Admirals in Game 5 of a North Division semifinal series at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling.
Norfolk won the best-of-seven series, 4-1.
Goaltender Taylor Gauthier made 21 saves on 24 shots in the defeat. Forwards Jack Beck and David Jankowski each scored goals for Wheeling.
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Earlier in the day, Gauthier and fellow goaltender Sergei Murashov as well as forwards Gabe Klassen and Logan Pietila were assigned from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League to Wheeling.
The Admirals will face the Trois-Rivières Lions in the North Division final round.
Seth Rorabaugh is a TribLive reporter covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. A North Huntingdon native, he joined the Trib in 2019 and has covered the Penguins since 2007. He can be reached at srorabaugh@triblive.com.
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