{"id":556616,"date":"2026-04-20T10:23:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T10:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/556616\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T10:23:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T10:23:24","slug":"milwaukee-admirals-in-the-american-hockey-league-playoffs-what-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/556616\/","title":{"rendered":"Milwaukee Admirals in the American Hockey League playoffs: What to know"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the Milwaukee Admirals<\/a> to play another home game in the 2025-26 season, they\u2019ll have to win their first-round American Hockey League<\/a> playoff series entirely on the road.<\/p>\n

Who do the Milwaukee Admirals play in the AHL playoffs?<\/p>\n

The Admirals, who finished the regular season<\/a> with consecutive losses at Chicago on April 18 and 19, ended up in fifth place in the Central Division and will face the Manitoba Moose<\/a> in the first round of the playoffs.<\/p>\n

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When and where are the Admirals-Moose playoff games?<\/p>\n

Because of the distance between Milwaukee and Winipeg, all games will be played on the home ice of the higher-seeded Moose.<\/p>\n

Game 1 is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, Game 2 for 7 p.m. Friday, April 24 and a possible Game 3 for 2 p.m. Sunday, April 26.<\/p>\n

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Our favorite Milwaukee Admirals photos from the 2025-26 AHL season<\/p>\n

Milwaukee Admirals center Oasiz Wiesblatt (88) prepares to take a faceoff against the Iowa Wild in the second period of a game Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at the UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

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Milwaukee Admirals center Oasiz Wiesblatt (88) prepares to take a faceoff against the Iowa Wild in the second period of a game Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at the UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

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San Jose Barracuda forward Donavan Houle (83) slams Milwaukee Admirals defenseman Jack Matier (51) into the Admirals bench in the first period of a game Saturday, March 7, 2026, at the UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

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Milwaukee Admirals goaltender Matt Murray (32) waits to get on the ice for a game against the Iowa Wild on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at the UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

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Milwaukee Admirals defenseman Kevin Gravel skates against the Texas Stars during a game Saturday, November 15, 2025, at UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

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Milwaukee Admirals defenseman Jack Matier (51) levels San Jose Barracuda forward Kasper Halttunen (14) in the third period of a game Saturday, March 7, 2026, at the UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The. Barracuda won, 3-1.<\/p>\n

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Milwaukee Admirals left wing Isaac Ratcliffe (15) shoots against the Iowa Wild in the third period of a game Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at the UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

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Milwaukee Admirals left wing Navrin Mutter (47) sits on the bench between drills on the opening day of training camp Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at the UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

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San Jose Barracuda forward Anthony Vincent (76) tumbles over Milwaukee Admirals left wing Isaac Ratcliffe (15) in the third period of a game Saturday, March 7, 2026, at the UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The. Barracuda won, 3-1.<\/p>\n

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Our favorite Milwaukee Admirals photos from the 2025-26 AHL season<\/p>\n

Milwaukee Admirals center Oasiz Wiesblatt (88) looks to pass the puck against the Iowa Wild in the second period of a game Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at the UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

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Milwaukee Admirals left wing Daniel Carr (43) streaks down the ice with the puck on the opening day of training camp Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at the UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

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Dallas Stars forward Ayrton Martino crunches Milwaukee Admirals defenseman Jack Matier against the boards during a game Saturday, November 15, 2025, at UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

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Milwaukee Admirals defenseman Tanner Molendyk (50) falls backward onto Milwaukee Admirals goaltender Matt Murray (32) as he tries to clear the puck against the Iowa Wild in the third period of a game Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at the UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

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Milwaukee Admirals defenseman Tanner Molendyk (50) protects the puck from San Jose Barracuda forward Anthony Vincent (76) in the third period of a game Saturday, March 7, 2026, at the UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The. Barracuda won, 3-1.<\/p>\n

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Our favorite Milwaukee Admirals photos from the 2025-26 AHL season<\/p>\n

Milwaukee Admirals defenseman Andrew Gibson (6) leans on Iowa Wild right wing Jean-Luc Foudy (86) and Milwaukee Admirals defenseman Jordan Oesterle (82) on Iowa Wild forward Ryan Sandelin (13) to clear space in front of Milwaukee Admirals goaltender Matt Murray (32) in the third period of a game Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at the UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

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Our favorite Milwaukee Admirals photos from the 2025-26 AHL season<\/p>\n

Dallas Stars forward Ayrton Martino crunches Milwaukee Admirals defenseman Jack Matier against the boards during a game Saturday, November 15, 2025, at UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (This caption was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.)<\/p>\n

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Our favorite Milwaukee Admirals photos from the 2025-26 AHL season<\/p>\n

Milwaukee Admirals left wing Daniel Carr (43) is sent flying in a collision with Iowa Wild forward Bradley Marek (10) in the second period of a game Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at the UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

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Nashville Predators goalie coach Mitch Korn talks with goaltender Ethan Haider (31) on the opening day of training camp Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at the UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

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Our favorite Milwaukee Admirals photos from the 2025-26 AHL season<\/p>\n

Milwaukee Admirals center Oasiz Wiesblatt (88) collides with Iowa Wild right wing Cameron Butler (42) in the third period of a game Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at the UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

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Our favorite Milwaukee Admirals photos from the 2025-26 AHL season<\/p>\n

The puck hops away after a faceoff between Milwaukee Admirals center Austin Roest (63) and San Jose Barracuda forward Patrick Giles (54) in the first period of a game Saturday, March 7, 2026, at the UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

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San Jose Barracuda defenseman Braden Hache (86) ties up Milwaukee Admirals left wing Josh Davies (10) in the second period of a game Saturday, March 7, 2026, at the UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

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Teammate congratulate Milwaukee Admirals center Austin Roest (63) on his goal against the San Jose Barracuda in the first period of a game Saturday, March 7, 2026, at the UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

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Milwaukee Admirals head coach Karl Taylor supervises drills on the opening day of training camp Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at the UWM Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

How did the Admirals and Moose compare in 2025-26?<\/p>\n

The Admirals finished the regular season with 71 points, fifth in the division, and a record of 32 wins, 33 losses, four overtime losses and 3 shootout losses. The Moose went 35-29-5-3 with 78 points, good for fourth.<\/p>\n

Milwaukee won the regular season series, 5-3, with the teams splitting in Winnipeg.<\/p>\n

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The Admirals went 1-6 on the road in April<\/a> with the victory coming against the Moose, 7-0, in the teams\u2019 most recent meeting, April 8.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the recent playoff history between Milwaukee and Manitoba?<\/p>\n

The Admirals and Moose met in the playoffs in 2022 and \u201924 with the Admirals winning both times.<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Admirals vs Moose AHL playoffs first-round schedule, history, records<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For the Milwaukee Admirals to play another home game in the 2025-26 season, they\u2019ll have to win their…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":556617,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[377],"tags":[3690,38869,5,5830,2206,62847],"class_list":{"0":"post-556616","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hockey","8":"tag-american-hockey-league","9":"tag-consecutive-losses","10":"tag-hockey","11":"tag-manitoba-moose","12":"tag-milwaukee-admirals","13":"tag-the-moose"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116436553836581846","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=556616"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556616\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/556617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=556616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=556616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=556616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}