AEROS POSTGAME, DEC. 29
AEROS COME UP SHORT AT MILWAUKEE

MILWAUKEE --- Nate Prosser and Cody Almond extended scoring streaks for the Houston Aeros but a pair of goals by the Milwaukee Admirals 17 seconds apart in the third period were enough to hand the visitors a 3-2 loss Wednesday night at the Bradley Center.

The loss ends a modest two-game winning streak for the Aeros, who close a three-game road trip Thursday night at Rockford and return home on Saturday vs. division-leading San Antonio. Houston maintains the No. 6 spot in the West Division race.

BOXSCORE
GAMEDAY AUDIO CLIPS

Houston’s Prosser extended his scoring streak to three games with a goal 16:17 into the first, answering Ryan Thang’s tally at 9:18 to even the score at 1-1.

After a scoreless second period, Milwaukee exploded for a pair of goals 17 seconds apart in the opening two minutes of the final stanza. Matt Halischuk gave the Admirals the lead at 1:35 and Blake Geoffrion connected at 1:52 to give the Admirals a two-goal lead.

Almond, who has a point in each of the last two games, pulled Houston within one on the team’s third power play. He scored just 34 seconds after Roman Josi was whistled for tripping 2:26 into the third period, but the Aeros couldn’t get the equalizer past goalie Mark Dekanich, who stopped 29 of 30 for the win.

Anton Khudobin stopped 16 of 19 in the loss for the Aeros, who square off at Rockford Thursday night at 6:35 p.m. CST. The team returns home on New Year’s Day for a 7:35 p.m. game vs. San Antonio at Toyota Center. The game features the annual Miss Aeros Contest. Visit AEROS.COM or call 713-974-7825 for tickets or info on Aeros promotions.

DECIDING GOAL
Geoffrion (1:52, 3rd)

POWER PLAYS
HOU: 1/4
MIL: 0/3

GOALIES
HOU: Khudobin (16/19, L)
MIL: Dekanich (29/31, W)

TEAM RECORDS
HOU: 18-16-1-2
MIL: 19-10-2-4

AEROS STARTERS
F: Almond, DiSalvatore, Daoust
D: Noreau, Bagnall
G: Khudobin

AEROS SCRATCHES
Wellman, Gillies, Kalus, Peters, Fredheim, Broda

NEXT GAME
Dec. 30 at Rockford, 6:35 p.m. CST

BOMB DROPPINGS
The Aeros have allowed the first goal in six of the last eight games…Houston has played 26 of its 37 games vs. West Division rivals and owns a 15-10-1-0 record in those contests…The Aeros have been held to one or no goals six times this season. They are 0-3-0-0 on the road when doing so…Pascal Morency made his Aeros debut after being recalled from Bakersfield…Jared Spurgeon appeared in an Aeros jersey for the first time since Nov. 27 at home vs. Milwaukee. Spurgeon scored Houston’s lone regulation goal and then bagged the deciding tally in the sixth round of the shootout to lead the Houston Aeros to a 2-1 shootout victory over the Milwaukee Admirals in front of 5,168 fans that night at Toyota Center…The loss drops Houston to 7-7-0-0 in December, the team’s busiest month this season.