It was the Smitty and Ritola show!
SYR-0
NOR-3
Mike Smith [5] stopped all 29 shots he faced for the shutout.
First Period
NOR Durno, (14) , 6:32 (SH)
Second Period
NOR Milam, (9) (Ritola, Vernace), 18:14 (PP)
Third Period
NOR Pouliot, (14) (Ritola, Roy), 14:00
Smith, Chris Durno [6], and Troy Milam were the game's three stars.
Mattias Ritola [7] had a pair of helpers in his Admirals debut.
It's a critical victory for Norfolk, which moves back into a tie with Charlotte at 63 points for third in the East Division. They also maintained their gap on fifth place Binghamton of 5 points. 28 games remain in the regular season.
Box score [8] from TheAHL.com.