The Green Bay Gamblers extended their winning streak to three games Wednesday night, edging the Chicago Steel 2-1 at the Resch Center behind another standout performance from forward Matouš Rozsíval.
Chicago struck first on a power-play goal from Filip Kazda midway through the opening period, the only puck to beat Green Bay netminder Tomas Slavick, who remained poised the rest of the way with 22 saves on 23 shots.
The Gamblers responded early in the second when Rozsíval buried his eighth of the season off a setup from Simon Hafele, tying the game and shifting momentum toward Green Bay.
With the score still locked 1-1 in the third, it was Rozsíval again delivering the difference-maker. The 18-year-old punched in his ninth of the season at 6:46, finishing a play created by Hafele and Liam Gulley to give the Gamblers their first lead of the night.
Green Bay held strong through a penalty-heavy final frame, including matching majors after a fight midway through the period. Despite limited third-period shots, the Gamblers’ defensive structure tightened, and Slavick turned away everything Chicago threw at him.
Green Bay outshot the Steel 28-23, though Chicago held the lone power-play goal of the night. The Gamblers went 0-for-3 on the man advantage but found enough 5-on-5 offense to secure the win.
With the victory, the Gamblers improve to 7-5-2-0 and continue building momentum heading into the weekend.


