SYRACUSE, N.Y — The Grand Rapids Griffins pull within one game of being the Calder Cup Champions in a 3-2 victory over the Syracuse Crunch Friday night, handing the Crunch their first loss on home ice in the 2017 Calder Cup Playoffs.
A flat power-play unit (zero goals on seven attempts) wouldn’t stop the Griffins — goals from Ben Street and Dan Renouf in the first period proved to be enough to put a bow on a game four victory, and now the Griffins look to take the league championship in game five.
The Crunch came out surging, but the Griffins pushed back to take control of the game, leaving the shots at 16-12 in favor of Grand Rapids after the first period.