[From the Griffins]
CLEVELAND – The Grand Rapids Griffins claimed their first win of the 2020-21 campaign on Saturday, scoring twice in the third period for a 3-1 decision over the Cleveland Monsters at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
After a scoreless opening 20 minutes, the teams traded power play goals in the second period. Trey Fix-Wolansky snapped a shot past Pat Nagle’s blocker from the right circle on a rush at 11:28, but the Griffins took advantage of a fortunate bounce to tie matters less than four minutes later. Kyle Criscuolo’s dump into the right corner caromed off the glass and out into the slot, where a crashing Evgeny Svechnikov made a quick deke to slip the puck past Brad Thiessen’s outstretched left leg.