Winging It In Motown · Apr 17, 2021
Griffins’ Heroics Cap Off Crazy Third Period
Nicolas Carrillo/Griffins [From the Griffins]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A 13-day layoff and a month between home games proved to be worth the wait for the Grand Rapids Griffins, who allowed four unanswered tallies to the Iowa Wild in the third period but counterpunched with a pair of late goals to seize a 5-4 victory on Friday at Van Andel Arena.
Grand Rapids built a 3-0 cushion early in the third before the Wild scored three times in 36 seconds then took a 4-3 lead on Matt Boldy’s goal with 5:19 remaining. But Taro Hirose forged a deadlock at 17:12 and Dominic Turgeon netted the game-winner from the left side at 19:18 to snap the Griffins’ three-game skid and the Wild’s eight-game point streak.