Grand Rapids – Being on the winning side of one of these marathons felt a lot better to Ben Street.
Street scored at 7 minutes, 2 seconds of double overtime Saturday, finally giving Grand Rapids a dramatic 6-5 victory over Syracuse, and lifting the Griffins a 2-0 lead in the AHL Calder Cup Finals.
“I’ve been on the losing end of a double-overtime game – it’s depressing,” said Street, who looked as relieved and exhausted as his teammates in the wee hours Saturday night after this four-hour battle.
Street, incidentally, was with the Abbotsford Heat in 2014 when it lost a double-overtime heartbreaker in the conference quarterfinals.