The Grand Rapids Griffins are one victory from another championship.
The Griffins defeated the Syracuse Crunch 3-2 Friday to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven AHL Calder Cup Finals.
Grand Rapids can win its second Calder Cup in five years at Syracuse in Game 5 Saturday night.
Dan Renouf had two goals and Ben Street opened the scoring for the Griffins. Goaltender Jared Coreau stopped 31 shots.
Grand Rapids outshot the Crunch 35-33.
Yanni Gourde and Michael Bournival answered with Syracuse goals.
Bournival’s eighth goal at 7:29 of the third period cut the Griffins lead to 3-2.