Back to the Detroit Red Wings Newsfeed

Recap: Griffins Fall 3-2 In Shootout To Lake Erie Monsters

The Griffins continued to improve their on ice play as they headed to Cleveland last night take on the Columbus Blue Jacket's affiliate, Lake Erie Monsters. They had a up and down game in terms of play, having both stretches of dominant play and also lengthy stretched of being schooled in their own zone and just trying to stay afloat. Tyler Bertuzzi made his return to the lineup after serving a 2 game suspension that equated to 2 weeks, because of the Griffins strange schedule. Getting him back into the lineup noticeably added some jump and energy into the the Griffins game, and removing Joel Rechlicz and inserting Tyler Bertuzzi is a pretty significant upgrade.