CLEVELAND – Givani Smith and Chase Pearson enjoyed their first two-goal games of the campaign to power the Grand Rapids Griffins to a 5-2 win over the Cleveland Monsters on Saturday at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
The Griffins, 3-0 against Cleveland this season, claimed their third straight road game and now have earned points in five straight outings (3-0-2-0) and nine of their last 10 overall (7-1-2-0).
Dillon Simpson scored the lone goal of the opening frame at 11:01, jamming his own rebound past Pat Nagle for a 1-0 Cleveland lead.
The Griffins dominated the second period, outscoring the Monsters 3-1 while outshooting them 12-3.