Griffins topple struggling IceHogs

Friday
Jan 5, 2018 at 10:24 PM Jan 5, 2018 at 10:24 PM

For the Register Star

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Ben Street, Eric Tangradi and Matt Puempel tallied three points apiece to lead the Grand Rapids Griffins to a 5-3 victory over the Rockford IceHogs at Van Andel Arena on Friday night. The win marks Grand Rapids’ first over Rockford in the 2017-18 campaign, and its sixth win in seven games.

Matheson Iacopelli struck twice for Rockford while Matthew Highmore added his team-leading 15th goal of the season to keep the IceHogs in the game, but Rockford has now lost each of its last four outings, and has been outscored 20-9 in that span.

Collin Delia turned aside 19 of 24 pucks for the IceHogs, while Jared Coreau earned the win for Grand Rapids with 33 saves on 36 shots.

The loss drops Rockford to fifth in the Central Division.

Friday
Jan 5, 2018 at 10:24 PM Jan 5, 2018 at 10:24 PM

For the Register Star

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Ben Street, Eric Tangradi and Matt Puempel tallied three points apiece to lead the Grand Rapids Griffins to a 5-3 victory over the Rockford IceHogs at Van Andel Arena on Friday night. The win marks Grand Rapids’ first over Rockford in the 2017-18 campaign, and its sixth win in seven games.

Matheson Iacopelli struck twice for Rockford while Matthew Highmore added his team-leading 15th goal of the season to keep the IceHogs in the game, but Rockford has now lost each of its last four outings, and has been outscored 20-9 in that span.

Collin Delia turned aside 19 of 24 pucks for the IceHogs, while Jared Coreau earned the win for Grand Rapids with 33 saves on 36 shots.

The loss drops Rockford to fifth in the Central Division.

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