Videos- Grand Rapids Griffins Win Game 1 In Overtime

04/27/2024 at 11:18pm EDT

Tying and winning goals can be watched below.

Game #WON ☝️ pic.twitter.com/gBtc6FPobf
— x - Grand Rapids Griffins (@griffinshockey) April 28, 2024

#GRvsRFD | Spezia hits Amadeus Lombardi with an open lane and he beats Stauber low blocker. We have a tie game late in period three! pic.twitter.com/oa8xWPyQMK
— Andrew Rinaldi (@GR_Rinaldi_) April 28, 2024

#GRvsRFD | Jontanan Berggren drives to the net and squeaks it in for the overtime winner! What a thrilling comeback for the Griffins as they had back to Van Andel Arena up 1-0 in this series! pic.twitter.com/TexpNaIPcl
— Andrew Rinaldi (@GR_Rinaldi_) April 28, 2024

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Nate Danielson 2 assists in game 2, as The Winterhawks even their conference final series v Prince George. Series now headed to Portland.

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My bad, Nate had 3 assists, and was also first star of the game.

The next three are in Portland with the series tied at 1's, and I'm going to game 4 (and possibly 5).

Game highlights here

https://chl.ca/whl/gamecentre/...

Paul

from Dylan Rider of the Griffins' website,

ROCKFORD, Ill. After the Grand Rapids Griffins scored twice in the third period to force overtime, Jonatan Berggren slipped a shot past Jaxson Stauber 4:14 into the extra session to cap off the Game 1 comeback and give the visitors a 3-2 victory over the Rockford IceHogs on Saturday at the BMO Center.

Sebastian Cossa stopped 20 of 22 shots in his Calder Cup Playoffs debut to help Dan Watson join seven other head coaches who won their first postseason game behind the Griffins bench. The best-of-five series now shifts to Van Andel Arena for Games 2 and 3 on Wednesday, May 1 and Friday, May 3.

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Go Griffs!!!

Paul

from Kevin Allen of Detroit Hockey Now,

If you want multiple reasons to care about the Grand Rapids Griffins playoff performance, we give you Jonatan Berggren, Albert Johansson and Simon Edvinsson. All three will be with the Red Wings next season.

Tim Robinson wrote theDetroit Hockey Now story about how Berggren, who has delivered all season for Grand Rapids, did it again Saturday when he scored in overtime to give the Griffins a 3-2 triumph in Game 1 of their five-game American Hockey League playoff series against the Rockford IceHogs. Hard-working Amadeus Lombardi forced overtime by scoring with under five minutes left in the third period. He was the No. 3 star in the game. Berggren was No. 1.

Sebastian Cossa, the Red Wings goalie in waiting, made 20 saves to earn his first AHL postseason win. Detroit coach Derek Lalonde recently had high praise for Grand Rapids coach Dan Watson who seems to have the Griffins understanding what it takes to be a good professional. Marco Kasper had four shots on goal in the game and Carter Mazur assisted on Berggrens game-winner.

The Red Wings believe that Watson, who coached last season in Toledo, is doing a quality job in preparing prospects to take the next step.

I have full trust in what hes doing down there, Lalonde said. I watched closely all year and Ill them throughout. Its exiting theyre going to be in a playoff situation. Ill be monitoring very closely.

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