Wasting No Time
– Jared McIsaac buried the game-winner in overtime to propel the Grand Rapids Griffins to a 2-1 win over the Rockford IceHogs in the 11th annual Purple Community Game at Van Andel Just 17 seconds into the overtime period, McIsaac deflected in Danny O’Regan’s pass from the left circle to secure the win. With an assist on L’Esperance’s goal, Matt Luff extended his point streak to three games (1-2–3). McIsaac and the Griffins didn’t waste a second in the overtime period, as Taro Hirose, O’Regan and the Canadian defenseman combined to score at 0:17 to snap Grand Rapids’ four-game losing streak. Notes– In games decided by one score, Grand Rapids is 13-1-4-2 this campaign.– Alex Nedeljkovic shined at netminder, saving 29 shots in the contest.– L’Esperance’s power-play goal was the third-consecutive outing with a man-advantage tally for the Griffins....
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