Griffins Sport #55 * Street Sport #28 * AHL Sport #847
Season Sequence: 4-2-0-0 Residence Sequence: 2-2-0-0 Street Sequence: 2-0-0-0
All-Time Sequence: 79-46-1-1-10 All-Time Residence Sequence: 42-21-1-1-7 All-Time Street Sequence: 37-25-0-0-3
Griffins at Moose
Seventh of eight conferences general, third of 4 on the Canada Life Centre…For the reason that Moose rejoined the AHL in 2015-16, Grand Rapids is 35-22-0-3 (.608) towards them, together with a 16-11-0-1 (.589) ledger at Manitoba…The Griffins are 14-13-0-3 (.517) general towards Manitoba for the reason that 2020-21 season with a minus-10 scoring margin (82-72)…On the street since 2020-21, Grand Rapids is 7-6-0-1 (.536) towards the Moose with a minus-four scoring margin (43-39)…Eleven of the final 14 conferences have been determined by only one purpose, together with all six video games this season…The Moose are 5-4-0-1 of their final 10 video games and 6-17-0-1 at residence this season in comparison with 12-13-1-1 on the street…Manitoba has gained three of its final 4 video games…The Griffins are 3-5-1-1 of their final 10 outings and 15-10-2-0 on the street…Grand Rapids has gained simply three of its final 13 video games (3-8-1-1)…That is the 138th assembly between the 2 groups, which is the fifth-most encounters by any Grand Rapids opponent…Manitoba ranks final in objectives scored per sport at 2.24 and fifth-to-last in objectives towards per sport (3.47)…The Griffins are tied for twenty sixth with 2.80 objectives per sport and ninth with 2.76 objectives towards per outing…The Griffins rank fifth-to-last with 27.4 pictures per sport whereas the Moose place third-to-last at 26.9…Manitoba’s energy play ranks twenty eighth at 15.7% and its penalty kill locations twentieth at 81.0%…Manitoba’s Mark Liwiski ranks fifth amongst skaters and second amongst rookies with 113 penalty minutes…Former Griffin Drew MacIntyre (2004-06) is Manitoba’s goaltending coach. MacIntyre was a member of the Griffins’ 2005-06 squad that gained the AHL’s regular-season championship, and he stays as Grand Rapids’ profession playoff chief in GAA (1.62) and save proportion (.940).
Final Time Out
The Griffins took an early 2-0 lead however failed to complete off the Iowa Wild in regulation, falling 3-2 in a shootout in entrance of their third consecutive sellout crowd at Van Andel Enviornment on Saturday. Carter Mazur scored each objectives for Grand Rapids, extending his level streak to 5 (4-2—6) and marking his ninth level within the final eight video games (6-3—9). Amadeus Lombardi tallied an help to extend his streak to 4 (3-2—5), whereas Brogan Rafferty skated in his three hundredth AHL contest. In his thirty first look of the 12 months (16-10-5), Sebastian Cossa made 24 saves alongside one within the shootout, bettering to a .913 save proportion and a 2.38 goals-against common this season. The final 4 conferences towards Iowa and Grand Rapids have been determined by one purpose.
This Date in Griffins Historical past
2003: Following a February by which he tallied 13 factors (4-9—13) and a team-high plus-10 ranking in 11 video games, Tomas Kopecky turns into the primary Griffin honored with the AHL’s Rookie of the Month award.
Battle Your Approach By means of
Through the month of February, the Griffins dropped eight of the 11 video games (3-7-1-0), which noticed them fall to 3rd place within the Central Division after being in first place or a tie for first from Nov. 8-Feb. 7. Nevertheless, the group now has factors in 4 of its final 5 video games (2-1-1-1) and are simply three factors out of first place within the division. The Griffins have averaged 2.23 objectives of their final 13 contests whereas permitting 3.77 tallies. Within the final 5 video games, Grand Rapids has averaged 3.40 objectives whereas permitting 3.80. Scoring a minimum of three objectives has been key for Grand Rapids, because it has a 23-1-0-1 mark (.940) when reaching a minimum of three objectives and a 5-19-4-1 (.259) file when it fails to take action. The protection, a regular sturdy spot for the Griffins, has allowed 3.04 objectives per sport for the reason that begin of the calendar 12 months however continues to be ninth general with 2.76 objectives allowed per sport this season. Along with falling into third place within the division, Grand Rapids is now seventh within the Western Convention and sixteenth within the AHL with a 28-20-4-2 file and 62 factors by way of 54 video games.
Getting Settled In
Carter Mazur, who was sidelined for 35 straight contests from Oct. 19-Jan. 18, has 4 objectives in his final three outings and is on a five-game level streak (4-2—6), which is tied for the group excessive. He additionally has 9 factors (6-3—9) in his final eight contests and 12 factors (7-5—12) in 16 video games since coming back from his upper-body damage. In complete, Mazur has 14 factors (8-6—14) in 19 appearances with the Griffins this season. Final marketing campaign, Mazur ranked second on the group in factors (17-30—37) as a rookie earlier than tying for second on the roster in factors (3-5—8) in the course of the Calder Cup Playoffs. The seventieth general choose by Detroit in 2021 spent two seasons on the College of Denver previous to turning professional and gained two NCHC titles (2022, 2023) and have become a NCAA champion in 2022, exhibiting a mixed 75 factors (36-39—75) in 81 profession video games.
He’s Again!
After being sidelined for 28 consecutive video games from Dec. 6-Feb. 15 as a consequence of rehabbing an upper-body damage, second-year professional Amadeus Lombardi returned to the ice on Feb. 19 towards Lehigh Valley and picked up an help within the course of. Lombardi is at the moment on a four-game level streak (3-2—5) from Feb. 23-March 1 and has six factors (3-3—6) in six video games since coming back from damage. On the time of his setback, Lombardi ranked third on the group in factors (9-6—15) and first in objectives (9) by way of 20 appearances. The 21-year-old additionally had 4 game-winners, which ranked first on the group and tied for first within the AHL as of Dec. 6. At present, Lombardi ranks seventh on the roster with 21 factors (12-9—21) and tied for third in objectives (12). As a rookie final season, Lombardi produced 26 factors (5-21—26) in 70 outings in the course of the common season earlier than including one purpose in eight playoff video games. The Aurora, Ontario, native was chosen with the 113th choose by the Detroit Crimson Wings in 2022.
A Month to Neglect
It was an uncommon stretch of video games for the Griffins throughout February, as they’d three wins in 11 contests (3-7-1-0). The particular groups additionally struggled, as they went 4-for-45 on the facility play (8.9%) and 30-for-40 on the penalty kill (75.0%) in February. Firstly of February, the facility play was ranked tenth (now twenty sixth), and the penalty kill sat in seventh place (now T12th). Grand Rapids allowed 44 objectives in 11 video games in February (4.00 per sport) after permitting 23 objectives in 11 outings in January (2.09). One factor that improved was the Griffins’ shot depend. They outshot their opponent in seven of the 11 video games with a mean of 31.7 pictures. Firstly of February, Grand Rapids was averaging simply 26.1 pictures per contest.
Nate The Nice
Nate Danielson, the ninth general choose by Detroit in 2023, tied his season excessive of a four-game level streak from Feb. 14-21 and now has six factors (3-3—6) in his final eight video games. He has had a promising rookie season with 28 factors (7-21—28), 31 penalty minutes and a plus-two ranking in 53 appearances. Along with rating fourth in factors and second in assists on the group, Danielson is tied for tenth amongst AHL rookies in assists (21) and leads the league in short-handed assists (4). Previous to turning professional, the 20-year-old spent 4 seasons within the WHL with Brandon (2020-24) and Portland (2023-24), producing a mixed 217 factors (83-134—217) in 199 profession video games.
He Brings the Increase
Rookie defenseman Shai Buium tied his season excessive of a three-game level streak from Feb. 23-26 (0-3—3) and now has 4 assists in his final six appearances. Buium is tied for second among the many group’s blueliners with 19 factors (0-19—19) in 50 video games and is tied for fourth amongst all skaters on the roster with 19 assists. Along with his group rankings, the 21-year-old is tied for fifth amongst AHL rookie defensemen in assists, tied for twelfth in factors, and tied for eleventh in power-play assists (5). Buium spent three seasons on the College of Denver from 2021-23 previous to turning professional, profitable two nationwide titles and totaling a mixed 75 factors (14-61—75), 44 penalty minutes and a plus-61 ranking in 120 video games. The San Diego, California, native was chosen thirty sixth general by the Detroit Crimson Wings in 2021.
A Few Free Ends
Regardless of permitting 4.00 objectives per sport within the month of February, the Griffins’ protection has been a vibrant spot for the group this season. Grand Rapids ranks ninth within the AHL with 2.76 objectives allowed per contest and has averaged 3.04 objectives towards for the reason that begin of the calendar 12 months. Firstly of February, the Griffins ranked first within the AHL with 2.43 objectives allowed per sport. Sebastian Cossa has proven a 2.38 GAA and .913 save proportion by way of 31 video games, and Jack Campbell has a 2.54 GAA and a .903 save proportion in 9 appearances. Courting again to final season, Grand Rapids has allowed 78 objectives in its final 30 regular-season video games at Van Andel Enviornment (2.60 GA per sport). Additionally relationship again to final season, the Griffins have allowed 81 objectives of their final 29 regular-season street video games (2.79 GA per sport).
Energy Outage
Grand Rapids failed to attain on the facility play in six straight outings from Jan. 29-Feb. 12 and are actually 5-for-54 (9.3%) on the man-advantage in its final 14 video games. Nevertheless, the facility play is 2-for-11 in its final three video games (18.2%) and 4-for-23 in its final 5 outings (17.4%). The facility play has shortly fallen into twenty sixth place on the circuit at 16.4% (31-for-189) after being ranked tenth firstly of February (18.7%). When you break it down additional, Grand Rapids’ residence energy play is 15-for-87 (17.2%, T20th) and its street energy play is 16-for-102 (15.7%, twenty seventh). The Griffins have given up seven short-handed objectives, which is tied for the eighth-most. The Griffins’ penalty kill has gone good (10-for-10) in its final three video games however has allowed a power-play purpose in seven of the earlier 13 video games (34-for-45 on PK, 75.6%) and in 13 of its final 22 outings (61-for-78 on PK, 78.2%). The Griffins rank thirtieth out of 32 groups with simply 563 penalty minutes this season forward of simply Hershey (560) and Coachella Valley (553). The penalty kill is tied for twelfth at 83.2% after beginning the month of February in seventh place at 85.1%. Grand Rapids has scored seven short-handed tallies, which is tied for eighth within the AHL. When scoring on the facility play, the Griffins are 17-4-2-2 and 9-13-2-1 after they permit a power-play purpose.
AHL Leaderboard Tracker
Shai Buium—Tied for fifth amongst rookie defensemen in assists (19), tied for twelfth amongst rookie defensemen in factors (19), tied for eleventh amongst rookie defensemen in power-play assists (5)
Sebastian Cossa—Sixth in minutes performed (1,840:33), tied for sixth in video games performed (31), tied for eighth in GAA (2.38), tied for eighth in wins (16), tied for tenth in save proportion (.913)
Nate Danielson—Tied for tenth amongst rookies in assists (21), first in short-handed assists (4), first amongst rookies in short-handed assists (4)
Josiah Didier—Tied for fifth in short-handed assists (2), tied for second amongst defensemen in short-handed assists (2)
Alex Doucet—Tied for tenth in short-handed objectives (2), tied for second amongst rookies in short-handed objectives (2)
x Sheldon Dries—Tied for third in game-winners (6)
Austin Watson—First in main penalties (10), tenth in penalty minutes (94), tied for tenth in short-handed objectives (2)
Milestones
On Saturday towards Iowa, Brogan Rafferty competed in his three hundredth sport within the AHL.
x Sheldon Dries—One help from 100 within the AHL, two objectives from 150 as a professional
Amadeus Lombardi—Two video games from 100 as a Griffin, two factors from 50 as a professional
Dominik Shine—One unassisted purpose from claiming the franchise file of 11 in a profession, one purpose from transferring right into a tie for ninth place within the franchise’s all-time objectives scored checklist (Derek King, 73)
Antti Tuomisto—One sport from 100 as a Griffin
William Wallinder—Three video games from 300 as a professional
Photograph by Manitoba Moose
