Griffins Sport #71 * Street Sport #35 * AHL Sport #1,133
Season Collection: <\/strong>7-4-0-0\u00a0Residence Collection:<\/strong> 3-3-0-0\u00a0Street Collection: <\/strong>4-1-0-0
All-Time Collection:<\/strong> 74-51-11-11\u00a0All-Time Residence Collection:<\/strong> 41-20-6-5\u00a0All-Time Street Collection:<\/strong> 31-31-5-6
Griffins at IceHogs<\/strong>
Twelfth of 12 conferences total, sixth of six on the BMO Middle\u2026Grand Rapids has wins in\u00a0seven\u00a0of the final 9 video games in opposition to Rockford…Within the final three video games in opposition to the IceHogs, the Griffins have averaged 5.67 targets per recreation whereas permitting 3.00…The Griffins are\u00a026-16-4-1 (.606)\u00a0because the 2020-21 season in opposition to Rockford and have a\u00a0plus-14 scoring margin (136-122).\u00a0On the highway since 2020-21, Grand Rapids is\u00a015-8-0-0 (.652)\u00a0in opposition to Rockford with a\u00a0plus-seven scoring margin (70-63)…Rockford is Grand Rapids\u2019 third-most frequent opponent, as tonight\u2019s recreation marks the 148th assembly between the 2 franchises…The IceHogs are\u00a04-5-0-1\u00a0of their final 10 video games…Rockford is\u00a017-15-2-1\u00a0at house in comparison with 13-17-4-1 on the highway…The Griffins are\u00a04-6-0-0\u00a0of their final 10 video games…Grand Rapids is\u00a019-13-2-0\u00a0on the highway in comparison with 17-15-2-2 at house…Rockford\u2019s energy play ranks nineteenth at 18.0%\u00a0and its penalty kill\u00a0ranks 18th at 81.6%…Rockford ranks twenty second with 2.89 targets\u00a0per recreation and\u00a0seventeenth with 3.06 targets\u00a0in opposition to…The IceHogs\u2019 Cole Guttman\u00a0leads the staff in factors (57), targets (23), and assists (34)…Rockford\u2019s goaltender Drew Commesso is\u00a0tied for sixth within the AHL with 4 shutouts…Former Griffin Andreas Athanasiou (2013-16) is featured on Rockford\u2019s roster. Athanasiou helped Grand Rapids declare a division title in 2014-15 and totaled 51 factors (25-26\u201451) in 83 regular-season video games with the Griffins…Rockford\u2019s Gerry Mayhew has been hassle for the Griffins all through his profession, as he has\u00a029 factors (17-12\u201429) and a plus-nine score in 32 video games\u00a0in opposition to Grand Rapids between Iowa (2017-21) and Rockford (2024-25). \u00a0
Final Time Out<\/strong>
The Griffins used two power-play targets and a 28-save efficiency from\u00a0Sebastian Cossa\u00a0<\/strong>to defeat the Rockford IceHogs 2-1 on Wednesday on the BMO Middle.\u00a0Sheldon Dries\u00a0<\/strong>netted his team-high twenty fourth purpose of the season within the outing, his fourth tally within the final six video games.\u00a0Ondrej Becher\u00a0<\/strong>additionally discovered the again of the online for his tenth of the yr with assists from\u00a0Emmitt Finnie\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Gabriel Seger<\/strong>. Finnie\u2019s helper marked his fifth level within the final six video games (1-4\u20145) and Seger prolonged his level streak to a few (2-1\u20143).\u00a0Amadeus Lombardi\u00a0<\/strong>added an help, securing his eleventh level within the final seven video games (5-6\u201411). Grand Rapids earned its third straight victory over Rockford with a plus-eight scoring margin (17-9).\u00a0<\/p>\n

This Date in Griffins Historical past<\/strong>
2009:\u00a0The\u00a0Griffins rating three third-period targets to rally for a 3-1 highway win over Hamilton, taking a 2-0 sequence lead.\u00a0Justin Abdelkader<\/strong> scores twice and provides an help,\u00a0Ville Leino<\/strong> scores the tying purpose on the facility play and assists on the game-winner, and\u00a0Darren Haydar<\/strong> logs two helpers to tie Willie Marshall\u2019s AHL document of 71 profession playoff assists.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Shine Vibrant<\/strong>
Since coming back from the Pink Wings on April 4,\u00a0Dominik Shine\u00a0<\/strong>has\u00a0eight factors (3-5\u20148) in six video games,\u00a0gathering\u00a0three\u00a0multi-point outings. Via 59 video games,\u00a0the veteran has career-high totals in\u00a0assists (31), factors (45), power-play targets (5), game-winners (4), and multi-point outings (11).\u00a0He’s additionally\u00a0three targets\u00a0from tying his profession better of 17 set in 2021-22. Shine ranks among the many franchise leaders in\u00a0video games performed (481, third), targets (75, T7th), assists (108, tenth), factors (183, ninth), penalty minutes (535, sixth), short-handed targets (5, T8th), game-winners (12, T7th), and unassisted targets (10, T1st).\u00a0With Shine out of the lineup, the Griffins are simply\u00a04-7-0-0 (.364).\u00a0On Jan. 27, Shine signed his first NHL contract, a two-year take care of the Detroit Pink Wings. Later that night, he made his NHL debut in opposition to the Los Angeles Kings. Shine, 31, turned the oldest skater to make his NHL debut since defenseman Evgeny Medvedev did it with the Philadelphia Flyers at 33 on Oct. 8, 2015, and the oldest Pink Wings participant to make his NHL debut since middle Vaclav Nedomansky did it at 33 on Nov. 18, 1977. Shine later bagged his first NHL level with an help on Feb. 1 at Calgary and completed the NHL season with one help and 15 penalty minutes in 9 outings.\u00a0
Playoff Image<\/strong>
The Griffins clinched their spot within the Calder Cup Playoffs on March 29. With two video games remaining, Grand Rapids is presently\u00a0two factors forward of Chicago for the ultimate first-round bye place within the Central Division.\u00a0Grand Rapids will play Rockford and Iowa to complete the common season whereas Chicago will face Milwaukee and Rockford. The Griffins can clinch the ultimate bye place tonight with a win at Rockford and a Chicago loss in any style to Milwaukee, or an extra time\/shootout loss to Rockford and a Chicago regulation loss at Milwaukee. 5 groups make the playoffs, with the highest three receiving a first-round bye into the Central Division Semifinals.\u00a0
Welcome to America\u00a0<\/strong>
The Detroit Pink Wings on Tuesday reassigned ahead\u00a0Michael Brandsegg-Nygard\u00a0<\/strong>and defenseman Axel Sandin-Pellikka\u00a0<\/strong>from the SHL\u2019s Skelleftea to the Griffins. Brandsegg-Nygard, chosen fifteenth total by Detroit in 2024, turned the first-ever Norwegian to be chosen within the first spherical of the NHL draft. As a professional between the SHL, Allsvenskan and Eliteserien (Norway\u2019s prime professional league), the 19-year-old has 32 factors (14-18\u201432), 76 penalty minutes and a plus-three score in 102 regular-season video games. Brandsegg-Nygard was named a prime three participant on Workforce Norway on the 2024 World Junior Championship and later that summer season competed for Workforce Norway on the World Championship. Sandin-Pellikka, the seventeenth total choose by Detroit in 2023, set SHL data for many targets in a single season by a U20 defenseman with 12 this yr and the document for many SHL targets in a profession by a U20 defenseman with 24. The 20-year-old was named the 2024-25 Swedish Junior Hockey Participant of the Yr when he paced all U20 SHL gamers in factors (29), assists (17), and targets (12). In 2023-24, Sandin-Pellikka gained the SHL\u2019s Salming Trophy as the most effective Swedish-born defenseman as an 18-year-old rookie along with successful the SHL title with Skelleftea. On the worldwide degree, Sandin-Pellikka has been named the Greatest Defenseman on the final two World Junior Championships (2025, 2024), serving as captain for Workforce Sweden in 2025. He was additionally named the U18 World Junior Championship Greatest Defenseman in 2023 and garnered a spot on the All-Star Workforce when he helped Sweden win a silver medal.\u00a0
The Lombardi Trophy\u00a0<\/strong>
Second-year professional\u00a0Amadeus Lombardi\u00a0<\/strong>recorded three straight multi-point video games for the primary time in his profession from April 2-5, securing seven factors (5-2\u20147) in three outings. Lombardi loved a career-high five-game level streak (5-5\u201410) from April 2-11 and in addition has\u00a0six targets within the final 9 video games (6-6\u201412).\u00a0He posted a career-high four-game help streak from March 8-15 (0-5\u20145) and now has factors in\u00a011 of the final 14 outings (6-11\u201417).\u00a0Lombardi was sidelined for 28 video games attributable to rehabbing an upper-body harm from Dec. 6-Feb. 15. Since his return, the Aurora, Ontario, native has\u00a023 factors (9-14\u201423) in 22 outings.\u00a0Via\u00a042\u00a0appearances, Lombardi has a career-high\u00a038 factors (18-20\u201438)\u00a0after exhibiting 26 factors (5-21\u201426) in 70 video games as a rookie final season. Regardless of his restricted video games, Lombardi nonetheless ranks among the many staff leaders in\u00a0factors (sixth), assists (seventh) and targets (4th).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rattling Daniel, Again At It Once more\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
Rookie\u00a0Nate Danielson\u00a0<\/strong>registered three factors in consecutive video games in opposition to Rockford from April 4-5 (2-4\u20146). This marked the second and third occasions this season that the 20-year-old has produced three factors in a recreation (0-3\u20143 on Dec. 28 at CLE). On April 4 versus Rockford, Danielson bagged his first two-goal recreation as a professional. He has\u00a0eight multi-point outings\u00a0this season, together with three assists on April 5 at Rockford and Dec. 28 at Cleveland. Danielson now has\u00a0seven factors (3-4\u20147) in his final six video games since April 4.\u00a0The ninth total choose by Detroit in 2023 has\u00a039 factors (12-27\u201439), 33 penalty minutes and a plus-five score\u00a0in his rookie marketing campaign. He ranks among the many staff leaders in\u00a0factors (T4th), assists (2nd), and targets (sixth).\u00a0Danielson additionally locations among the many AHL rookie leaders in\u00a0assists (T8th), factors (T12th), and short-handed assists (4, 1st).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Not Your Common Joe<\/strong>
Joe Snively\u00a0<\/strong>registered 5 assists in two video games from April 4-5 and tied his single-game career-high three helpers on April 4 in opposition to Rockford. The 5 assists in two video games marked a profession excessive for many assists in a two-game span for Snively and the 5 factors additionally tied his career-best two video games (three earlier occasions. MR: Oct. 28-29, 2023: 2-3\u20145). Snively now has\u00a0seven factors (1-6\u20147) in his final six video games.\u00a0Snively has\u00a046 factors (21-25\u201446), 24 penalty minutes and a minus-five score in 70 video games\u00a0with the Griffins. He has already notched a career-high\u00a021 targets,\u00a0beating his earlier better of 15 in 2021-22 with Hershey. The 29-year-old ranks among the many staff leaders in\u00a0factors (1st), assists (third), and targets (2nd).\u00a0All through\u00a0290\u00a0AHL regular-season contests, Snively has\u00a0218 factors (79-139\u2014218) and a plus-52 score,\u00a0including 33 factors (6-27\u201433) in 43 playoff outings. Snively is searching for his third straight Calder Cup, which might put him in uncommon firm, as solely 11 gamers in league historical past have gained three consecutive cups within the AHL and nobody has reached this feat because the 1978 season.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Simply Preserve Capturing\u00a0<\/strong>
Amongst gamers who’ve performed not less than 40 video games,\u00a0Amadeus Lombardi\u00a0<\/strong>ranks fourth with a capturing proportion of 23.7%, as he has 18 targets on 76 pictures. Lombardi\u2019s capturing proportion can also be the most effective in franchise historical past amongst gamers with not less than 24 pictures in a single season. From April 2-5, Lombardi posted 5 targets on simply seven pictures (71.4%). As well as,\u00a0Gabriel Seger\u00a0<\/strong>is tied for tenth amongst gamers with not less than 40 video games performed with a capturing proportion of 21.7%. Seger has 10 targets on 46 pictures, exhibiting two targets in his final three pictures (66.7%) since April 11.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0
Timmy G\u00a0<\/strong>
Veteran\u00a0Tim Gettinger\u00a0<\/strong>loved a\u00a0six-game level streak (3-3\u20146) from April 2-12, which tied his profession excessive.\u00a0Prior up to now streak, the 27-year-old had not scored a purpose since Jan. 23 and had only one level (0-1\u20141) in 24 video games from Jan. 25-March 26. Gettinger has\u00a016 factors (7-9\u201416) and 17 penalty minutes in 52 video games\u00a0with the Griffins this season, having missed the primary 17 contests attributable to rehabbing a lower-body harm. All through\u00a0344 AHL\u00a0appearances, Gettinger has\u00a0174 factors (81-93\u2014174) and 163 penalty minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

New Faces Producing\u00a0<\/strong>
Emmitt Finnie\u00a0<\/strong>secured his first professional level with an help on April 4 in opposition to Rockford and picked up his first professional purpose the next evening at Rockford. The 19-year-old logged a three-game level streak (1-2\u20143) from April 4-9 and now has\u00a05 factors (1-4\u20145) in his final six video games.\u00a0Finnie confirmed 84 factors (37-47\u201484) in 55 video games as captain for the WHL\u2019s Kamloops Blazers this season. Defenseman\u00a0Anton Johansson<\/strong> registered his first AHL level throughout a three-assist evening on April 5 at Rockford. He later bagged two assists on April 11 in opposition to Texas and now has\u00a05 helpers in his earlier 5 contests.\u00a0The 20-year-old lately joined the Griffins following the conclusion of his SHL season with Leksands IF the place he posted 10 factors (5-5\u201410) in 46 appearances.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Energy Surge<\/strong>
The Griffins exploded for a season-high three power-play targets on March 15 at Rockford and are actually\u00a010-for-37 (27.0%)\u00a0on the man-advantage of their final 11 video games, which features a 6-for-22 mark (27.3%)\u00a0within the final six outings. The ability play has additionally scored in\u00a010\u00a0of the final 21 video games\u00a0(14-for-68, 20.6%).\u00a0The ability play has moved right into a tie for\u00a0twenty second place\u00a0on the circuit at\u00a017.5% (43-for-246)\u00a0after being ranked tenth firstly of February (18.7%). If you happen to break it down additional, Grand Rapids\u2019 house energy play is 20-for-113 (17.7%, twenty first)\u00a0and its highway energy play is\u00a023-for-133 (17.3%, twenty first).\u00a0The Griffins have given up\u00a010 short-handed targets, which is tied for the sixth most.\u00a0The Griffins\u2019 penalty kill has gone\u00a051-for-63 (81.0%)\u00a0in its final 21 video games and\u00a022-for-28 (78.6%)\u00a0within the final 11 contests. The staff has allowed a power-play purpose in\u00a05\u00a0of the final seven video games\u00a0(13-for-18 on PK, 72.2%)\u00a0and in\u00a017\u00a0of the earlier 30 video games\u00a0(66-for-87 on PK, 75.9%).\u00a0The Griffins have the fewest penalty minutes\u00a0within the AHL this season at\u00a0701, 32 minutes lower than Hershey (733).\u00a0The penalty kill\u00a0ranks seventeenth at 81.9%\u00a0after beginning the month of February in seventh place at 85.1%. The Griffins are\u00a023-6-2-2\u00a0when scoring on the facility play and\u00a015-17-2-1\u00a0once they enable a power-play purpose.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Batten Down the Hatches\u00a0<\/strong>
The Griffins\u2019 protection has allowed\u00a03.30 targets\u00a0per recreation in its final 10 video games. Grand Rapids allowed 2.90 targets per recreation within the month of March and has now allowed\u00a03.05 targets\u00a0because the begin of the calendar yr. The Griffins have dropped to\u00a0tenth within the AHL with 2.83 targets\u00a0allowed after beginning February ranked first with 2.43 targets allowed.\u00a0Sebastian Cossa\u00a0<\/strong>has proven a 2.44 GAA and .912 save proportion by way of 40 video games, and\u00a0Jack Campbell\u00a0<\/strong>has a 3.08 GAA and an .886 save proportion in 13 appearances.\u00a0Scoring not less than three targets has been key for Grand Rapids, because it has a\u00a029-4-0-1 mark (.868)\u00a0when reaching not less than three targets and a\u00a07-24-4-1 (.264)\u00a0document when it fails to take action.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Profitable Abilities\u00a0<\/strong>
The Griffins are\u00a07-2\u00a0throughout shootouts this season, because the\u00a0seven\u00a0wins are tied for the league lead with Ontario (7-1).\u00a0The final time Grand Rapids gained not less than\u00a0seven\u00a0video games within the expertise competitors was again in 2006-07 (8-5), and it has not had a successful season in a shootout since 2018-19 (6-4). The Griffins are\u00a0125-129\u00a0all time in the course of the shootout.\u00a0Cross Hanas\u00a0<\/strong>(2-for-2),\u00a0Ondrej Becher\u00a0<\/strong>(1-for-2) and\u00a0Nate Danielson\u00a0<\/strong>(3-for-6) cleared the path for Grand Rapids. In internet,\u00a0Sebastian Cossa\u00a0<\/strong>is 17-for-22 (77.3%) this season and 31-for-40 (77.5%) all time as a Griffin within the shootout, which ranks fifth in franchise historical past.\u00a0<\/p>\n

AHL Leaderboard Tracker<\/strong>
Shai Buium<\/strong>\u2014Tied for sixth amongst rookie defensemen in assists (23), tied for eleventh amongst rookie defensemen in factors (25), tied for sixth amongst rookie defensemen in power-play targets (2), sixth amongst rookie defensemen in power-play assists (9), tied for twelfth amongst rookie defensemen in pictures (79)
Sebastian Cossa<\/strong>\u2014Eighth in minutes performed (2,364:58), tied for ninth in video games performed (40), eleventh in GAA (2.44), tied for ninth in wins (21), thirteenth in save proportion (.912)
Nate Danielson<\/strong>\u2014Tied for eighth amongst rookies in assists (27), tied for twelfth amongst rookies in factors (39), second in short-handed assists (4), first amongst rookies in short-handed assists (4)
Josiah Didier<\/strong>\u2014Tied for seventh in short-handed assists (2), tied for third amongst defensemen in short-handed assists (2)
Alex Doucet<\/strong>\u2014Tied for third amongst rookies in short-handed targets (2)\u00a0<\/strong>
Sheldon Dries<\/strong>\u2014Tied for fourth in game-winners (7)
Dominik Shine<\/strong>\u2014Tied for seventh in short-handed assists (2)
x Austin Watson<\/strong>\u2014Tied for first in main penalties (10), tied for seventh in short-handed targets (3)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Milestones\u00a0<\/strong>
Final Friday, Dominik Shine\u00a0<\/strong>moved right into a tie for seventh place on the franchise\u2019s all-time targets scored listing with 75 (Landon Ferraro & Kip Miller).\u00a0<\/strong>
Brogan Rafferty<\/strong>\u2014Two factors from 50 as a Griffin
Dominik Shine<\/strong>\u2014Three targets from transferring right into a tie for sixth place on the franchise\u2019s all-time targets scored listing (Jamie Tardif 78), one help from transferring right into a tie for ninth on the franchise\u2019s all-time help listing (Tomas Tatar 109), one unassisted purpose from claiming the franchise document of 11\u00a0
Picture by Jenna Spanola\/IceHogs<\/i><\/p>\n

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Griffins Sport #71 * Street Sport #35 * AHL Sport #1,133Season Collection: 7-4-0-0\u00a0Residence Collection: 3-3-0-0\u00a0Street Collection: 4-1-0-0All-Time Collection: 74-51-11-11\u00a0All-Time Residence Collection: 41-20-6-5\u00a0All-Time Street Collection: 31-31-5-6Griffins at IceHogsTwelfth of 12 conferences total, sixth of six on the BMO Middle\u2026Grand Rapids has wins in\u00a0seven\u00a0of the final 9 video games in opposition to Rockford…Within the final three video […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-318543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n