How the Grand Rapids Griffins blew a three-goal 3rd period lead and still won
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The Griffins would top that comeback with one of their own, however, at Van Andel Arena.
The stunned Griffins quickly regrouped and scored a pair of goals in the final 2:48 to beat the Wild 5-4 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids’ first game in nearly two weeks. Grand Rapids tied the game on a goal from Taro Hiro, and with 41 seconds remaining, Dominic Turgeon knocked in the goal-winner on an assist from Givani Smith.
“Any time you are up 3-0 in the third period it’s not ideal like that to let in four quick goals,” Turgeon said. “But at the end of the day, we found a way to come back and score two goals to get the win. It was definitely a crazy third period.
Griffins’ Heroics Cap Off Crazy Third Period
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[From the Griffins]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A 13-day layoff and a month between home games proved to be worth the wait for the Grand Rapids Griffins, who allowed four unanswered tallies to the Iowa Wild in the third period but counterpunched with a pair of late goals to seize a 5-4 victory on Friday at Van Andel Arena.
Grand Rapids built a 3-0 cushion early in the third before the Wild scored three times in 36 seconds then took a 4-3 lead on Matt Boldy’s goal with 5:19 remaining. But
Taro Hirose forged a deadlock at 17:12 and