Barber Scalps Wolves, Scores Second Goal With 12.1 Seconds Left in 5-4 Win
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. –
Riley Barber’s second goal of the game with 12.1 seconds left on Friday completed four-point nights for him and
Kyle Criscuolo and gave the Grand Rapids Griffins a hard-fought 5-4 win over the Chicago Wolves at Van Andel Arena.
After the Griffins had surrendered a 4-2 lead in the third period, Criscuolo found Barber in the right circle in the waning moments, and the sniper used the space he was afforded by the Wolves’ defense to rip a shot past Beck Warm, thanks in part to a screen provided by Criscuolo.
Grand Rapids Griffins surrender three power play goals in loss to Chicago
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Numbers 5 and 3 were the ones most crucial this time.
Chicago defeated the Griffins 5-1 at Van Andel Arena, with three-straight goals coming off power plays. Two of the goals came off 5-on-3 opportunities, which enabled the Wolves to open a 4-0 lead.
“If you look at the power plays that we have given up, two of the three tonight were 5-on-3s,” said Griffins coach Ben Simon, whose team dropped to 11-7-3-0. “They were ranked fourth in the league coming into the game in power plays, and if you give them two 5-on-3s for two full minutes, it’s not going to be pretty.
Josh Wilkins went pointless in the last two matchups, and
Michael Carcone went pointless in all three but notched 11 shots on goal.
Cleveland Monsters: Cleveland played twice in the past week, winning over both Grand Rapids and Rochester.
Brandon Fortunato was a healthy scratch for both contests.
Chicago has been busy with roster moves in the past week. Petr Mrazek and Max McCormick were both loaned from the Carolina Hurricanes for just one game; Frédéric Allard was returned to the AHL by the Nashville Predators in exchange for defender Tyler Lewington; Tommy Novak was recalled to Nashville’s taxi squad, and Devin Cooley was reassigned to Florida (ECHL) after two starts in a Wolves uniform.
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