Griffins Back in Charge of AHL Playoff Series

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Erik Gustafsson / Michal Postava

GRAND RAPIDS — Detroit prospect prospect Carter Mazur scored two goals and NHL veteran defenseman Erik Gustafsson contributed a goal and an assist to help the Grand Rapids Griffins regain control of their best-of-five playoff series with a 4-2 home win against the Manitoba Moose.

The Griffins will take a 2-1 series lead into Friday’s Game 4 at Van Andel Arena.

A crowd of 7,581 showed up for the game. That’s the largest Griffins attendance for a home playoff debut since it drew 7,690 in 2019.

Detroit prospect goalie Michal Postava continued his impressive play. He has given up only three goals in the first three games of the series. He had a shutout string of 101:48 minutes ended when Moose Mason Shaw scored late in the third period.

If you go back to Game 7 of the Czechia League Final last season, Postava has given up only three goals in his last four playoff games. He gave his Kometa Brno the Czech League title with a 3-0 shutout in that deciding game. He shut out Manitoba 2-0 in Game 2. Postava gave up a lone power play goal in a 1-0 loss in Game 1.

Jakub Rychlovsky gave Grand Rapids a 1-0 first period lead by scoring while he was being checked to the ice. Carter Mazur scored the Griffins’ third goal, knocking the puck out of the ice, and firing it into the Moose net.

Takeaways

The Griffins outshot the Moose 11-6 in the first period. Michael Brandsegg-Nygard had three of the 11 shots. . . . Eddie Genborg was injured earlier in the series and didn’t play Game 3.