The Rockford IceHogs scored five times in the second period and came back to beat the Grand Rapids Griffins 6-4 on Saturday night at the BMO Center in Rockford, Ill. The Griffins led 3-0 after the first period on goals by Dylan James, William Lagesson, and Axel Sandin-Pellikka. Grand Rapids, which still leads the AHL, is 10-2-1-1, and Rockford is 5-6-0-1.
How it happened
James scored his fifth goal of the season in the opening minutes, knocking in a rebound just after a Griffins power play ended. Lagesson made it 2-0 when his shot from the point went in off the glove of teammate Noah Dower Nilsson, and Sandin-Pellikka scored on a 5-on-3 power play later in the period.
Rockford turned the game in the second period. Engelbert scored after a point shot by Fitzgerald, and Marek Vanacker scored his first professional goal at 7:07. Pouliot tied it on a power play, Vanacker scored again moments after leaving the penalty box, and Boisvert put the IceHogs ahead from Slaggert.
Jacob Bryson pulled Grand Rapids within 5-4 late in the third period with Carter Gylander pulled for an extra attacker, but Spellacy scored into the empty net, his first professional goal.
Gylander was in goal for the Griffins, and Berezhnoy for Rockford. Hayes had two assists for the IceHogs.
What’s next
The Griffins and IceHogs meet again Wednesday, Nov. 11, in an 11 a.m. game, and Grand Rapids visits the Iowa Wild on Friday, Nov. 13.
Mitten Hockey’s preview: Griffins Game Preview: at IceHogs (Nov. 7).
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