The Grand Rapids Griffins defeated the Manitoba Moose 4-2 on Wednesday night at Van Andel Arena to take a 2-1 lead in their Central Division semifinal series.
Carter Mazur scored twice for the Griffins, including an empty-net goal late in the third period. Jakub Rychlovský and Erik Gustafsson also scored for Grand Rapids, building a 3-0 lead by late in the second period before Manitoba responded with goals from Mason Shaw and Samuel Fagemo.