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.
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Skellefteå AIK overturned a 0-2 deficit to defeat Malmö Redhawks 3-2 in the second SM quarterfinal, with Lars Bryggman scoring the winner with 11 seconds remaining. Malmö goaltender Oskar Blomgren made 37 saves out of 40 in a strong performance. Skellefteå now leads the best-of-seven series 2-0.
Grand Rapids Griffins blanked the Manitoba Moose 2-0 in Game 2 of their AHL Central Division semifinal series on Sunday. The best-of-five series is now tied 1-1. Game 3 is scheduled for Wednesday in Grand Rapids.
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The Manitoba Moose clinched their first playoff series victory since 2018 with a 2-1 win over the Milwaukee Admirals in Game 3 on Sunday afternoon. Goaltender Domenic DiVincentiis stopped 31 shots to secure the advance to the Central Division semifinals against Grand Rapids. The Moose will now prepare to face the Griffins in the next round.
Ryan Suzuki scored the game-winning goal in the final minute of the second period as the Chicago Wolves edged the Texas Stars 2-1 in Game 3 of their Central Division semifinal series. The victory at Allstate Arena gives Chicago a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five matchup. Game 4 is scheduled for Sunday afternoon.
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Rutger McGroarty redirected a shot 5:02 into overtime to lift the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 4-3 win over the Hershey Bears on Tuesday night. The victory gives the Penguins a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series.
Björklöven defeated BIK Karlskoga 4–2 in Game 2 of the best-of-seven HockeyAllsvenskan final in Umeå, mirroring their Game 1 victory and securing a 2–0 series lead. Forward Daniel Brodin urged focus: “We should be happy for this match, then reset.”
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The Charlotte Checkers opened their defense of the Eastern Conference championship with an 8-1 victory over the Springfield Thunderbirds in Game 1 of their best-of-three series at Bojangles Coliseum. Noah Gregor scored twice while Jack Studnicka collected four points in a record-setting playoff performance for Charlotte. The Checkers now lead the series 1-0 heading into Game 2 on Friday.