CLEVELAND –
The Monsters grabbed a 1-0 lead at 16:42 of the opening period when Kerby Rychel pounded home an even-strength tally, assisted by Zach Weresnki. From there, the Griffins posted six unanswered goals, from Andy Miele at 1:56 of the second, Tyler Bertuzzi at 5:03 of the middle frame and Andreas Athanasiou at 16:52 of the second, to make it 3-1 Grand Rapids heading in the final period.
In the third, Bertuzzi added two more goals, at 7:55 and 16:40 of the period, that bookended a Nathan Paetsch power-play score at 13:25 of the frame, to cap a 6-1 Griffins victory.