[From the Griffins]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Riley Barber’s 20th goal of this shortened 32-game season, scored with 5:37 remaining on Saturday, broke a 1-1 tie and propelled the Grand Rapids Griffins to a 4-1 victory over the Cleveland Monsters in their 2020-21 finale at Van Andel Arena.
Grand Rapids’ fifth power play chance of the night proved decisive, as Barber found time and space in the right circle to rip a shot into the far corner of the net. Dominic Turgeon and Givani Smith then added empty-netters in the final two minutes to salt the game away for a steel-forged Griffins team that played its fourth game in five days, sixth game in nine days, 12th game in 20 days, and 16th game in 30 days.