GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS 2 at Chicago Wolves 4
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Chicago Wolves responded to an early deficit by scoring four consecutive goals en route to a 4-2 victory over the Grand Rapids Griffins on Sunday in the decisive Game 5 of the Central Division Semifinals at Allstate Arena.
Two years after ending Chicago’s season in the second round on the way to their second Calder Cup, the Griffins saw their franchise-record seventh consecutive playoff run end at the hands of their most frequent postseason rival. Coupled with its home-ice loss to the Wolves in Game 5 of the 2002 Western Conference Quarterfinals, Grand Rapids has dropped both winner-take-all games against Chicago in its playoff history and now owns a 2-4 series mark versus the Wolves.