— It started badly and never really got any better Saturday for the Grand Rapids Griffins.
And because of the result, a 5-1 loss in Syracuse, there’s more hockey to be played at Van Andel Arena.
Grand Rapids returns home Tuesday for Game 6 — and an opportunity to win its second Calder Cup in five years, this time on home ice.
The Griffins still lead the best-of-seven series 3-2, but Saturday’s loss stung.
Syracuse scored all five goals in the first period, including Crunch forward Kevin Lynch (Grosse Pointe/Michigan) scoring 17 seconds into the game.