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Calder Cup Playoffs – Central Division Finals – Game 5 – Lake Erie Leads Series, 3-2

CLEVELAND - Tyler Bertuzzi's hat trick and three-point nights by Andreas Athanasiou and Ryan Sproul powered the Grand Rapids Griffins to a 6-1 win over the Lake Erie Monsters on Saturday in Game 5 of the Central Division Finals at Quicken Loans Arena, cutting the Monsters' series lead to 3-2 with their second straight victory.

Going back to the start of their historic comeback in Game 4 at home on Tuesday, the Griffins have outscored the Monsters 10-1 over the last 81 minutes played, with Jared Coreau stopping 51 of the 52 shots he's faced since entering the series.