GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Grand Rapids Griffins learned a hard lesson during their annual school day game, surrendering a 2-0 lead and a franchise-record three shorthanded goals to the Cleveland Monsters in an eventual 5-3 loss on Wednesday at Van Andel Arena.
The Griffins, who only twice in their 24 seasons had allowed even two shorthanded goals in a single home game, seized a 3-2 advantage early in the third but saw the Monsters tie it minutes later before Zac Dalpe provided the game-winner midway through the period with Cleveland’s third undermanned goal of the afternoon.
Grand Rapids (5-5-1-1), which had a four-game home point streak snapped, fell to 0-3-1-0 in its last four outings overall.