GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Down 2-0 to an AHL-leading San Jose Barracuda squad that had shut them out the night before, the Grand Rapids Griffins rallied for a 3-2 shootout victory on Saturday before a capacity crowd at Van Andel Arena.
Filip Zadina and Carter Camper scored during the second period before Matt Puempel chipped in the only goal of the skills competition, as the Griffins handed the Barracuda a rare blemish on what remains a sparkling 12-0-0-2 record when leading after the first period. Much of the credit, though, belonged to first star Harri Sateri, who made 24 saves before turning away all three San Jose shootout attempts to claim his fourth straight win and improve to 7-1-1 in his last nine appearances.