GRAND RAPIDS - The Grand Rapids Griffins didn't have enough firepower left to finish off the Central Division Semifinals on Monday.
The Manitoba Moose scored four unanswered goals beginning late in the second period and eliminated the defending Calder Cup champion Griffins, 5-1, in the deciding Game 5 before 7,015 at Van Andel Arena.
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The Griffins, who had won their past three winner-take-all games, all at home, couldn't get anything past goalie Eric Comrie after Matt Puempel's goal seven minutes in. He stopped 32 shots, 13 in the third.