ROSEMONT, Ill. – After allowing a goal midway through the opening period, the Grand Rapids Griffins responded with five unanswered tallies to seize a 5-1 victory over the Chicago Wolves on Friday in Game 1 of the Central Division Semifinals and steal home-ice advantage in the best-of-five series.
Harri Sateri’s 29 saves enabled the Griffins to withstand numerous flurries by the Wolves as the game hung in the balance, while Dominic Turgeon led the way offensively with a goal and an assist. As a result, Grand Rapids earned its second straight Game 1 win at Allstate Arena against a division-champion Chicago squad, following a 4-1 triumph in the opener of the 2017 Central Division Finals during its run to the Calder Cup.