ROCKFORD, Ill. — It took 51 minutes and 31 seconds for the puck to finally find twine in Sunday’s matchup between the Grand Rapids Griffins and Rockford IceHogs.
The late goal was knocked in from Rockford’s Lucas Carlsson on the power play and eventually propelled the IceHogs (13-10-2-4) to a 2-1 win over the Griffins at BMO Harris Bank Center.
After playing three games in three days, Grand Rapids (15-10-2-2) will head home to Van Andel Arena on Wednesday to host the Cleveland Monsters at 7 p.m. before traveling north for a two-game series with the Manitoba Moose, starting Friday at 8 p.