The San Jose Barracuda’s record-breaking season ended tonight at Van Andel Arena in a Game 5 Western Conference Finals loss to the Grand Rapids Griffins. Timo Meier and Danny O’Regan’s slump-busting goals were not enough to prolong the series, as the Griffins clinched their second-ever Calder Cup appearance.
San Jose started slowly unlike the last two games, and trailed by two goals after the first period. Brian Lashoff put Grand Rapids on the board 24 seconds into the game, and Matthew Ford doubled that lead with just under four minutes remaining in the period.
Timo Meier gave the Barracuda life a minute into the second period with his fourth goal of the postseason, and his first since May 10th.