Hockey roundup: Wings' farm team to open playoffs on the road against Moose
The Grand Rapids Griffins, the Detroit Red Wings' AHL affiliate, will begin their playoff run on the road against the Manitoba Moose in Winnipeg this weekend. The best-of-five Central Division semifinal opens Saturday with Game 1, followed by Game 2 on Sunday, both at Canada Life Centre. The series shifts to Grand Rapids for potential Games 3, 4, and 5 later next week. The Griffins finished the regular season with a franchise-best record and dominated the season series against the Moose.
- ▪The Grand Rapids Griffins posted a franchise-best 51-16-4-1 record during the regular season and earned 107 points.
- ▪The Griffins will face the Manitoba Moose, the AHL affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets, in a best-of-five playoff series starting Saturday in Winnipeg.
- ▪Games 1 and 2 are in Winnipeg on Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. ET, with the series moving to Grand Rapids for Games 3, 4, and 5 (if necessary) beginning May 6.
- ▪The Griffins went 6-1-1 against the Moose during the regular season and won their final matchup 6-3 to reach 100+ points for the first time since 2016-17.
- ▪The Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens are tied 2-2 in their Eastern Conference series, with Game 5 in Tampa on Wednesday.
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