Rise and Shine: Second-year pro Dominik Shine lit the lamp for the first and second times of the season on Sunday at Cleveland, good for his second career two-goal game.

Z-Score: The sixth overall selection in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft by Detroit, Filip Zadina banked his second multi-goal game in 11 games in Sunday’s win. He ties for second on the team in goals (4) and fourth in points (7). The 18-year-old is the highest Red Wings draft pick ever to suit up for the Griffins. Only three players in Griffins history were drafted higher than No. 6: Jason Spezza (No. 2 by Ottawa in 2001), Darrin Shannon (No. 4 by Pittsburgh in 1988) and Stephen Weiss (No. 4 by Florida in 2001). Dylan Larkin (selected 15th overall in the 2014 Draft) was the previous highest Red Wings draft selection to play for Grand Rapids.

Add Rybar for Support: Goaltender Patrik Rybar (pronounced REE-bar) has points in his last two starts (1-0-1), showing a 1.44 GAA and a 0.932 save percentage in that span. He picked up his first victory on North American soil in his second career start on Oct. 27 in Belleville after stopping 21 of 22 shots. The 24-year-old led the Czech Extraliga in both GAA (1.73) and shutouts (7) in 36 games with Hradec Kralove last season.

Photo at top by Sam Iannamico/Griffins

Playing on Consecutive Nights:

Saari, Not Saari: With a goal and three assists, second-year defenseman Vili Saarijarvi ties with Jake Chelios for most points by a team blueliner.

Milestones Within Reach:
Brian Lashoff – needs one point to reach 100 as a pro
Chris Terry – needs two points to reach 450 in the AHL
Jake Chelios – needs three points to reach 100 in the AHL
Matthew Ford – needs two assists to reach 200 in the AHL

Manitoba Notes: Current record – 6-5-0-0, 12 points, 5th in Central Division…Manitoba, making its first postseason appearance since rejoining the AHL in 2015-16, defeated Grand Rapids in a decisive Game 5 of the Central Division Semifinals last spring to end the Griffins’ run of five straight seasons advancing to at least the second round of the Calder Cup Playoffs…Grand Rapids returns 12 players who participated in last spring’s playoff clash…Last season’s postseason matchup marked the fourth time the teams met in the Calder Cup Playoffs, with Manitoba winning three of those series…Grand Rapids and Manitoba have met 93 times in the regular season since 1996-97, when both were members of the International Hockey League…Grand Rapids finished 6-2 against Manitoba during the regular season in 2017-18…Since the Moose rejoined the AHL in 2015-16 following a four-year hiatus, the Griffins are 12-4 against their Central Division counterpart, including 6-2 at Bell MTS Place…The Griffins have won five straight regular season meetings overall against the Moose…Dating to an April 5, 2017, overtime win in Winnipeg, the Griffins have won five consecutive contests at Manitoba…In the regular season, Grand Rapids has not allowed a goal at Bell MTS Place since the 0:53 mark of the first period on Jan. 10, 2018, a scoreless streak of 179:07…Defenseman Dylan McIlrath hails from Winnipeg…Dominic Turgeon recorded his first career hat trick against at Manitoba on Feb. 17, 2018…Axel Holmstrom made his AHL debut at Manitoba on April 4, 2017, and scored his first AHL goal (overtime) at Manitoba on April 5, 2017.

Win Some, Lose Some: Compare the statistics between the Griffins’ five wins and six (including OT and SO) losses:

Similar Sateri: Goaltender Harri Sateri has won three of his last four starts after dropping three of his first four to begin the campaign. This follows a similar trend from last season for Sateri when he was with Springfield, as he opened the year with five consecutive losses before claiming five of his next six starts and earning a callup to the Florida Panthers.

Just Getting Started: The Griffins finished their eight October games with a 3-5-0-0, marking the fifth time since 2012-13 the team has concluded the first month at or below 0.500. However, a slow start in October does not appear to correlate to the team’s success in November or beyond. This trend has held true thus far as Grand Rapids is 2-0-0-1 in November so far this season.

This Week’s Games
GRIFFINS at Manitoba Moose // Thu., Nov. 8 // 8 p.m. EST // Bell MTS Place
GRIFFINS at Manitoba Moose // Sat., Nov. 10 // 7 p.m. EST // Bell MTS Place
Listen: WOOD 106.9 FM/1300 AM at 7:35 p.m. on Thursday and at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday (joined in progress)
Watch: AHLTV
Season Series: First and second of eight meetings overall, first and second of four at Bell MTS Place
All-Time Series: 27-16-0-0-2 Road, 56-28-1-1-7 Overall
NHL Affiliation: Winnipeg Jets
Noteworthy: Manitoba defeated Grand Rapids in a decisive Game 5 of the Central Division Semifinals last spring.

Last Week’s Results
Fri., Nov. 2 Iowa Wild 3 at GRIFFINS 2 SO 3-5-0-1 (7 points, 7th Central Division)
Sat., Nov. 3 Milwaukee Admirals 1 at GRIFFINS 2 4-5-0-1 (9 points, 7th Central)
Sun., Nov. 4 GRIFFINS 8 at Cleveland Monsters 4 5-5-0-1 (11 points, 6th Central)

Megan Becomes No. 172: Recalled by the Red Wings last Wednesday, center Wade Megan became the 172nd Griffins alumnus to play in the NHL when he made his debut with Detroit during the team’s 4-3 win last Thursday vs. New Jersey. Megan has skated in both games with Detroit since his call up and is averaging 8:27 of ice time. Signed as a free agent by Detroit on July 1, Megan shows four points (2-2—4) in eight games with the Griffins this season.

Connect Four: The Griffins are on a season-high four-game point streak (3-0-0-1). After edging out Belleville on Oct. 27 to begin the run, Grand Rapids went toe-to-toe with three of the top teams in the league last weekend to continue its good fortune. The Griffins battled Iowa to a 3-2 shootout loss last Friday, handed Milwaukee only its second regulation loss of the season the next night, and poured in six unanswered third-period goals to take down Cleveland on Sunday. At the time of each individual matchup, Iowa tied for fifth in the Western Conference, Milwaukee led the league in points and Cleveland placed fourth in the Eastern Conference.

No Shots For You: Grand Rapids has surrendered more than 30 shots just twice through the season’s first 11 games and ties for fourth in the AHL in shots against (26.3). The Griffins have outshot eight of 11 opponents so far.

Road Reversal: After dropping their first four road games and being outscored 17-5 in that stretch, the Griffins have won back-to-back contests on foreign ice and own an 11-5 scoring edge.

Friendly Confines: The Griffins have points in four of their first five home games (3-1-0-1) and are averaging 3.6 goals at Van Andel Arena, compared to 2.7 on enemy ice.

Homer Run: Skating in his second full season in North America, Axel Holmstrom had his career-high six game point streak ended in last Saturday’s win. He notched the game-winning goal in Sunday’s come-from-behind triumph at Cleveland and has points in seven of the last eight games (4-3—7). The 196th overall selection in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft by Detroit, Holmstrom ties for fourth on the team in scoring with seven points.

Happy Camper: Behind a goal and an assist effort on Sunday, first-year Griffin Carter Camper has overtaken Matt Puempel for the team scoring lead with nine points (2-7—9). The eighth-year pro has points in five of his last six outings.

Puemped Up: Second-year Griffin Matt Puempel ties for second on the club in points (4-4—8) and his three multi-point outings tie with Carter Camper for the team’s most.

Terr-ing It Up: The AHL’s leading scorer from a season ago, Chris Terry has three goals among four points in the last four games. His five markers are tops on the squad.

Pick Ehn Up Points: Skating in his first season in North America, Christoffer Ehn has scooped up back-to-back multi-point outings. He generated his first North American pro goal and added an assist in last Saturday’s win vs. Milwaukee and provided a pair of assists on Sunday at Cleveland. Detroit’s third choice, 106th overall, in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, Ehn has one assist in nine games with the Red Wings this season.

Status Update: The Grand Rapids Griffins have points in four consecutive games (3-0-0-1) and have evened up their record at 5-5-0-1. Grand Rapids took five out of a possible six points during last weekend’s three-in-three. The Griffins will make their second trip of the season to Canada this week when they head to Winnipeg to face the Manitoba Moose on Thursday and Saturday.

Follow the Leader(s):
Points: Carter Camper (9)
Goals: Chris Terry (5)
Assists: Camper (7)
Plus-Minus: Four players tied (+6)
PIM: Turner Elson (20)
Wins: Harri Sateri (4)
GAA: Patrik Rybar (2.60)
Save %: Rybar (0.882)

Last Week’s Notes:
Friday vs. Iowa – Patrik Rybar made his first start on home ice and stopped 20 of 22 shots...Grand Rapids had its first game decided in a shootout since March 30, 2018 (3-2 SOW vs. SJ)...The Griffins recorded a season-high 36 shots, including 18 in the first period that established a season best for a single period...Chris Terry scored the game-tying goal, his second consecutive contest lighting the lamp...Fourteen of the last 19 meetings between these teams have been decided by a single goal...Joe Hicketts and Dylan Sadowy made their season debuts with the Griffins.
Saturday vs. Milwaukee – Grand Rapids snapped the Admirals’ six-game point streak and handed Milwaukee only its second regulation loss of the season...Dylan McIlrath scored his first goal of the season with 3:42 remaining to break a 1-1 tie.....Harri Sateri recorded 24 saves to notch his third victory at Van Andel Arena...Christoffer Ehn produced his first North American pro goal as part of a two-point night.
Sunday at Cleveland – After falling behind 4-2 at the 0:28 mark of the third period, Grand Rapids scored six unanswered goals…The eight-goal total is Grand Rapids’ highest-scoring game since tallying nine at Rockford on Feb. 5, 2016…Including this game’s output, the Griffins have scored 20 goals in their last three meetings with Cleveland (six on Feb. 4, 2018 and six on April 14, 2018)…The six goals scored in the third period was one shy of the franchise record for most goals in a period (seven at Chicago on Nov. 27, 2010)…As a team, Grand Rapids finished with a +35 rating and was led by Joe Hicketts’ +4…Filip Zadina and Dominik Shine both contributed two goals…Christoffer Ehn collected his second straight multi-point game with two assists…Turner Elson (0-2—2), Carter Camper (1-1—2) and Chris Terry (1-1—2) also added two-point efforts…Givani Smith picked up his first pro point while assisting on Shine’s first goal…13 of 18 skaters notched at least a point.

Relive the Griffins' third-period outburst below. (Video by Cleveland Monsters)