Postava’s 36 saves help Griffins edge Moose on Friday
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Interstat) — Michal Postava made 36 saves as Grand Rapids beat Manitoba 2-1 on Friday at Van Andel Arena. Noah Gregor scored and recorded six shots for the Moose. William Lagesson scored in the second period for the Griffins. Cameron Butler scored in the first period. Jacob Bryson assisted on Butler’s goal, Parker Ford assisted on Gregor’s goal, and Kienan Draper also had an assist. Postava stopped 36 of 37 shots and earned top-star honors. Grand Rapids improved to 2-1-0, while Manitoba fell to 2-1-0. Attendance was 9,371. Butler added five penalty minutes. Noah Dower Nilsson and Dominik Shine each had four shots for Grand Rapids, and Chase Stillman had three shots and two penalty minutes. Manitoba’s Tyson Empey and Griffins’ Cameron Butler received fighting majors in the second period. Wilmer Skoog and Ronnie Attard served minor penalties for Grand Rapids, and Manitoba’s Kevin He and Brayden Yager also were penalized.