The Daily: Griffins Halt Monsters’ 10-Game Win Streak; Sabres Dip

The Grand Rapids Griffins continue to display the consistency that the Detroit Red Wings can’t find. The Griffins scored six goals for the first time this season to halt the Cleveland Monsters’ 10-game winning streak.

The Griffins dropped the Columbus Blue Jackets’ farm team 6-4 to end their franchise-record streak.

Goalie Sebastian Cossa posted 29 saves, while 2023 first-round pick Nate Danielson (one goal, plus an assist) and William Wallinder (two assists) both had multiple-point games. Defenseman Antti Tuomisto, another Detroit prospect, scored his first goal this season.

The Griffins are 14-5-0-1, good enough for first place in the AHL’s Central Division. This is the first time Grand Rapids has been in first place in December or later since 2018-19.

GR wins 6-4
Tuomisto-1 1G 2Sh
Viro+/-0 2Sh
Buium+3 1A 1Sh
Soderblom-1
Wallinder-1 2A 2PIM
Danielson+/-0 1G 1A 3Sh
Becher+/-0
Doucet+1
Hanas+/-0 1Sh
Rychlovsky+/-0
Lombardi+/-0
Cossa 29 saves
Really good bounce back game. 3 games in 3 days 2 W’s. Danielson ⭐️⭐️⭐️#LGRW #GoGRG pic.twitter.com/AJhzruJDSB

— Red Wings Prospects (@LGRWProspects) December 2, 2024

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Vladimir Tarasenko seems to be finding his offensive confidence after a slow start.

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The Detroiters will be on the road this week with a game at Boston Tuesday (7 p.m., ESPN+) and a Thursday contest at Ottawa (7 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network). Forward Lucas Raymond remains hot for Detroit: He tied Peter Forsberg (49) for the fourth-most multi-point games by a Swedish-born player before age 23. The only
others with more are Mats Sundin (75), Nicklas Backstrom (72) and Rasmus Dahlin (52).  Raymond (78-121-199 in 262 games ) boasts 199 points for his NHL career. He can become the second player from the
2020 NHL Draft class to reach the 200-point mark, joining Tim Stutzle (101-175-276 in 308 GP).

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