Official 3/02/08 Game Thread - Monsters at Griffins

Lake Erie Monsters (20-27-4-7) at Grand Rapids (24-29-4-7)
Date: Saturday, March 1st
Time: 4:00 p.m. ET
Arena: Van Andel Arena
Radio: Listen live here to ESPN 850 WKNR
Webcast: Live through B2

Sunday's Quick Facts:
The Monsters and Griffins meet for the seventh time this season today. Grand Rapids holds the 2-4 series advantage. Jamie Lundmark has two goals and two assists against the Griffins. Johnny Boychuk and Michael Vernace have both added five assists apiece in the season series.

Grand Rapids[i] sits just one spot ahead of Lake Erie in the North Division. With 55 points, the Griffins are in fifth place, while the Monsters are in sixth with 51 points.

[i]Today's contest wraps up three games in as many days for the Monsters. They pulled off a big 7-4 win in Rockford on Friday, followed by a 2-1 loss in Peoria last night. After today's game in Grand Rapids, Lake Erie will be off until they host Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at home on Friday.

With last night's 2-1 loss in Peoria, the Monsters have had 31 games this season decided by just one goal.

if the monsters pull this one off, i'll be very impressed. grand rapids has been on fire, and the monsters are still inconsistent.

tonight they had offense and no defense. one of these games they'll have all the pieces in place.

i heard some of the game on the radio, i turned it off when they gave up 2 goals within a couple minutes, actually a minute within each other. if they keep playing this way they will never make up any ground. personally, i dont think they have a chance in making the playoffs, but who knows stranger things have happened.