Stars drop early lead, fall to Grand Rapids at home
February 2, 2008 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Iowa Chops News Release
The Iowa Stars could not hang on to a 2-0 lead as they fell to the Grand Rapids Griffins 3-2 on Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena.
The Iowa Stars would strike first on a power play goal by Marty Serich at 3:46 into the period off assists from Konstantin Pushkarev and Nolan Baumgartner. Chris Conner put the Stars up by two with a goal at 11:11. Conner recieved a pass from Perttu Lindgren on his way to the net and beat Griffins goaltender Adam Berkhoel glove-side. Defenseman Chris Lee also picked up a helper on the goal on the power play goal.
Penalties reigned in the game; the two teams compiled 8 penalties in the first period after having just 6 total in Friday night's entire game. The two teams would finish with 30 total penalty minutes between them. The first three goals of the game came on the power play. The Griffins' Mark Hartigan eventually snuck one past Stars net minder Tobias Stephan on the power play at 16:27.
Two goals were scored in the second period, both by Grand Rapids. The tough physical play continued but the Griffins took advantage of opportunities late as Randall Gelech and Darren Helm were able to beat Stephan up high.
The Stars outshot the Griffins 31 to 23, but would still find themselves on the wrong end of the upset. The Stars will stay at home this week to face the Chicago Wolves and Peoria Rivermen on Friday and Saturday night, respectively.
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