Filip Zadina registered his first three career playoff points to lead Grand Rapids to a 6-2 victory over Chicago in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night at Van Andel Arena.
Owning a 2-1 series lead, the Griffins can close out the Central Division champions with another victory in Game 4 on Wednesday.
Zadina tallied two goals and an assist, while Matt Puempel and Martin Frk each added a goal and two assists for the Griffins.
Wade Megan, who played two seasons with the Wolves from 2016-18, scored a pair of goals 3:07 apart midway through the second period to break a 2-2 tie.
Harri Sateri (2-1) made 35 saves for the Griffins.
T.J. Tynan and Tye McGinn scored for Chicago.
The teams combined for 144 minutes in penalties in Game 3.
Central Division Semifinals – Series “E” (best-of-5)
C1-Chicago Wolves vs. C4-Grand Rapids Griffins
Game 1 – Fri., Apr. 19 – Grand Rapids 5, CHICAGO 1 | Recap
Game 2 – Sat., Apr. 20 – CHICAGO 3, Grand Rapids 1 | Recap
Game 3 – Tue., Apr. 23 – GRAND RAPIDS 6, Chicago 2
Game 4 – Wed., Apr. 24 – Chicago at Grand Rapids, 7:00
*Game 5 – Sun., Apr. 28 – Grand Rapids at Chicago, 4:00
*if necessary… All times Eastern
