AHL Game Preview: Grand Rapids Griffins at Rockford IceHogs with Line Combinations 3/15/2025

AHL Game Preview: Grand Rapids Griffins at Rockford IceHogs with Line Combinations 3/15/2025
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Grand Rapids Griffins (31-22-4-2, 68 pts) at Rockford IceHogs (25-25-5-1, 56 pts)

Venue: BMO Center
Date: Saturday, March 15
Time: 7:00 pm CDT
TV: FLO Sports 

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Grand Rapids Griffins News & Notes:

The Griffins picked up their second straight win last night with a 3-2 win over the Milwaukee Admirals. They improved to 3-2-0-1 in March averaging 2.67 goals per game while allowing three goals per game. Austin Watson continue his goal and point streak last night. He’s now on a three-game goal streak and a four-game point streak.

Rockford IceHogs News & Notes:

The IceHogs picked up their fourth straight win last night with a 3-0 win over the Hartford Wolf Pack. During their win streak they are averaging 3.5 goals per game while allowing one goal per game. Drew Commesso picked up his second shutout in his last three games as he stopped all 26 shots he faced.

Grand Rapids Griffins Projected Lines

Snively-Danielson-Watson
Lombardi-Dries-Doucet
Gettinger-Becher-Hanas
Bantle-Seger-Johannes

Wallinder-Tuomisto
Knyzhov-Rafferty
Buium-Didier

Cossa
Bednar

Rockford IceHogs Projected Lines

Athanasiou-Guttman-Anderson
Mayhew-Seney-Raty
Savoie-Sanford-Hayes
Marcel-Cates-Ludwinski

Kuzmin-Allan
Korchinski-Felix
McCormick-Pietroniro

Weeks
Commesso

Players To Watch:

Grand Rapids Griffins

Austin Watson this season has 35 points on 15 goals and 20 assists. He is third on the team in points, and goals and fifth in assists. This season against Milwaukee he has two goals and an assist.

Rockford IceHogs

Andreas Athanasiou this season has 20 points on ten goals and ten assists. He’s scored two goals against the Griffins this season.

Next Game

Rockford – March 19 vs. Manitoba Moose
Grand Rapids – March 21 vs. Rockford IceHogs

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