AHL Game Preview: Rockford IceHogs at Grand Rapids Griffins with Line Combinations 3/21/2025

Rockford IceHogs (25-27-6-1, 57 pts) at Grand Rapids Griffins (32-22-4-2, 70 pts)

Venue: Van Andel Arena
Date: Friday, March 21
Time: 7:00 pm CDT
TV: FLO Sports 

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Rockford IceHogs News & Notes:

Rockford dropped their third straight game on Wednesday as they lost 3-2 in overtime to the Manitoba Moose. They dropped to 4-2-1-0 in March and are averaging 2.7 goals per game while allowing 1.9 goals per game. Andreas Athanasiou is on a six-game point streak recording two goals and five assists in that span.

Grand Rapids Griffins News & Notes:

The Griffins last weekend had a much need four-point weekend and will look to do the same this weekend against Rockford. They are 4-2-0-1 in March averaging 2.7 goals per game while also allowing an average of 2.7 goals per game. Austin Watson is on a four-game goal streak and a five-game point streak recording four goals and two assists. Amadeus Lombardi is on a four-game point streak with five assists.

Grand Rapids Griffins Projected Lines

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

Wallinder-Tuomisto
Knyzhov-Johansson
Buium-Didier
Viro

Cossa
Bednar

Rockford IceHogs Projected Lines

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

Kuzmin-Allan
Korchinski-Fitzgerald
Pietroniro-Felix

Weeks
Commesso

Players To Watch:

Rockford

Joey Anderson this season has 25 points on 16 goals and nine assists. This season in two games against Grand Rapids he has a goal in each game.

Grand Rapids

Nate Danielson this season has 32 points on nine goals and 23 assists. This season in five games played against Rockford he has four points on a goal and three assists; he scored a goal in last Saturday’s win.

Next Game

Rockford – March 22 at Grand Rapids Griffins
Grand Rapids – March 22 vs. Rockford IceHogs

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