Hockey roundup: Griffins stay alive on Brandsegg-Nygard's overtime goal
The Griffins stayed alive in the Western Conference final with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Wolves on Tuesday in Chicago.
The Grand Rapids Griffins stayed alive in the Western Conference final with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Chicago Wolves on Tuesday at Allstate Arena in Chicago. Michael Brandsegg-Nygard scored at 9:22 of overtime for the Griffins, who outshot the Wolves, 46-20. Carter Mazur (Jackson), John Leonard and Tyler Angle scored the other goals and Michal Postava stopped 17-of-20 shots.
The Wolves lead the best-of-five series, 2-1. Game 4 is Thursday in Chicago. Game 5, if necessary, would be Saturday in Grand Rapids.
Knights lose appeal of for media violations The Vegas Golden Knights were unsuccessful in their appeal to commissioner Gary Bettman to adjust the punishment handed down by the NHL for violating media regulations, multiple outlets reported on Tuesday. The appeal came after the league announced last week that the Golden Knights would forfeit a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. The league also levied a $100,000 fine to head coach John Tortorella for what the NHL called "flagrant violations" of media regulations.
Tortorella was not made available and the locker room remained closed to the media following Vegas' 5-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks in Game 6 of the Western Conference second-round series. Mitch Marner and Brett Howden took questions from the media at the podium, with the players saying the team bus was leaving in 10 minutes. While the Golden Knights have not issued an explanation for their decision with the media, Sportsnet reported the team was frustrated by defenseman Brayden McNabb's one-game suspension for interference earlier in the series.