he faced as the Phoenix blanked Acadie-Bathurst. Jean-Francois Plante

ABBOTSFORD, B. Adidas NMD Suomi .C. -- The Grand Rapids Griffins are back atop the Western Conference thanks to a gritty come-from-behind win Saturday night. The Griffins scored five unanswered goals to defeat the Abbotsford Heat 5-2 in American Hockey League action. With his club down 2-0 after 20 minutes of action, head coach Jeff Blashill made a goaltending change that seemed to spark his club. Tom McCollum allowed two goals on 10 shots, but Petr Mrazek came in and stopped all 13 shots he faced. "It wasnt Tommys fault for the goals, but it was one of those things where you want to change it up to change the momentum," said Griffins captain Jeff Hoggan. "Petr came in and did well. It was huge for us." David McIntyre gave the Griffins the lead for the first time in the game at 8:39 of the third when he redirected Nick Jensens point shot from the side of the net. "The play was started by Jordan Tootoo, getting the puck into the zone," said McIntyre. "It was a great pass from Nick Jensen. It was right on the tape, it was real easy for me." Andrj Nestrasil, Teemu Pulkkinen, Hoggan and Tootoo also scored for Grand Rapids (35-17-5), which has won five consecutive games and moved past Texas - whos game Saturday was suspended - for first in the Western Conference. "Weve been up and down since the All-Star break," said Hoggan. "We were flat in the first but stuck with it. It was a big win for us (because) thats a good team over there." Max Reinhart had two first-period goals for Abbotsford (33-18-6), which is winless in four games. Joey MacDonald made 37 saves in the loss. "They do a great job in the offensive zone of forechecking, and in the neutral zone - theyre sound system-wise," said Heat captain Dean Arsene. "We just had too many turnovers, and a skilled team like that in transition, they just ate us up." Reinhart got the Heat on the board early, deflecting Arsenes point shot past McCollum at the 1:23 mark. The North Vancouver, B.C., native scored his second of the night with just 12 seconds to go in the first period when he finished off a give-and-go with Corey Locke, beating McCollum short side, top corner. Thats when Grand Rapids changed goaltenders. "I would have probably done the same," said Abbotsford head coach Troy Ward of his counterparts decision. "He needed a change, a spark. We got to McCollum. We (previously) beat him (in Grand Rapids), so (Blashill) probably felt it was time for that change. They did a good job of keeping the game 2-0. We had a couple of looks to go up 3-0 but we didnt make those things happen, even when Mrazek was in net." Nestrasil got Grand Rapids on the board at 13:20 of the second period. After a pair of Abbotsford players failed to clear the puck it bounced right to the Czech Republic native, who quickly beat MacDonald glove side for his seventh of the season. The Griffins tied the game at 4:34 of the third period. From behind the net, Hoggan quickly stuffed the puck between the post and MacDonalds skate. It was just the second goal the captain scored since Christmas. "We racked up a lot of shots, we just kept getting pucks to the net," said Hoggan. "Joey Mac played the puck behind the net but I ended up having some space to walk out front." McIntyre scored to put the visitors up four minutes later. "It was a good pass from Jensen, backdoor," said Hoggan. "We were struggling to score goals, so it was nice to get five tonight." Tootoo scored an insurance marker with 4:09 to go in the game, picking the corner with a wrist shot from the face-off dot. "Obviously (Tootoo) is a grizzled veteran," said McIntyre. "Hes played a lot of big games so he knows what it takes to win. That was a great shot." Pulkkinen added an empty netter with less than two minutes to play, giving him five goals in three games. Adidas NMD Ale . -- With Tony Allen back, the Memphis Grizzlies were able to turn up their defence pressure and hold off the Los Angeles Clippers down the stretch. Adidas NMD R2 Ale . A strong fastball. A big, bending curveball that can buckle hitters at the knees. Against the Detroit Tigers on Sunday, Elias put the entire package together against one of the leagues strongest lineups. http://www.nmdhalvalla.com/adidas-nmd-cs2-halvalla.html . The 25-year-old native of Milford, Conn., has 18 points in 41 games this season. The five-foot-eight 166-pound centre also has 28 points (10-18) in 15 games with AHL Oklahoma City.DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. - Frederick Gaudreau scored twice, including the winner, as the Drummondville Voltigeurs edged the visiting Val-dOr Foreurs 5-4 on Saturday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Gaudreau scored his 20th goal of the season 1:14 into overtime for the Voltigeurs (21-11-2), who led 4-2 after 40 minutes before giving up two third period goals. Jerome Verrier, Matthew Boudens and Joe Ratelle added the others. Louick Marcotte, Pierre-Maxime Poudrier, Maxime Presseault and Anthony Richard supplied the scoring for the Foreurs (23-11-1), who had their eight-game win streak halted. Marcotte tacked on two assists for a three-point outing. Louis-Philip Guindon made 25 saves for Drummondville as Val-dOrs Keven Bouchard turned away 28-of-33 shots in a losing cause. The Voltigeurs went 1 for 4 on the power play while the Foreurs scored twice on six chances with the man advantage. --- SAGUENEENS 6 MOOSEHEADS 2 CHICOUTIMI, Que. -- The Sagueneens jumped out to a 5-0 lead en route to defeating Halifax. Simon Tremblay led Chicoutimi (18-17-1) offensively with a goal and two assists while Sebastien Sylvestre, Samuel Roussy, Laurent Dauphin, Jasmin Boutet and Nicolaas Roy each scored once. Adidas NMD Naiset. Andrew Schewfelt and Luca Ciampini had a goal apiece for the Mooseheads (23-12-1), who have dropped back-to-back contests. Domenic Graham made 19 saves for the Sagueneens as Halifaxs Kevin Darveau kicked out 32-of-48 shots in defeat. --- PHOENIX 4 TITAN 0 SHERBROOKE, Que. -- Francis Desrosiers stopped all 39 shots he faced as the Phoenix blanked Acadie-Bathurst. Jean-Francois Plante scored three goals for Sherbrooke (12-20-3) and Simon Desbiens added another. Patrick Walsh and Guillaume Brisebois led the Titan (13-18-3) with five shots apiece on net. Jacob Brennan turned aside 28-of-32 shots for Acadie-Bathurst, which dropped its fourth game in a row. --- HUSKIES 2 ARMADA 1 (SO) BOISBRIAND, Que. -- Jean-Sebastien Dea scored the shootout winner as Rouyn-Noranda edged the Armada. Marcus Power scored in regulation for the Huskies (20-10-3), who are 8-1-1 in their last 10 contests. Samuel Hodhod scored the lone goal for Blainville-Boisbriand (23-5-6), which still holds a four-point lead atop the QMJHL standings. Alexandre Belanger made 23 saves for Rouyn-Noranda while Etienne Marcoux stopped 33 shots for the Armada. ' ' '