Despite a spirited effort in the third period, the Grand Rapids Griffins were unable to erase another multi-goal deficit against the Milwaukee Admirals on Sunday night. They were eliminated from the Calder Cup Playoffs with a 2-0 loss in Game 5 of the Central Division Final.

Grand Rapids was eliminated from the AHL playoffs with a 2-0 loss against the Milwaukee Admirals in the fifth and deciding game in front of 7,846 fans at Panther Arena in Milwaukee. The Admirals won the best-of-five Central Division final, 3-2.

The Grand Rapids Griffins lost 2-0 to the Milwaukee Admirals on Sunday, ending their Calder Cup Playoff run in the Central Division Finals.

(WXMI) — The Grand Rapids Griffin season ends in the Central Division Finals to the Milwaukee Admirals 2-0. A win would've advanced the Griffs to the Western Conference finals.

Swedish right wing Jonatan Berggren, Grand Rapids’ leading scorer in the regular season, scored three goals in the third period to lift the Griffins to a 4-2 victory over the visiting Milwaukee Admirals on Friday night and tie their AHL playoff series.

Egor Afanasyev and Zach L'Heureux and have shouldered the offensive load for Milwaukee, combining for six goals this series, including a Game 3 hat trick from Afanasyev. L'Heureux leads the Calder Cup Playoffs in scoring with 12 points in eight games.