Carter Gylander posted 28 saves to spark the Grand Rapids Griffins to a 5-2 win against the Cleveland Monsters that clinched their first division title since 2014-15.

The Griffins called up Gylander Thursday from the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye after the Detroit Red Wings recalled Michal Postava to replace injured Cam Talbot. The Red Wings, now three points out of a playoff spot, are in Buffalo tonight.

Gylander is now 7-0-1 in Grand Rapids this season and owns a seven-game AHL winning streak.

Carter Mazur scored twice in the game, giving him 11 goals and 15 points in 14 AHL games this season. Eduards Tralmaks scored his 21st goal of the season. Wojciech Stachowiak, recently acquired in a trade, registered a goal and two assists for his first Griffins points. Defenseman Shai Buium also scored, and Axel Sandin-Pellikka added an assist.

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Detroit prospect Trey Augustine (41st, 2023) made 41 stops, including 16 in the third period, to lift Michigan State to a 2-1 win over Connecticut in their opening game of the NCAA tournament. The Spartans will play Wisconsin in the regional finals on Saturday. . . The Red Wings sent Sheldon Dries back to Grand Rapids Thursday and he scored in the 5-2 win against the Cleveland Dries. . . Detroit prospect Jesse Kiiskinen’s HPK team has advanced to the quarterfinals of Finland’s SM-liiga playoffs. No. 12-seeded HPK downed Lukko 3-1 in the best-of-five first round series. Kiiskinen’s group plays Tappara next.

Hockey Now Digest

Boston: The Bruins have a tough road schedule down the stretch, but they are starting to win on the road. Boston Bruins.

Florida: The Panthers are starting to wonder what’s going on with all of their injuries. Florida Panthers.

Pittsburgh: The Penguins pull off a gutsy win, but Sidney Crosby is injured again. Pittsburgh Penguins.