Monsters Defeat Marlies 3-2 in Shootout
The Cleveland Monsters beat the Toronto Marlies (22-15-4-3) 3-2 in a shootout on Tuesday night at Rocket Arena. With the win, the Monsters are now 23-14-5-1 and are currently in secondplace in the AHL’s North Division standings.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | SO | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Toronto Marlies
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
Cleveland Monsters
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
The Cleveland Monsters beat the Toronto Marlies (22-15-4-3) 3-2 in a shootout on Tuesday night at Rocket Arena. With the win, the Monsters are now 23-14-5-1 and are currently in secondplace in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Toronto’s Jacob Quillan notched the only tally of the opening frame at 18:55 to make it 1-0 Marlies to end the first. After a scoreless second period, Toronto’s Luke Haymes added a goal at 3:18 in the third to put the Marlies up 2-0. Luca Del Bel Belluz capitalized on the power play at 7:58 with helpers from Luca Pinelli and Luca Marrelli to put Cleveland on the board. Zach Aston-Reese scored the equalizer at 13:58 with assists from Jordan Dumais and Caleb MacDonald to send the game to overtime with a score of 2-2. Following a scoreless overtime, Jack Williams grabbed the game-winning goal in the fifth round of the shootout, making the final score 3-2.
Cleveland’s Ivan Fedotov stopped 22 shots for the win while Toronto’s Dennis Hildeby made 31 saves in defeat.
The Monsters hit the road to visit the Laval Rocket on Friday, February 6, at 7:00 p.m. at Place Bell. Follow the game with full coverage on SportsRadio 99.1 Powered by Rock Entertainment Group, AHLTV on FloHockey and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
34 |
1/3 |
2/2 |
6 min / 3 inf |
|
BEL |
24 |
0/2 |
2/3 |
4 min / 2 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
SOG-S |
Record |
|
CLE |
Fedotov |
W |
22 |
2 |
2-5 |
8-5-3 |
|
TOR |
Hildeby |
OT |
31 |
2 |
3-5 |
2-2-3 |
Cleveland Record: 23-14-5-1, 2nd North Division
Toronto Record: 22-15-4-3, 3rd North Division
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