Monsters Playoff Run Ends After 3-2 Game 5 Loss to Marlies
The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Toronto Marlies 3-2 on Sunday evening at Rocket Arena. With the loss, the Monsters finished the North Division Finals with a record of 2-3.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Toronto Marlies
|
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
|
Cleveland Monsters
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Toronto Marlies 3-2 on Sunday evening at Rocket Arena. With the loss, the Monsters finished the North Division Finals with a record of 2-3.
Cleveland’s Zach Aston-Reese got the Monsters on the board first with a goal at 6:31 off feeds from Luca Pinelliand Brendan Gaunce, but Toronto’s Vinni Lettieri responded with a goal at 12:56 to make it an even 1-1 heading into the second period. Hudson Fasching snaked in the only goal of the middle frame while on the man-advantage at 15:03 with helpers from Stanislav Svozil and Owen Sillinger to give Cleveland a 2-1 lead through 40 minutes. The Marlies added two goals in the third period from Logan Shaw at 15:30 and Easton Cowan at 19:48 bringing the final score to 3-2.
Cleveland’s Zach Sawchenko stopped 21 shots in the loss while Toronto’s Artur Akhtyamov made 22 saves for the win.
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
24 |
1/2 |
2/3 |
6 min / 3 inf |
|
TOR |
24 |
3/3 |
1/2 |
8 min / 4 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Playoffs Record |
|
CLE |
Sawchenko |
L |
21 |
3 |
5-3-0 |
|
TOR |
Akhtyamov |
W |
22 |
2 |
7-4-0 |
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