Monsters Topple League-Leading Griffins, 3-2
The Cleveland Monsters beat the Grand Rapids Griffins (42-9-3-1) 3-2 on Friday at Rocket Arena. With the win, the Monsters are now 30-18-6-1 and are currently in third place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Grand Rapids Griffins
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1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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Cleveland Monsters
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1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
The Cleveland Monsters beat the Grand Rapids Griffins (42-9-3-1) 3-2 on Friday at Rocket Arena. With the win, the Monsters are now 30-18-6-1 and are currently in third place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Grand Rapids opened the scoring with a goal from Ondrej Becher at 4:47 of the opening frame but Cleveland’s Luca Del Bel Belluz tapped in a power-play goal at 15:16 with helpers from Brendan Gaunce and Luca Marrelli to make it 1-1 going into the second. Gaunce scored the only goal of the middle stanza at 14:47 assisted by Jordan Dumais and Ole Julian Bjørgvik-Holm to make it 2-1 Monsters through two. Grand Rapids’ Gabriel Seger added a tally at 9:41 in the third to tie it 3-3 but Cleveland’s Marrelli scored the game winner at 11:34 assisted by Owen Sillinger and Del Bel Belluz on the power play to claim a 3-2 win.
Cleveland’s Zach Sawchenko stopped 23 shots for the win while Grand Rapids’ Sebastian Cossa made 22 saves in defeat.
The Monsters have a rematch against the Grand Rapids Griffins on Saturday, March 7th, at 4:00 p.m. at Rocket Arena. Follow the game with full coverage on Rock Entertainment Sports Network, SportsRadio 99.1 Powered by Rock Entertainment Group, AHLTV on FloHockey and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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Shots/Special Teams:
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|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
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CLE |
25 |
2/4 |
1/1 |
11 min / 4 inf |
|
GR |
25 |
0/1 |
2/4 |
27 min / 8 inf |
Goaltenders:
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Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Record |
|
CLE |
Sawchenko |
W |
23 |
2 |
10-7-3 |
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GR |
Cossa |
L |
22 |
3 |
24-5-3 |
Cleveland Record: 30-18-6-1, 3rd North Division
Grand Rapids Record: 42-9-3-1, 1st Central Division
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