The Cleveland Monsters take on the Texas Stars in their final game of a three game series after trading wins and losses in the previous games.

It was a 3-1 win for the Cleveland Monsters on Thursday as they kicked off their series with the Texas Stars with a victory. Texas got some revenge on Saturday as they managed to come back from a three goal deficit to hand Cleveland a 4-3 loss. Now both teams will face off for the third time in four days as the Monsters close out their home stand.

The perfect way to describe the Monsters performance over the last two games is like a pendulum swing. There are moments that they look like the better team on the ice and then everything flips with Texas looking like the superior squad. That was exactly the case of the span of two games as Cleveland once held 6-1 goal advantage over the span of 4 periods. Texas closed that gap Saturday night with their four goal performance, making it a one goal differential at 6-5. If the pendulum swings back in Cleveland’s favor it could result in a much needed win for the Monsters.

Heading into Sunday’s game the Monsters are in 4th place in the AHL Central division with 11 points and a 5-5-1 record. Meanwhile Texas is 3rd with 20 points and a 9-5-2 record. While Cleveland is in 4th place they have the fewest points in the division. Rockford has 13 points and Iowa has 12, but both have played more games than the Monsters, 17 and 16 respectively.

Puck drop is scheduled for 4:00 P.M.

The Cleveland Monsters are looking to win their second consecutive games against the Texas Stars in their second of three games.

Thursday night provided a great start for the Cleveland Monsters who are hosting the Texas Stars for three games in four days. The Monsters came away with a 3-1 win and sent the Cleveland crowd home happy. Now Cleveland will look to continue the winning ways against Texas Saturday night.

Two goals from Tyler Angle and a goal from Adam Clendening led the Monsters last time out while goaltender Brad Thiessen had a nice bounce back performance in net. Cleveland will be looking for a repeat performance as Texas did not perform up to their season scoring average. The Stars averages 3.6 goals per game, which would have been enough to defeat the Monsters Thursday is partial goals were a thing. Texas’ defense performed as expected as they allow 3.3 goals per game, just a bit more than Cleveland’s 3 scored on Thursday.

The point, goal, and assist leaders for the Stars remain unchanged from the other day. Adam Mascherin and Riley Daminai lead in points with 17 each. Mascherin leads in goals with 8 with Damiani leading in assists with 11.

The game is scheduled to start at 7:00 P.M.

The Cleveland Monsters begin a three game in four day series at home as they host the Texas Stars.

Last time out it was not pretty for the Cleveland Monsters as they were on the wrong side of 5-2 final score against the Grand Rapids Griffins. Cleveland is looking to put that behind them as they take on the Texas Stars three times in the next four days. The Monsters will travel to Texas in April to play the second half of the three games in four days series between both teams.

Texas comes in as the third place team in the AHL Central, one place above the Monsters. The Stars have 18 points on the season with a 8-4-2 record in 14 games. For comparison Cleveland has 9 points with a 4-4-1 record.

Two players top the points list for Texas this season, Adam Mascherin and Riley Damiaini with 17 points each. Mascherin is first in goals with 8 while Damiaini is tied for second with Anthony Louis with 6. Damiaini leads in assists with 11 and Mascherin checks in at second with 9. When it comes to stopping the Stars in the offensive zone, it is about limiting these two payers as much as possible.

Texas has relatively split the goaltending duties this season as Tomas Sholl has 7 appearances and Colton Point has 6. Sholl has the edge in GAA with 2.80, save percentage 0.907. and record 4-1-1. Meanwhile Point has a 3.48 GAA, 0.891 save percentage, and 3-2-1 record. Even when there is a bit of drop off in net the Stars still find a way to win.

The game between the Monsters and Stars is expected to start at 7:00 P.M.