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11Dec

By James MastrucciNo Comments

Game Recaps, Monsters

Monsters fall to Comets 3-1

The Cleveland Monsters traveled to Utica to take on the Comets, but they were no match for the AHL North Division leaders. Coming to Utica to face the Comets was also going to be a difficult matchup for the Cleveland Monsters. There is a reason why Utica leads the division while Cleveland sits 11 points back while playing two more games. The Comets demonstrated throughout the contest why the lead the AHL North as the Monsters were handed a 3-1 loss on the road. Utica scored three times, twice in the 1st and once in the 2nd to cement their lead as Cleveland was unable to find the scoreboard until late in the contest. Liam Foudy scored his sixth goal of the season with just 1:34 left to play. Assisting on Foudy's goal was Justin Scott (4) and Olivier LeBlanc (1). The Monsters only had...

9Dec

By James MastrucciNo Comments

Game Recaps, Monsters

Monsters crush Crunch 8-3

The Cleveland Monsters got a much needed win as they dominated the Syracuse Crunch. Losers of four straight, the Cleveland Monsters desperately needed to get back in the win column. Lucky for Cleveland their opponent was someone who they have had some success against this season, the Syracuse Crunch. The Monsters had back-to-back wins against the Crunch in mid-November and were able to enforce their will yet again in a dominant victory. It was a four goal onslaught from Cleveland in the 1st period as they were able to build an insurmountable lead. The Monsters were even able to build their lead up to five before temporarily letting the Crunch back into the game. Cleveland surrendered three power play goals in just over five minutes as Syracuse cut the lead to two. The Mosnters were abl...

7Dec

By James MastrucciNo Comments

Game Recaps, Monsters

Monsters lose to Griffins 4-1

The Cleveland Monsters found themselves down early yet again and were not able to end their losing streak against Grand Rapids. It was deja vu for the Cleveland Monsters as they were down big yet again in the 1st period. After losses to Milwaukee Friday and Saturday which found Cleveland being down three goals or more in both contests, in happened yet again Monday evening against the Grand Rapids Griffins. Grand Rapids scored three times in the 1st period, all around five or so minutes apart. Cleveland was just not able to keep the Griffins off the scoreboard in the 1st. The Monsters were able to avoid the shutout in the 2nd period as Tyler Sikura scored his fifth goal of the year. Sikura was assisted by Liam Foudy (8) and Giovanni Vallati (1) in the lone highlight for Cleveland. Th...

Monsters comeback falls short in loss to Admirals

5Dec

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Monsters comeback falls short in loss to Admirals

The Cleveland Monsters were able to tie things up once, but were not able to come back again in their 5-4 loss to the Milwaukee Admirals. Early in the 1st period it appeared that the Cleveland Monsters were going to have a repeat performance from their 4-1 loss Friday night. Cleveland found themselves down 3-0 15 minutes into the period after Milwaukee scored three times in four minutes. At that moment Cleveland began to stage their first comeback of the evening. It was Trey Fix-Wolansky getting the Monsters on the scoreboard with less than three minutes to play which jumpstarted a mini goal scoring run. Early in the 2nd it was Emil Bemstrom scoring on a power play to bring Cleveland within one. It was Bemstrom's first career AHL goal, assisting on the goal was Jake Christiansen (13) a...

4Dec

By James MastrucciNo Comments

Game Recaps, Monsters

Monsters drop first of two to Milwaukee

The Cleveland Monsters returned home to take on the Milwaukee Admirals and were not able to come away with a victory. Looking to get back in the win column, the Cleveland Monsters took on the Milwaukee Admirals at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Unfortunately the Admirals had other ideas as it was a decisive 4-1 final score that did not go Cleveland's way. Milwaukee scored just 1:25 into the game, an ominous sign that the Monsters were going to have a tough time Friday night. While Cleveland kept Milwaukee off the scoreboard for the reminder of the 1st, this trend did not carry over to the 2nd. The Admirals scored three times in the first five minutes of the 2nd increasing their lead to four. Late in the 3rd the Monsters finally got on the board, but the game was already over. Tyler Ang...

22Nov

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Monsters defeat Marlies 6-5 in overtime

It was a productive trip north of the border for the Cleveland Monsters as they defeated the Toronto Marlies in overtime. Finding themselves down 4-1 late in the 2nd, the Cleveland Monsters managed to outscore the Toronto Marlies 4-1 in order to force overtime. In the overtime period it was a clutch power play goal from Tyler Sikura to seal the Cleveland victory. Even though the Monsters held a massive edge on the shots on goal department through the first two period (33-19), they were only able to score twice during that time. Overall Cleveland outshot Toronto 47-28 as they attempted 12 shots in the 3rd and two in overtime. After two games which saw Daniil Tarasov only allow one goal in each, Tarasov allowed five on 28 shots in the win. This was the third time this season that Tara...

20Nov

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Game Recaps, Monsters

Monsters defeat Crunch 5-1

The Cleveland Monsters were unstoppable as they managed to come away with a 5-1 victory over the Syracuse Crunch. It was a 5-1 final score and everyone got out alive, but the Cleveland Monsters knew they had the numbers, going to win, and take over. Cleveland was dominant from the start as they came away with a four goal victory over the Syracuse Crunch. The Monsters were able to be a force in the offensive zone thought out the game and they took advantage. Cleveland outshot Syracuse 32-24, holding nine and three shot advantages in the first and third periods. It was a rather quick start for Cleveland as Brendan Gaunce scored his first of two goals on an assist from Adam Helewka (5) 4:27 into the game. Trey Fix-Wolansky scored his first goal of the season in his season debut. Ass...

18Nov

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Monsters defeat Crunch 2-1 in overtime

The Cleveland Monsters got back into the win column as they came away with a 2-1 win over the Syracuse Crunch in overtime. Coming off a shutout loss to the Rochester Americans to close out their road trip last weekend, the Cleveland Monsters were looking to reverse their fortunes against the Syracuse Crunch at home. A few minutes into the game it appeared it would be a goal-scoring frenzy as both teams scored really quickly. Shawn Element gave Syracuse a 1-0 lead just a minute into the game while Thomas Schemitsch answered about a minute later. Even though both teams came out guns blazing, neither team was able to find the back in the net again in regulation. This led to a decisive overtime period, a much better proposition that going into a shootout (an area that the team has struggle...

Monsters lose in shootout to Senators 3-2

7Nov

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Monsters lose in shootout to Senators 3-2

The Cleveland Monsters lost their second straight game against the Belleville Senators. Friday night did not provide a particularly close contest as the Cleveland Monsters lose by four goals to the Belleville Senators. While the final score on Saturday was a lot closer, Cleveland was still on the losing end. Cleveland found themselves in their fourth shootout in six games and like two of the others, it was a loss. Belleville's Jake Lucchini scored the only shootout goal, getting the puck by Jean-Francois Berube. Excluding the shootout, Berube saved 31 of 33 shots on goal in the 3-2 loss. After a scoreless 1st period, both Cleveland and Belleville managed to score in the 2nd. Cole Cassels gave the Monsters a 1-0 lead with his first goal of the season. Justin Scott (2) was credited with ...

Monsters fall behind early, lose 6-2 to Belleville

6Nov

By James MastrucciNo Comments

Game Recaps, Monsters

Monsters fall behind early, lose 6-2 to Belleville

The Cleveland Monsters fell behind early and were not able to keep up with the visiting Belleville Senators. 15:52 into the 1st period one thing was clear, it was not the Cleveland Monster's night. Belleville scored three goals during that span, including one shorthanded goal, to put the Monsters behind the eight ball. Belleville would eventually take a 5-0 lead just past midway in the 3rd period with the fifth goal being an empty netter. Cleveland would score less than two minutes later, but it did not have an impact on the final result. The Monsters would score a power play goal with a little over 30 seconds left, but it was a pyrrhic goal in the end. Daniil Tarasov stated in net for the Monsters and it was the second straight game allowing four goals or more. In four games the se...

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