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Monsters defeat Wolves 5-4 in OT

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The Cleveland Monsters took down the visiting first place Chicago Wolves with a thrilling 5-4 victory in overtime at home.

Sometimes things just come together at the right time. That right time just happened to be in overtime for the Cleveland Monsters. After seeing their two goal lead slip away in the 3rd period, it was Tyler Angle who came to rescue and was able to net the game winner in the extra period to hand the Wolves a heartbreaking loss.

This was a key game for the Monsters as they lost their two previous games prior to Saturday. This win over Chicago gives Cleveland a much needed win and their third straight over the Wolves overall.

As far as scoring goes, it was back and forth all game long. The Monsters and Wolves traded goals through the first two periods with Cleveland clinging onto slim 3-2 lead heading into the final period. It was Tyler Sikura who scored twice within three minutes of game time that gave the Monsters the 4-2 lead they would later let slip away. Chicago managed to score twice inside a span just over three minutes to tie the game and put the result in doubt, but Cleveland was able to rally at just the right time.

Cleveland is now back in second place in the AHL Central with Saturday’s win over Chicago with 25 points in 20 games played.

Scoring notes

Tyler Angle got things started in the 1st period with a goal just under five minutes in, assisting on the goal was Dillon Simpson and Liam Foudy. It was Angle’s seventh goal of the season, Simpson’s seventh assist and Foudy’s 10th.

Carson Meyer retook the lead for Cleveland with his seventh goal on the year at the 16:06 mark. Adam Helewka (8) and Jake Christiansen (9) were credited with assists on the goal.

As mentioned above it was goals from Tyler Sikura at the end of the 2nd and beginning of the 3rd. Those goals were Sikura’s 10th and 11 on the year. It was the second assist of the game for Helewka (9) and the first of the year for Will Lochead. Meyer would assist on the second goal along with Helewka making his 10th assist of the season.

The final goal echoed the first goal of the game. It was Tyler Angle scoring with assists from Liam Foudy and Dillon Simpson. It’s quite fitting that the game ended exactly just like it started, putting a nice little bow on the performance.

Cleveland can sweep the season series with Chicago Sunday at 4:00 P.M.

Monsters take on Chicago Wolves

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The Cleveland Monsters begin a two game series Saturday with the AHL Central Division leading Chicago Wolves.

This weekend could be setting the stage for revenge as far as the Chicago Wolves are concerned. The last time Chicago and the Monsters met was back in early March with Cleveland taking both games. Cleveland will be looking to continue their winning ways against the AHL Central Division leader.

Cleveland will be looking to get back in the win column after losing two straight games to the Grand Rapids Griffins on the road.

The Monsters come in with 23 points on the year with a 11-7-2 record and going 7-3 over their last 10. Meanwhile, Chicago has 32 points with a 15-4-0-1 record and a 7-2-0-1 mark over that same timeframe. Interestingly enough both teams have allowed almost the same amount of goals on the season, 55 for Cleveland and 58 for Chicago. The difference is goals scored which Chicago hold an 89-73 advantage in that area.

Phil Tomasino is the Wolves active points leader on the year with 20. Tomasino is tied for the team lead in assists with 13 and second among active players with 7 goals. Chicago’s active goals scored leader is David Cotton with 8, who also has 4 assists on the year.

The Wolves have used six different goalies with varying success on the year. As a group they are allowing 2.64 goals per game on a 0.918 save percentage.

The Monsters and Wolves will take the ice with puck drop scheduled for 4:00 P.M. at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

Monsters drop second straight game to Griffins

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Things did not get much better for the Cleveland Monsters as they lost their second straight game to the Grand Rapids Griffins.

All it takes is just two games for a winning streak to turn into a losing streak. That is exactly what happened to the Cleveland Monsters with their winning streak ending Tuesday and now turning into a losing streak with a 2-1 loss Wednesday.

The scoring in this game echoes the order from Tuesday’s game. The Monsters took an early 1-0 lead in the 2nd thanks to a power play goal from Wyatt Newpower. It was Newpower’s third on the year with Dillon Simpson and Tyler Angle being credited with their sixth and seventh assists respectively. The familiarity in the scoring pattern comes after this goal.

Grand Rapids scored in rapid fire fashion in the 3rd period and would end up holding on to the lead. The fact Cleveland gave up multiple goals in the 3rd period to the Griffins for the second straight is a bit frustrating. The Monsters know that Grand Rapids is capable of this and were not able to stop it.

Matiss Kivlenieks got the start in goal and saved 30 of 32 shots on goal in what was his first loss of the season. The difference in this is game is that the Monsters were able to score in bunches in those contests and only one goal in this game.

The Monsters return home as they begin a two-game series with the Chicago Wolves Friday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

Monsters win streak ends after 5-3 loss to Griffins

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The Cleveland Monsters saw their six-game winning streak end as they lost to the Grand Rapids Griffins by a score of 5-3.

At some point the winning streak was going to end and that point was Tuesday. The trip to Grand Rapids proved to be too much for the Monsters as they lost to the Griffins by two goals.

The 3rd period ultimately proved to be the difference in the game as Cleveland entered with a slim one goal lead and things were looking up. Grand Rapids managed to score three goals in the period which would send the Monsters home with a loss. It was a power play goal and empty netter late that gave the Griffins their winning goals.

Daniil Tarasov was the goaltender for the Monsters and he saved 22 of 26 shots on goal. Tarasov has been a nice surprise for Cleveland since making his AHL debut. This was the first loss of the season for Tarasov as he has been quite impressive in his three starts.

Some positive news for the Monsters to take away here. Cleveland converted 2 of 4 power play opportunities. Considering this was a major area of concern earlier in the season, this is some encouraging progression for the team.

Scoring notes

Carson Meyer scored the first goal for the Monsters in the game, his sixth of the season. Assisting on the goal were Tyler Sikura (8) and Jake Christiansen (8). It was one of two power play goals for Cleveland.

Liam Foudy tied the game at 2 just under 4 minutes into the 2nd period, the goal was unassisted.

Dillon Simpson scored the second power play goal of the game just over midway through the 2nd to give the Monsters a 3-2 lead. It was Tyler Angle (6) and Wyatt Newpower (5) assisting on the goal.

Cleveland has a chance to even things up Wednesday as they take on the Griffins at 7:00 P.M.

Monsters take down Americans 6-3

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The Cleveland Monsters were victorious again, coming away with a 6-3 win over the visiting Rochester Americans at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

There was a five-game winning streak on the line, including three in a row over Rochester for the Cleveland Monsters. Cleveland was more than up to challenge as they won their sixth straight game with a 6-3 win over the visiting Americans.

The Monsters held a slim 3-2 lead last the game headed into the 3rd and final period. Cleveland was being dominated in the shots on goal department (21-13), but still managed to be ahead. Ensuring that they would not let this game slip away, the Monsters were able to add three more goals in the period en route to their three-goal victory.

There are two key statistics that stick out from this game. The fact that Cleveland was better on the power play and only having two penalties in the entire game. Cleveland was able to capitalize on 1 of 2 chances while Rochester failed to score on their lone opportunity. As far as penalties go, Tristan Mullin was called for roughing in the 1st and Tyler Sikura got hit with a high-sticking call in the 3rd.

Matiss Kivlenieks got the start in goal and was able to save 28 0f 31 shots on goal. Rochester fired shot after shot at Kivlenieks and he was able to do just enough to put the Monsters in position to win.

Scoring notes

Luke Moncada scored his first goal of the season with assists from Dillon Simpson (5) and Liam Foudy (8) in the 1st period.

Cleveland took the lead in the 2nd on a goal from Tyler Angle, his sixth of the season. Wyatt Newpower and Cliff Pu each got their fourth assist of the season.

Zach Jordan made it a 3-1 Monsters lead 14:02 into the second. It was Jordan’s fourth goal on the year with Trsitan Mullin registering his first assist.

Early in the 3rd Tyler Sikura netted a power play goal, his ninth of the campaign to make it 4-1. It was assists from Carson Meyer (8) and Adam Helewka (7) on the goal.

Thomas Schemitsch scored his second goal of the season with 13:28 into the final period. It was the second assist of the game for Foudy and the fifth on the year for Tyler Angle.

With less than a minute to play Wyatt Newpower scored an empty netter to seal the game. It was the second goal of the year for Newpower.

The Monsters begin a road trip to Grand Rapids to take on the Griffins Tuesday.

Monsters look for fourth straight win over Rochester

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The Cleveland Monsters look to continue their hot streak with a fourth straight win over the Rochester Americans and sixth overall.

The Cleveland Monsters have been having a good time when squaring off with the Rochester Americans this season. Cleveland has won three of four matchups and the scores have not been particularly close. The Monsters own a 19-6 goal advantage against Rochester in their last three matchups with the Americans 7-3 win at the beginning of the season being a standout.

The last two games for the Monsters were a 9-2 thrashing of Rochester and a 5-3 win that was sealed with a late empty net goal. There is the possibility that pendulum swings back favoring Rochester in their second to last matchup of the season. If there is a team that could get the advantage of a rebound game it is certainly Rochester.

Cleveland comes into this game winners of 10 of their last 12 games dating back to late February. These recent performances have propelled the Monsters to second in the AHL Central Division. Cleveland has 21 points in 16 games this season with a 10-5-1 record. There are two teams in the division with more points (Iowa, Texas), but both have played more games than Cleveland. As the season progresses these numbers will even out and things will be a little less awkward in the standings.

Puck drop is scheduled for 4:00 P.M. at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

Will Lochead signs PTO with Monsters

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The Cleveland Monsters have signed 23-year old defenseman to a professional tryout contract the team announced Thursday.

This is the time of year where teams in the AHL such as the Cleveland Monsters sign players to professional tryout contracts. That is just what the team did Thursday after agreeing to a deal with defenseman Will Lochead.

Will Lochead has some previous experience in the American Hockey League, playing the 2019-20 season with Springfield Thunderbirds. During that year Lochead finished with 4 points (1 goal, 3 assists) in 28 games. Last season was another 28-game campaign for Lochead, but it was with the Allen Americans of the ECHL. All 5 of Lochead’s points in the East Coast Hockey League last season came on assists.

Monsters come away with 5-3 win over Rochester

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The Cleveland Monsters managed to win their fifth consecutive game with their victory in Rochester over the Americans.

Things were not looking great for the Cleveland Monsters with 4 minutes left to play in the 1st period. Rochester held a 2-0 lead and Cleveland seemed to be scrambling for answers, that is when everything changed. The Monsters rattled off four straight goals into the 3rd period en route to their fifth straight win.

Dillon Simpson got things started with a power play goal for the Monsters with just two minutes left in the 1st period. Simpson was assisted by Thomas Schemitsch (8) and Liam Foudy (7).

It was a scoreless 2nd period for both teams, but the 3rd period provided the jolt the Monsters needed.

Tyler Sikura was assisted by Carosn Meyer less than a minute into the 3rd period to tie the game. Ole Bjorgvik-Holm gave Cleveland the lead at the 6:35 mark for his first goal of the season. Matthew Struthers and Zach Jordan were both credited with their first assists of the season on the Bjorgvik-Holm goal. Tristan Mullin also scored his first goal of the season to increase the Monsters lead to two. To keep with a running theme, Brandon Crawley also had his first assist of the season.

After Rochester drew within one, Dillon Simpson gave Cleveland the insurance goal they needed as he scored an empty net goal with just over a minute left to play to secure the 5-3 victory in Rochester. Goaltender Daniil Tarasov managed to get his first assist of the season on the goal in addition to saving 17 of 20 shots on goal.

The Monsters will face the Americans at home Saturday at 4:00 P.M.

Three Monsters reassigned to taxi squad

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Three members of the Cleveland Monsters are up to the taxi squad for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

It’s another day with a flurry of moves for the Columbus Blue Jackets and Cleveland Monsters. Columbus has brought Nathan Gerbe, Josh Dunne, and Adam Clendening to the taxi squad. The Blue Jackets also called up Ryan MacInnis, Kole Sherwood, and Andrew Peeke from the taxi squad.

With the trade deadline on Monday at 3 P.M., these moves seem to indicate that the Blue Jackets have something in the works with some of their players. Whatever moves Columbus makes will impact the Monsters in some way, shape, or form.

Monsters destroy Americans 9-2

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The Cleveland Monsters continued their hot streak as they absolutely demolished the Rochester Americans by a score of 9-2.

Normality was not the word that can be used to describe the past few days for the Cleveland Monsters. Cleveland came into this weekend winners of 7 of 9, but a postponed game provided a bit more difficulty. Add in the subtractions of Kole Sherwood, Gavin Bayreuther, and Andrew Peeke, and things could have gone awry. Luckily for the Monsters nothing that happened over the past few days impacted them at all.

There are not many times that a team scores 9 goals, a new Monsters franchise record, but is just what happened for the Monsters Saturday night in Rochester. The 1st period was back and forth, but after that it was all Cleveland. The Monsters controlled the overwhelming majority of the game and the final score showed that.

Cleveland scored four times on the power play and it appears their woes in this are gone for the time being. This could be big moving forward as the Monsters currently reside in second place in the AHL Central.

Goal scorers

Tyler Angle (5), Josh Dunne (2), Matthew Struthers (1), Carson Meyer (5), Nathan Gerbe (4), Jake Christiansen (2) , Tyler Sikura (7), Thomas Schemitsch (1), and Liam Foudy (2).

Assists

Thomas Schemitsch (5,6,7), Jake Christiansen (5,6), Adam Clendening (2,3), Cliff Pu (3), Tyler Sikura (7), Liam Foudy (4,5), Adam Helewka (6).

What shots on goal?

Matiss Kivelenieks was the Monsters goaltender on the evening and only faced 14 shots on goal, saving 12 of them. Compared to the 36 faced by the Americans goaltenders this was a walk in the park.

The Monsters have a chance to win two straight against Rochester on Wednesday at 6:05 P.M.