Monsters take down Americans 6-3
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.
