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.
