CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Monsters beat the Toronto Marlies 2-1 in a shootout on Friday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in front of 13,345 fans. With the win, the Monsters are now 11-4-1-0 and are currently in first place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Following a scoreless first period, Toronto’s Dmitry Ovchinnikov converted on a power play at 7:20 of the middle frame to put the visitors ahead 1-0. Trey Fix-Wolansky responded with a marker at 11:59 with an assist from Jake Christiansen to send the Monsters to the final intermission tied 1-1. Both goaltenders stood tall through the third period and overtime stanza forcing a shootout where Fix-Wolansky and Kent Johnson scored to give Cleveland a 2-1 win.
Cleveland’s Pavel Cajan had 42 stops for the win while Toronto’s Dennis Hildeby made 21 saves in defeat.
The Monsters travel for a rematch against the Toronto Marlies on Sunday, November 26, at 4:00 p.m. at Coca-Cola Coliseum. Follow the games with full coverage on FOX Sports 1350 ‘The Gambler’, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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Scoring:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | SO | Final | ||||||||
| CLE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| TOR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shots/Special Teams:
| Shots | PP | PK | PIM | ||||||
| CLE | 23 | 0/3 | 4/5 | 10 min / 5 inf | |||||
| TOR | 42 | 1/5 | 3/3 | 6 min / 3 inf |
Goaltenders:
| Goaltender | Outcome | Saves | GA | SOG-S | Record | ||||||||
| CLE | Cajan | W | 41 | 1 | 1-3 | 3-1-1 | |||||||
| TOR | Hildeby | L | 21 | 1 | 2-2 | 3-2-2 |
Cleveland Record: 11-4-1-0, 1st North Division
Toronto Record: 8-5-2-1, 4th North Division
Official Cleveland Monsters Press Release
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