Monsters Fall In A Shootout 2-1, As Iowa Ruins Korpisalo’s Dominant Night

CLEVELAND, Ohio- The Cleveland Monsters were back in action Friday, as they took on the Iowa Wild for the second time this week. It was a special night at the Q, as it was Chuck-A-Bear night. This meant after the first Monsters goal, fans would throw stuffed animals on the ice. Cleveland would ultimately fall to Iowa in a shootout 2-1.

Daniel Zaar scored the lone goal in the first period, as he shot a turnaround wrister to the top right shelf with forty-four seconds left. Zaar’s goal at the 19:16 mark sent stuffed animals flying for a great cause. The Monsters led 1-0 after the first twenty minutes.

After a scoreless second period, Cleveland had seemingly locked Iowa down. The Wild were able to score with thirty-three seconds left to force overtime.

Overtime was not enough to solve tonight’s tied game, so the teams headed to a shootout. The Monsters would lose the shootout 2-1, as Alex Tuch slowly slid the puck between Joonas Korpisalo’s leg pads for the game-winning goal. That was one of the few times Iowa could get past Korpisalo, who was unstoppable for most of the game on a night where he had 30 saves.

The Monsters fall to 12-11-1-2. They travel tomorrow for a road game against Chicago.

Photo Credit: David Sprouse