CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Monsters beat the Rochester Americans 2-1 on Tuesday evening at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. With the win, the Monsters are now 20-20-3-2 and are currently in sixth place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Owen Sillinger scored the lone goal of the opening frame at 13:51 off feeds from Samuel Knazko and Trey Fix-Wolansky putting the Monsters ahead 1-0 after 20 minutes. Rochester’s Sean Malone recorded a tally at 2:29 of the second period, but Josh Dunne notched a marker at 4:30 assisted by Cole Clayton sending Cleveland to the final intermission leading 2-1. The Monsters held off the Amerks in the third stanza securing the win with a final score of 2-1.
Cleveland’s Jet Greaves made 33 saves for the win while Rochester’s Malcolm Subban stopped 22 shots in defeat.
The Monsters hit the road for a three-in-three beginning against the Grand Rapids Griffins on Friday, February 17, with a 7:00 p.m. puck drop at Van Andel Arena. Follow the games with full coverage on FOX Sports 1350 ‘The Gambler’, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | SO | Final | ||||||||
| CLE | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | |||||||
| ROC | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
Shots/Special Teams:
| Shots | PP | PK | PIM | ||||||
| CLE | 24 | 0/4 | 4/4 | 10 min / 5 inf | |||||
| ROC | 34 | 0/4 | 4/4 | 20 min / 6 inf |
Goaltenders:
| Goaltender | Outcome | Saves | GA | Record | |||||||
| CLE | Greaves | W | 33 | 1 | 10-9-3 | ||||||
| ROC | Subban | L | 22 | 2 | 11-9-1 |
Cleveland Record: 20-20-3-2, 6th North Division
Rochester Record: 22-19-2-1, 5th North Division
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