Monsters Take Down Amerks in 3-2 Overtime Victory
Feb 22, 2020The AHL’s Cleveland Monsters beat the Rochester Americans in overtime 3-2 on Saturday night at Blue Cross Arena. With the win, the Monsters are now 24-26-3-2 and are currently in eighth place in the AHL’s North Division standings with 53 points.
The Monsters struck first after Trey Fix-Wolansky notched a tally at 3:59 of the opening period off a feed from Ryan MacInnis. Markus Hannikainen’s marker doubled the lead for Cleveland at 7:35 with an assist from Fix-Wolansky, but Rochester’s Taylor Leier responded with a goal at 15:54 sending the Monsters into the first intermission leading 2-1. The Americans tied the score with the only goal of the middle frame from Brett Murray at 9:15 sending both teams to the final intermission knotted at two apiece. Following a scoreless third period, the game was decided in overtime after Sam Vigneault notched a tally for Cleveland at 1:35 with helpers from Dillon Simpson and Fix-Wolansky.
Cleveland’s Joonas Korpisalo made 32 saves in victory while Rochester’s Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 10 shots in defeat.
The Monsters travel to face off against the Toronto Marlies on Wednesday afternoon with a 11:00 a.m. puck drop at Coca Cola Coliseum. Follow the games with full coverage on ALT 99.1, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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Scoring:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | SO | Final | |
| CLE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 3 |
| ROC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 |
Shots/Special Teams:
| Shots | PP | PK | PIM | |
| CLE | 13 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 10 min / 5 inf |
| ROC | 34 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 2 min / 1 inf |
Goaltenders:
| Goaltender | Outcome | Saves | GA | Record | |
| CLE | Korpisalo | W | 32 | 3 | 1-0-0 |
| ROC | Luukkonen | OT | 10 | 2 | 3-3-3 |
Cleveland Record: 24-26-3-2, 8th North Division
Rochester Record: 30-17-4-4, 2nd North Division
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