Cleveland completes series sweep of Chicago with 4-2 win
Apr 25, 2021The Cleveland Monsters beat the Chicago Wolves 4-2 on Sunday evening at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. With the win, the Monsters are now 13-7-1-0 and are currently in second place in the AHL’s Central Division standings.
The Monsters made quick work in the opening frame after Tristan Mullin notched a tally at 5:38 off feeds from Zach Jordan and Ole Bjorgvik-Holm followed by a marker from Brett Gallant at 6:17 assisted by Thomas Schemitsch. Chicago’s Max Lajoie recorded a goal at 16:14 cutting Cleveland’s lead to 2-1 heading into the first intermission. Tyler Angle regained the two-goal lead for the Monsters with the lone tally of the middle frame at 13:08 with helpers from Liam Foudy and Jake Christiansen pushing the score to 3-1 after forty minutes. The Wolves pulled the game within one after a power-play marker from Anthony Richard at 15:56 of the third period, but Angle notched an empty-net goal assisted by Foudy at 18:20 to secure the Monsters 4-2 win.
Cleveland’s Matiss Kivlenieks made 28 saves for the victory while Chicago’s Connor Ingram stopped 19 shots in defeat.
The Monsters travel for an homestand with the Texas Stars starting Thursday, April 29, with an 8:00 p.m. puck drop at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park. Follow the games with full coverage on FOX Sports 1350AM ‘The Gambler’, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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Scoring:
|
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
OT |
SO |
Final |
|
CLE |
2 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
4 |
|
CHI |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
2 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
23 |
0/4 |
0/2 |
9 min / 3 inf |
|
CHI |
29 |
2/2 |
4/4 |
13 min / 5 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Record |
|
CLE |
Kivlenieks |
W |
27 |
2 |
6-1-0 |
|
CHI |
Ingram |
L |
19 |
3 |
0-2-1 |
Cleveland Record: 13-7-1-0, 2nd Central Division
Chicago Record: 15-5-1-2, 1st Central Division
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