Game Preview: Monsters at Senators 11/16
Nov 16, 2022In the first of eight meetings between the two teams this season, the Cleveland Monsters, AHL affiliate of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets, drop the puck vs. the Belleville Senators, AHL affiliate of the NHL’s Ottawa Senators, on Wednesday with full coverage, live from CAA Arena in Belleville, ON, underway at 7:00 pm on FOX Sports 1350 “The Gambler”, AHLTV, and the Monsters Hockey Network.
MONSTERS PRE-SCOUT: Following a 6-5 road overtime win over the Rochester Americans on Friday, the Cleveland Monsters enter tonight’s game at 7-5-0-0 on the season. With 14 standings points, the Monsters currently rank third in the North Division standings and sixth in the Eastern Conference. Cleveland is currently led in scoring by RW Kirill Marchenko (8-6-14), RW Emil Bemstrom (7-7-14), and RW Trey Fix-Wolansky (5-7-12).
SENATORS PRE-SCOUT: Following a 3-2 home shootout win over the Rochester Americans on Saturday, the Belleville Senators enter tonight’s game at 5-6-1-0 on the season. With 11 standings points, the Senators currently rank fourth in the North Division standings and 12th in the Eastern Conference. Belleville is currently led in scoring by LW Jake Lucchini (5-8-13), RW Egor Sokolov (1-9-10), and LW Cole Reinhardt (2-6-8).
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES: Wednesday marks the first of eight meetings between the Monsters and Senators this season and the first of four games between the two clubs at CAA Arena this year.
MONSTERS GOALTENDERS:
| 30 Pavel Cajan | OVERALL | 4 GP, (2-2-0), 0 SO, 3.29 GAA, .877 S% |
| LAST APP | (22/24) in 4-2 W vs CHI 11/5/22 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | -- | |
| ON THE ROAD | 2 GP, (1-1-0), 0 SO, 3.50 GAA, .877 S% | |
| 73 Jet Greaves | OVERALL | 5 GP, (2-3-0), 0 SO, 4.31 GAA, .859 S% |
| LAST APP | (23/28) in 1-5 L at WBS 10/26/22 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | -- | |
| ON THE ROAD | 3 GP, (0-3-0), 0 SO, 4.43 GAA, .851 S% |
SENATORS GOALTENDERS:
| 31 Kevin Mandolese | OVERALL | 5 GP, (2-2-1), 0 SO, 3.54 GAA, .864 S% |
| LAST APP. | (8/12) in first 46:19 of 2-8 L at RFD 10/29/22 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | -- | |
| AT HOME | 1 GP, (0-1-0), 0 SO, 3.09 GAA, .864 S% | |
| 35 Antoine Bibeau | OVERALL | 4 GP, (2-2-0), 0 SO, 3.44 GAA, .889 S% |
| LAST APP. | (25/27) in 3-2 SOW vs ROC 11/12/22 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | -- | |
| AT HOME | 3 GP, (2-1-0), 0 SO, 2.92 GAA, .900 S% | |
| 40 Mads Sogaard | OVERALL | 6 GP, (1-2-0), 0 SO, 4.01 GAA, .899 S% |
| LAST APP. | (8/8) in first 13:50 of 2-4 L at SYR 11/11/22 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | -- | |
| AT HOME | 2 GP, (1-1-0), 0 SO, 3.03 GAA, .914 S% | |
| 50 Logan Flodell | OVERALL | -- |
| LAST APP. | -- | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | -- | |
| AT HOME | -- |
KEYS TO SUCCESS:
- TERRIFIC TYLER: Cleveland LW Tyler Angle is currently riding a two-game point streak (3-1-4) and a two-game goal streak (3G).
- FANTASTIC FONSTAD: Monsters LW Cole Fonstad is currently in the midst of a two-game point streak (1-3-4) and a two-game assist streak (3A).
- NEW ARRIVALS: Cleveland will be buoyed on Wednesday by the arrivals of LW Joona Luoto, who was medically cleared to return to action following a pre-season lower-body injury and subsequently loaned to the Monsters by the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday morning, and D Olivier LeBlanc, recalled by Cleveland from the ECHL’s Kalamazoo Wings Sunday evening.