Game Preview: Monsters vs. Wolves 11/04
Nov 4, 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 Chicago Wolves, AHL affiliate of the NHL’s Carolina Hurricans, on Friday with full coverage, live from Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, underway at 7:00 pm on FOX Sports 1350 “The Gambler”, AHLTV, and the Monsters Hockey Network.
MONSTERS PRE-SCOUT: Following a 4-2 road win over the Syracuse Crunch on Saturday, the Cleveland Monsters enter tonight’s game at 4-4-0-0 on the season. With eight standings points, the Monsters currently rank third in the North Division standings and ninth in the Eastern Conference. Cleveland is currently led in scoring by RW Emil Bemstrom (5-6-11), RW Kirill Marchenko (5-4-9), and C Brendan Gaunce (4-5-9).
WOLVES PRE-SCOUT: Following a 3-4 home overtime loss to the Milwaukee Admirals on Saturday, the Chicago Wolves enter tonight’s game at 2-3-1-0 on the season. With five standings points, the Wolves currently rank seventh in the Central Division standings and 15th in the Western Conference. Chicago is currently led in scoring by D Anttoni Honka (1-6-7), C Josh Melnik (2-3-5), and C Jamieson Rees (1-4-5).
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES: Friday marks the first of eight meetings between Cleveland and Chicago this season and the first of four games between the two clubs at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse this year.
MONSTERS GOALTENDERS:
| 30 Pavel Cajan | OVERALL | 2 GP, (1-1-0), 0 SO, 3.50 GAA, .877 S% |
| LAST APP | (23/27) in 1-5 L at UTC 10/28/22 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | -- | |
| AT HOME | -- | |
| 31 Darion Hanson | OVERALL | -- |
| LAST APP | -- | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | -- | |
| AT HOME | -- | |
| 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 | -- | |
| AT HOME | 2 GP, (2-0-0), 0 SO, 4.15 GAA, .870 S% |
WOLVES GOALTENDERS:
| 36 Zachary Sawchenko | OVERALL | 2 GP, (1-1-0), 0 SO, 3.05 GAA, .872 S% |
| LAST APP. | (19/24) in 3-5 L at RFD 10/28/22 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | -- | |
| ON THE ROAD | 2 GP, (1-1-0), 0 SO, 3.05 GAA, .872 S% | |
| 52 Pyotr Kochetkov | OVERALL | 4 GP, (1-2-1), 0 SO, 3.25 GAA, .898 S% |
| LAST APP. | (46/50) in 3-4 OTL vs MIL 10/29/22 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | -- | |
| ON THE ROAD | -- |
KEYS TO SUCCESS:
- BEMSTROM’S BOOMING: Cleveland RW Emil Bemstrom is currently riding a two-game point streak (1-1-2) and ranks among the AHL’s leaders in points (11, T4th), goals (5, T5th), power-play goals (2, T9th), and shots (28, T10th).
- MARVELOUS MARCHENKO: Monsters RW Kirill Marchenko is currently riding a two-game point streak (1-1-2) and ranks among the AHL’s rookie leaders in goals (5, T1st), points (9, T2nd), and shots (22, 3rd).
- ECHL ARRIVALS: Cleveland welcomed C Erik Bradford, under contract with the Monsters this season, back from the ECHL’s Kalamazoo Wings on Tuesday via recall and Cleveland inked G Darion Hanson to a professional tryout (PTO) contract on Thursday. In four appearances for Kalamazoo this season, Bradford posted 0-2-2 with an even rating while Hanson went 2-0-0 with a 1.89 GAA and .953 S% in two appearances for the ECHL’s Savannah Ghost Pirates so far this year.