Monsters fall in close 3-2 loss against Bears
Dec 10, 2022The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Hershey Bears 3-2 on Saturday night at Giant Center. With the loss, the Monsters are now 10-8-1-2 and are currently in third place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Trey Fix-Wolansky converted on a power-play in the opening frame scoring at 6:11 with helpers from Emil Bemstrom and David Jiricek, but Hershey’s Mike Sgarbossa responded at 8:59 to even the score. Josh Dunne put the Monsters ahead on a power-play with a marker at 17:17 assisted by Robbie Payne and Sam Knazko, but Aaron Ness answered at 19:35 tying the game 2-2 after the first period. After a scoreless second period, the Bears notched a lone tally in the third at 8:47 resulting in a 3-2 loss for the Monsters.
Cleveland’s Daniil Tarasov made 22 saves in defeat while Hershey’s Clay Stevenson stopped 22 shots for the win.
The Monsters have a rematch with the Hershey Bears on December 11, with a 5:00 p.m. puck drop at Giant Center. Follow the games with full coverage on FOX Sports 1350 ‘The Gambler’, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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Scoring:
|
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
OT |
SO |
Final |
|
CLE |
2 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
2 |
|
HER |
2 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
3 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
27 |
2/4 |
2/2 |
4 min / 2 inf |
|
HER |
25 |
0/2 |
2/4 |
8 min / 4 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Record |
|
CLE |
Tarasov |
L |
22 |
3 |
2-2-0 |
|
HER |
Stevenson |
W |
25 |
2 |
1-0-0 |
Cleveland Record: 10-8-1-2, 3rd North Division
Hershey Record: 17-5-2-0, 1st Atlantic Division
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