Monsters battle back for 2-1 shootout win over Checkers
Feb 28, 2025The Cleveland Monsters beat the Charlotte Checkers 2-1 in a shootout on Friday night at Rocket Arena in front of 12,333 fans. With the win, the Monsters are now 27-15-5-5 and in third place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Charlotte’s John Leonard recorded the lone goal of the first period at 12:34 leaving Cleveland trailing 1-0 after 20 minutes. Following a scoreless second period, Roman Ahcan notched a shorthanded goal at 15:50 of the final frame assisted by Cole Clayton to tie the game forcing overtime. Trey Fix-Wolansky and Cameron Butler scored in the shootout securing the 2-1 win for the Monsters.
Cleveland’s Jet Greaves made 44 saves for the win while Charlotte’s Chris Driedger stopped 17 shots in defeat.
The Monsters host a rematch against the Charlotte Checkers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 1, at Rocket Arena. Follow the games with full coverage on Rock Entertainment Sports Network, NewsRadio WTAM 1100 AM, FOX Sports 1350 The Gambler, AHLTV on FloHockey and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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Scoring:
|
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
OT |
SO |
Final |
|
CLE |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
CLT |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
19 |
0/3 |
4/4 |
10 min / 5 inf |
|
CLT |
45 |
0/4 |
3/3 |
8 min / 4 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
SOG-S |
Record |
|
CLE |
Greaves |
W |
44 |
1 |
0-2 |
15-9-6 |
|
CLT |
Driedger |
OT |
17 |
1 |
2-3 |
10-6-4 |
Cleveland Record: 27-15-5-5, 3rd North Division
Charlotte Record: 28-15-3-3, 4th Atlantic Division
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