Monsters battle not enough in 4-2 loss to Rocket
Apr 16, 2022The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Laval Rocket 4-2 on Saturday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. With the loss, the Monsters are now 24-33-8-5 and are currently in seventh place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Following a scoreless first period, Laval’s Alex Belizle notched a tally at 1:59 but Tyler Angle responded with a marker at 3:05 off feeds from Tim Berni and Owen Sillinger tying the game 1-1 after 40 minutes. The Rocket added three more goals in the final period from Jesse Ylönen at 7:55, Nate Schnarr at 8:50 and Gabriel Bourque at 18:01 bringing the score to 4-1. Angle recorded his second marker of the night at 19:24 with an assist from Thomas Schemitsch, but Cleveland fell by a final score of 4-2.
Cleveland’s Cam Johnson had 26 saves in defeat while Laval’s Kevin Poulin made 30 saves for the win.
The Monsters host the Utica Comets on Tuesday, April 19, for a 7:00 p.m. puck drop at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Follow the game with full coverage on FOX Sports 1350 AM ‘The Gambler’, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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Scoring:
|
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
OT |
SO |
Final |
|
CLE |
0 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
2 |
|
LAV |
0 |
1 |
3 |
- |
- |
4 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
32 |
0/3 |
6/7 |
52 min / 14 inf |
|
LAV |
30 |
1/7 |
3/3 |
26 min / 9 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Record |
|
CLE |
Johnson |
L |
26 |
3 |
4-8-3 |
|
LAV |
Poulin |
W |
30 |
2 |
17-7-2 |
Cleveland Record: 24-33-8-5, 7th North Division
Laval Record: 37-23-4-2, 2nd North Division
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