Monsters beat Rocket 2-1 in overtime in front of 15,176 fans

Jan 11, 2025

The Cleveland Monsters beat the Laval Rocket 2-1 in overtime on Saturday night in front of 15,176 fans at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. With the win, the Monsters are now 21-11-1-3 and in second place in the AHL’s North Division standings.

 

The opening period started quickly after Joseph LaBate converted on an early power play at 1:50 off feeds from Samuel Knazko and Daemon Hunt giving the Monsters a 1-0 lead heading into the first intermission. The Rocket responded with a goal on the man advantage from Owen Beck at 16:17 leaving the teams tied 1-1 after 40 minutes of play. Despite scoring chances from both sides in the third period, the teams went into extra time where Owen Sillinger put the game-winning goal away at 1:37 with helpers from Stanislav Svozil and Cole Clayton bringing the final score to 2-1.

                                                      

Cleveland’s Daniil Tarasov made 34 saves for the win while Laval’s Connor Hughes stopped 22 shots in defeat.

 

The Monsters travel to Michigan to face the Grand Rapids Griffins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, January 17, at Van Andel Arena. Follow the games with full coverage on 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	1	0	0	1	-	2
LAV	0	1	0	0	-	1

 

Shots/Special Teams:

	Shots	PP	PK	PIM
CLE	24	1/6	3/4	12 min / 6 inf
LAV	35	1/4	5/6	26 min / 9 inf

 

Goaltenders:

	Goaltender	Outcome	Saves	GA	Record
CLE	Tarasov	W	34	1	1-1-0
LAV	Hughes	OT	22	2	9-7-1

Cleveland Record: 21-11-1-3, 2nd North Division

Laval Record: 21-10-2-1, 3rd North Division

 

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