Monsters come up short in 4-0 loss to Americans
Nov 13, 2021The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Rochester Americans 4-0 on Saturday night at Blue Cross Arena. With the loss, the Monsters are now 5-3-1-3 and are currently in third place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
The Americans took control of the opening period with goals from JJ Peterka at 13:26 and Michael Mersch at 19:25 sending the Monsters into the first intermission trailing 2-0. Rochester’s Jack Quinn scored the lone tally of the middle frame at 13:57 extending Cleveland’s deficit to 3-0 after forty minutes. Amerks’ Casey Fitzgerald notched a marker at 11:25 of the third period making it a 4-0 loss for the Monsters.
Cleveland’s Jean-Francois Berube made 21 saves in defeat while Rochester’s Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 32 saves for the victory.
The Monsters return home to host the Syracuse Crunch on Wednesday, November 17, for a 7:00 p.m. puck drop at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Follow the games 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 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
0 |
|
ROC |
2 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
4 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
32 |
0/4 |
2/2 |
9 min / 3 inf |
|
ROC |
25 |
0/2 |
4/4 |
13 min / 5 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Record |
|
CLE |
Berube |
L |
21 |
4 |
3-1-2 |
|
ROC |
Luukkonen |
W |
32 |
0 |
4-4-0 |
Cleveland Record: 5-3-1-3, 3rd North Division
Rochester Record: 7-4-0-0, 2nd North Division
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