Monsters drop final game against Amerks 4-1
Apr 16, 2025The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Rochester Americans 4-1 on Wednesday night at Blue Cross Arena. With the loss, the Monsters are now 35-23-5-6 and in fifth place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
The Amerks opened the scoring with a power-play tally from Mason Jobst at 13:01 in the first period, but Luca Del Bel Belluz responded with a goal at 13:40 assisted by Trey Fix-Wolansky and Guillaume Richard leaving the teams tied 1-1 after 20 minutes. Rochester’s Zachary Metsa recorded the only marker of the middle frame at 12:37 sending Cleveland to the final intermission trailing 2-1. The Amerks closed out the game with goals from Riley Fiddler-Schultz at 18:25 and Brett Murray at 19:33 bringing the final score to 4-1.
Cleveland’s Zach Sawchenko made 30 saves in defeat while Toronto’s Devon Levi stopped 24 shots for the win.
The Monsters continue the road trip with a visit to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Friday, April 18, at 7:00 p.m. at PPL Center.Top of Form
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Scoring:
|
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
OT |
SO |
Final |
|
CLE |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
1 |
|
ROC |
1 |
1 |
2 |
- |
- |
4 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
25 |
0/1 |
1/2 |
14 min / 3 inf |
|
ROC |
34 |
1/2 |
1/1 |
12 min / 2 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Record |
|
CLE |
Sawchenko |
L |
30 |
2 |
10-10-5 |
|
ROC |
Levi |
W |
24 |
1 |
25-12-4 |
Cleveland Record: 35-24-5-6, 5th North Division
Rochester Record: 42-21-4-3, 2nd North Division
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