Monsters Earn Point In 2-1 Overtime Loss To Senators
Feb 24, 2025The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Belleville Senators 2-1 in overtime on Monday night at the Rocket Arena. With the overtime loss, the Monsters are now 26-15-5-5 and in fourth place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Cleveland’s Dylan Gambrell opened the scoring at 4:03 of the first period with Mikael Pyyhtiä on the assist for a 1-0 Monsters lead through 20 minutes. Belleville tied the game at 8:55 of the middle frame off a shot from Cole Reinhardt making it 1-1 through two periods. After a silent third frame, Senators forward Jeremy Davies scored the game-winning goal in overtime for a 2-1 Belleville win.
Cleveland’s Zach Sawchenko made 38 saves in defeat while Belleville’s Malcolm Subban stopped 14 shots for the win and Leevi Merliläinen made one save before being removed from the game.
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Scoring:
|
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
OT |
SO |
Final |
|
CLE |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
1 |
|
BEL |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
2 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
16 |
0/3 |
4/4 |
12 min / 6 inf |
|
BEL |
40 |
0/4 |
3/3 |
10 min / 5 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Record |
|
CLE |
Sawchenko |
OTL |
38 |
2 |
9-5-4 |
|
BEL |
Meriläinen |
ND |
1 |
1 |
11-4-3 |
|
BEL |
Subban |
W |
14 |
0 |
7-5-2 |
Cleveland Record: 26-15-5-5, 4th North Division
Belleville Record: 23-18-3-4, 6th North Division
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