Monsters Edged 3-2 In A Shootout By The Phantoms
Feb 7, 2025The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms 3-2 in a shootout on Friday night at the PPL Center. With the loss, the Monsters are now 24-13-3-4 and in third place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Lehigh Valley’s Olle Lycksell opened the scoring at 11:34 of the first period followed by Massimo Rizzo doubling the lead at 14:04 of the frame for a 2-0 Phantoms lead through 20 minutes. After a scoreless second period, Roman Ahcan picked up two tallies for the Cleveland at 5:46 and 9:24 to tie the game 2-2 through regulation, with Cameron Butler, Stanislav Svozil, Joseph LaBate and Ole Julian Bjorgvik-Holm grabbing assists. The game proceeded to a shootout after a silent overtime period leading to Jon-Randall Avon and Samu Tuomaala scoring for the Phantoms to take the 3-2 shootout win.
Cleveland’s Zach Sawchenko made 26 saves in defeat while Lehigh Valley’s Parker Gahagen stopped 24 shots for the win.
The Monsters continue their road trip to take on the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at 6:05 p.m. on Saturday, February 8, at Mohegan Arena. Follow the games with full coverage on WTAM 1100, 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 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
LV |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
26 |
0/2 |
0/0 |
15 min / 2 inf |
|
LV |
28 |
0/0 |
2/2 |
19 min / 4 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Record |
|
CLE |
Sawchenko |
SOL |
26 |
2 |
8-5-4 |
|
LV |
Gahagen |
W |
24 |
2 |
7-1-2 |
Cleveland Record: 24-13-3-4, 3rd North Division
Lehigh Valley: 22-17-5-1, 5th Atlantic Division
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