Monsters fall 4-1 to Amerks in final game of 2022-23 season
Apr 16, 2023The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Rochester Americans 4-1 on Sunday afternoon at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. With the loss, the Monsters finish the season 33-32-5-2 and in sixth place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Following a scoreless first period, Rochester’s Filip Cederqvist notched a tally at 1:49 of the middle frame, but Marcus Bjork responded with marker at 16:20 assisted by Jake Christiansen and Owen Sillinger tying the game. The Americans had the final say in the second period after a shorthanded goal from Matt Bartkowski at 16:53 leaving the Monsters trailing 2-1 after 40 minutes. Rochester pushed the game out of reach in the final frame with a goal from Josh Passolt at 3:10 and an empty-net tally from Lukas Rousek at 17:19 bringing the final score to 4-1.
Cleveland’s Jet Greaves made 25 saves in defeat while Rochester’s Malcolm Subban made 24 saves for the win.
The Monsters return for the Home Opener of the 2023-22 season on Friday, October 20, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. An opponent, start time and promotion will be announced at a later date.
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Scoring:
|
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
OT |
SO |
Final |
|
CLE |
0 |
1 |
0 |
- |
- |
1 |
|
ROC |
0 |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
4 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
25 |
0/3 |
3/3 |
8 min / 4 inf |
|
ROC |
29 |
0/3 |
3/3 |
10 min / 5 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Record |
|
CLE |
Greaves |
L |
25 |
3 |
19-16-5 |
|
ROC |
Subban |
W |
24 |
1 |
20-14-5 |
Cleveland Record: 33-32-5-2, 6th North Division
Rochester Record: 36-27-6-3, 4th North Division
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