Monsters mount comeback for 4-3 victory over Amerks
Nov 12, 2021The Cleveland Monsters beat the Rochester Americans 4-3 on Friday night at Blue Cross Arena. With the win, the Monsters are now 5-2-1-3 and are currently in second place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
The Americans started the scoring after a goal from Mark Jankowski at 9:10 of the opening frame, but Tristan Mullin responded quickly with a tally at 9:41 off feeds from Justin Scott and Billy Sweezey to tie the game. Rochester’s Brett Murray recorded the final marker of the frame at 17:01 sending Cleveland to the first intermission trailing 2-1. Brendan Gaunce notched the lone goal of the middle frame at 18:08 with an assist from Liam Foudy to tie the game 2-2 after forty minutes of play. Amerks’ Jack Quinn picked up a shorthanded tally at 10:58 of the third period, but Justin Danforth converted on the man advantage to tie the game off feeds from Jake Christiansen and Gaunce. Carson Meyer closed out the game after notching a marker at 15:30 with helpers from Tyler Sikura and Tyler Angle securing the 4-3 win for the Monsters.
Cleveland’s Daniil Tarasov made 25 saves for the victory while Rochester’s Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 39 saves in defeat.
The Monsters rematch against the Rochester Americans on Saturday, November 13, for a 6:05 p.m. puck drop at Blue Cross Arena. 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 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
- |
- |
4 |
|
ROC |
2 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
3 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
43 |
1/3 |
4/4 |
15 min / 6 inf |
|
ROC |
26 |
0/4 |
2/3 |
13 min / 5 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Record |
|
CLE |
Tarasov |
W |
23 |
3 |
1-2-2 |
|
ROC |
Luukkonen |
L |
39 |
4 |
3-4-0 |
Cleveland Record: 5-2-1-3, 2nd North Division
Rochester Record: 6-4-0-0, 3rd North Division
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