Monsters outmaneuver Marlies in 3-1 victory
Jan 4, 2025The Cleveland Monsters beat the Toronto Marlies 3-1 on Friday night at Coca-Cola Coliseum. With the win, the Monsters are now 19-10-1-3 and in second place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Stanislav Svozil grabbed the lone goal of the opening frame at 6:07 with assists from Luca Del Bel Belluz and Justin Pearson putting Cleveland up 1-0 after 20 minutes. Gavin Brindley notched a tally at 18:17 of the second period with helpers from Owen Sillinger and Cole Clayton sending the Monsters to the final intermission ahead 2-0. The Marlies pushed back with a power-play goal from Alex Nylander at 19:04 of the final period, but Dylan Gambrell scored an empty-net marker at 19:57 off a feed from Sillinger to bring the final score to 3-1.
Cleveland’s Jet Greaves made 33 saves for the win while Toronto’s Artur Akhtyamov stopped 25 shots in defeat.
The Monsters have a rematch with the Toronto Marlies at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 5, at Coca-Cola Coliseum. Follow the games with full coverage on 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 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
3 |
|
TOR |
0 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
28 |
0/3 |
4/5 |
10 min / 5 inf |
|
TOR |
34 |
1/5 |
3/3 |
6 min / 3 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Record |
|
CLE |
Greaves |
W |
33 |
1 |
10-5-3 |
|
TOR |
Akhtyamov |
L |
25 |
2 |
9-3-1 |
Cleveland Record: 19-10-1-3, 2nd North Division
Toronto Record: 17-7-2-3, 4th North Division
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