Monsters Outmaneuvered By Checkers In 5-2 Loss
Oct 18, 2024The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Charlotte Checkers 5-2 on Friday night at Bojangles Coliseum. With the loss, the Monsters are now 1-2-0-0 and are currently in fifth place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Charlotte’s Will Lockwood scored first at 1:59 of the opening frame, but Joseph LaBate responded with a marker at 8:57 assisted by Justin Pearson to even the score. Aidan McDonough added two goals on the power play for the Checkers at 10:15 and 15:08 to send the Monsters to the first intermission trailing 3-1. Charlotte’s offense combined for a pair of tallies in the middle frame from Oliver Okuliar at 6:05 and Sandis Vilmanis at 14:31 extending Cleveland’s deficit to 5-1 after 40 minutes. James Malatesta recorded a marker at 8:29 of the third period off feeds from Dylan Gambrell and Owen Sillinger, but the late offensive push was not enough as the Monsters fell 5-2.
Cleveland’s Zachary Sawchenko made 26 saves in defeat while Charlotte’s Chris Driedger made 22 saves for the win.
The Monsters have a rematch against the Charlotte Checkers on Saturday, October 19, at 6:00 p.m. at Bojangles Coliseum. Follow the games with full coverage on NEO Sports via iHeart Radio, AHLTV on FloHockey and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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Scoring:
|
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
OT |
SO |
Final |
|
CLE |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
2 |
|
CLT |
3 |
2 |
0 |
- |
- |
5 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
24 |
0/3 |
2/4 |
17 min / 7 inf |
|
CLT |
31 |
2/4 |
3/3 |
15 min / 6 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Record |
|
CLE |
Sawchenko |
L |
26 |
5 |
1-1-0 |
|
CLT |
Driedger |
W |
22 |
2 |
2-0-0 |
Cleveland Record: 1-5-0-0, 5th North Division
Charlotte Record: 3-0-0-0, 1st Atlantic Division
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