Monsters Start Season with 3-2 Win in Against Rocket
Oct 4, 2019The AHL's Cleveland Monsters defeated the Laval Rocket 3-2 at Place Bell on Friday night. With the win, the Monsters are now 1-0-0-0 and currently tied for first place in the AHL’s North Division standings with two points.
SCORING:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | SO | Final | |
| CLE | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| LAV | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
SHOTS/SPECIAL TEAMS:
| Shots | PP | PK | PIM | |
| CLE | 23 | 0/5 | 3/4 | 8 min / 4 inf |
| LAV | 29 | 1/4 | 5/5 | 10 min / 5 inf |
SHOTS/SPECIAL TEAMS:
| Goaltender | Outcome | Saves | GA | Record | |
| CLE | Kivlenieks | W | 27 | 2 | 1-0-0 |
| LAV | Lindgren | L | 20 | 3 | 0-1-0 |
Cleveland Record: 1-0-0-0, T-1st North Division
Laval Record: 0-1-0-0, 4th North Division
Quick Hits:
- The Monsters improve to 8-5-0-0 in the first game of the season and 3-1-0-0 when starting on the road.
- Trey Fix-Wolansky’s game-winning goal was his first professional tally and Andrew Peeke registered his first professional point with an assist on the Monsters’ opening goal.
- Matiss Kivlenieks recorded his first win of the season stopping 27 shots while also picking up a secondary assist on the Monsters’ third goal.
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Next Game:
The Monsters conclude their road trip tomorrow afternoon with a 3:00 p.m. faceoff against the Rocket. Follow the games with full coverage on Alt 99.1, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.