Monsters stumble in 4-3 loss to Comets
Dec 20, 2022The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Utica Comets 4-3 on Tuesday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. With the loss, the Monsters are now 12-10-1-2 and are currently in fourth place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Following a scoreless first period, Brandon Davidson notched a tally 30 seconds into the middle frame off feeds from Justin Richards and Emil Bemstrom. Bemstrom added two goals of his own first converting on the power play at 10:50 with helpers from Trey Fix-Wolansky and David Jiricek followed by his second marker at 12:00 assisted by Jiricek and Pavel Cajan. Utica’s Tyce Thompson scored on the man advantage at 12:09, but Cleveland held the 3-1 lead after 40 minutes. The Comets took control of the third frame with goals from Graeme Clarke at 1:19 and 13:48 on the power-play followed by the game-winning marker by Samuel Laberge at 19:45 bringing the final score to 4-3.
Cleveland’s Cajan made 37 saves in defeat while Utica’s Akira Schmid stopped 20 shots for the win.
The Monsters host a rematch against the Utica Comets on Thursday, December 22, with a 7:00 p.m. puck drop at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Follow the games with full coverage on FOX Sports 1350 ‘The Gambler’, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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Scoring:
|
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
OT |
SO |
Final |
|
CLE |
0 |
3 |
0 |
- |
- |
3 |
|
UTC |
0 |
1 |
3 |
- |
- |
4 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
23 |
1/3 |
3/5 |
17 min / 7 inf |
|
UTC |
41 |
2/5 |
2/3 |
13 min / 5 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Record |
|
CLE |
Cajan |
L |
37 |
4 |
4-5-1 |
|
UTC |
Schmid |
W |
20 |
3 |
3-1-1 |
Cleveland Record: 12-10-1-2, 4th North Division
Utica Record: 11-9-3-1, 5th North Division
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