Svozil sends 21,859 teddy bears flying, Monsters fall 3-2 to Amerks
Dec 22, 2024The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Rochester Americans 3-2 on Sunday evening at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. With the loss, the Monsters are now 17-8-1-2 and in third place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Rochester notched a pair of goals in the opening frame from Brett Murray at 4:42 and Josh Dunne at 10:11 leaving Cleveland down 2-0 after 20 minutes. Stanislav Svozil sent the stuffed animals flying at 13:38 of the second period off feeds from Rocco Grimaldi and Gavin Brindley, but the Amerks responded with a tally at 14:07 sending the Monsters to the final intermission trailing 3-1. Daemon Hunt scored a late marker at 19:52 assisted by Luca Del Bel Belluz and Trey Fix-Wolansky, but Cleveland fell by a final score of 3-2.
Cleveland’s Zach Sawchenko made 29 saves in defeat while Rochester’s Devon Levi stopped 18 shots for the win.
The Monsters welcome the Grand Rapids Griffins for a 7:00 p.m. puck drop on Saturday, December 28, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. 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 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
2 |
|
ROC |
2 |
1 |
0 |
- |
- |
3 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
25 |
0/0 |
3/3 |
8 min / 4 inf |
|
ROC |
33 |
0/3 |
0/0 |
2 min / 1 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Record |
|
CLE |
Sawchenko |
L |
30 |
3 |
7-4-1 |
|
ROC |
Levi |
W |
23 |
2 |
9-2-1 |
Cleveland Record: 17-8-1-2, 3rd North Division
Rochester Record: 17-9-3-0, 2nd North Division
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