Game Preview: Monsters at Penguins 01/24
In the first of four meetings between the two teams this season, the Cleveland Monsters, AHL affiliate of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets, drop the puck vs. the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, AHL affiliate of the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins, on Monday with full coverage, live from Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in Wilkes-Barre, PA, underway at 7:00 pm on FOX Sports 1350 “The Gambler”, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.
MONSTERS PRE-SCOUT: Following a 7-3 home win over the Rochester Americans on Saturday, the Cleveland Monsters enter tonight’s game at 13-12-4-3 on the season. With a .516 points percentage, the Monsters currently rank sixth in the North Division standings and 11th in the Eastern Conference. Cleveland is currently led in scoring by C Brendan Gaunce (14-11-25), D Jake Christiansen (5-15-20), and LW Tyler Angle (4-15-19).
PENGUINS PRE-SCOUT: Following a 3-2 home overtime win over the Toronto Marlies on Saturday, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins enter tonight’s game at 13-16-1-3 on the season. With a .455 points percentage, the Penguins currently rank eighth in the Atlantic Division standings and 15th in the Eastern Conference. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is currently led in scoring by RW Valtteri Puustinen (13-13-26), RW Alexander Nylander (14-8-22), and C Felix Robert (8-9-17).
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES: Monday marks the first of four meetings between the Monsters and Penguins this season and the first of two games between the two clubs at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza this year.
MONSTERS GOALTENDERS:
| 31 Jet Greaves | OVERALL | 7 GP, (3-3-0), 0 SO, 3.54 GAA, .896 S% |
| LAST APP. | (31/34) in 7-3 W vs ROC 1/22/22 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | -- | |
| ON THE ROAD | 4 GP, (2-2-0), 0 SO, 3.84 GAA, .891 S% | |
| 35 Jean-Francois Berube | OVERALL | 13 GP, (4-6-3), 1 SO, 3.02 GAA, .904 S% |
| LAST APP | (21/24) in 1-4 L vs ROC 1/21/22 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | 2 GP, (0-2-0), 0 SO, 3.56 GAA, .857 S% | |
| ON THE ROAD | 7 GP, (3-2-2), 1 SO, 2.36 GAA, .926 S% |
PENGUINS GOALTENDERS:
| 30 Tristan Cote-Cazenave | REA (ECHL) | 2 GP, (1-1-0), 1 SO, 2.03 GAA, .879 S% |
| U. QC-TR (USports) | 4 GP, (2-2-0), 0 SO, 2.72 GAA, .906 S% | |
| 31 Filip Lindberg | OVERALL | 7 GP, (4-2-0), 0 SO, 2.76 GAA, .915 S% |
| LAST APP. | (27/28) in first 40:00 of 2-1 W vs CHA 11/12/21 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | -- | |
| AT HOME | 6 GP, (3-2-0), 0 SO, 2.74 GAA, .915 S% | |
| 33 Alex D’Orio | OVERALL | 8 GP, (2-5-0), 0 SO, 3.20 GAA, .880 S% |
| LAST APP. | (22/24) in 3-2 OTW vs TOR 1/22/22 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | -- | |
| AT HOME | 4 GP, (2-2-0), 0 SO, 2.04 GAA, .905 S% | |
| 37 Tommy Nappier | OVERALL | 9 GP, (3-4-2), 0 SO, 3.22 GAA, .888 S% |
| LAST APP. | (23/24) in 2-1 W vs HER 1/16/22 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | -- | |
| AT HOME | 5 GP, (2-2-1), 0 SO, 2.30 GAA, .920 S% |
KEYS TO SUCCESS:
- GAUNCE’S GOALS: Cleveland C Brendan Gaunce is riding a two-game goal streak (4) and is scoring at a better than goal and point per game pace in his last four outings (5-1-6). Gaunce’s 14 goals rank tied for ninth most in the AHL this season and lead all Monsters skaters so far this year.
- HISTORIC HAT TRICKS: Saturday’s 7-3 home win over Rochester featured hat tricks for Monsters RW Trey Fix-Wolansky and Cleveland C Brendan Gaunce. The two forwards’ achievement marked the first game in franchise history in which more than one Monsters player registered three or more goals.
- THE FIX IS IN: Cleveland RW Trey Fix-Wolansky is currently riding a four game point streak (4-2-6) and his nine goals rank second-most among Monsters skaters this season.
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