Game Preview: Monsters vs. Americans 01/22
In the fourth of ten meetings between the two teams this season, the Cleveland Monsters, AHL affiliate of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets, drop the puck vs. the Rochester Americans, AHL affiliate of the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres, on Saturday with full coverage, live from Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, underway at 1:00 pm on FOX Sports 1350 “The Gambler”, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.
MONSTERS PRE-SCOUT: Following a 1-4 home loss to the Rochester Americans on Friday, the Cleveland Monsters enter today’s game at 12-12-4-3 on the season. With a .500 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 (11-11-22), D Jake Christiansen (5-15-20), and LW Tyler Angle (4-15-19).
AMERICANS PRE-SCOUT: Following a 4-1 road win over the Cleveland Monsters on Friday, the Rochester Americans enter today’s game at 20-11-2-1 on the season. With a .632 points percentage, the Americans currently rank second in the North Division standings and second in the Western Conference. Rochester is currently led in scoring by RW Jack Quinn (18-17-35), LW Michael Mersch (17-18-35), and RW JJ Peterka (7-20-27).
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES: Saturday marks the fourth of ten meetings between the Monsters and Americans this season [(1-2-0-0), -6 goal differential (5/11)] and the second of five games between the two clubs at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse this year [(0-1-0-0), -3 goal differential (1/4)].
MONSTERS GOALTENDERS:
| 31 Jet Greaves | OVERALL | 6 GP, (2-3-0), 0 SO, 3.65 GAA, .893 S% |
| LAST APP. | (31/35) in 5-4 W at RFD 1/15/22 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | -- | |
| AT HOME | 2 GP, (0-1-0), 0 SO, 3.23 GAA, .898 S% | |
| 33 Cam Johnson | OVERALL | 3 GP, (1-0-1), 0 SO, 1.89 GAA, .932 S% |
| LAST APP. | (11/11) in 33:42 of relief in 2-5 L at RFD 1/14/22 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | -- | |
| AT HOME | -- | |
| 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% | |
| AT HOME | 6 GP, (1-4-1), 0 SO, 3.93 GAA, .873 S% |
AMERICANS GOALTENDERS:
| 32 Mat Robson | OVERALL | 7 GP, (4-1-2), 0 SO, 4.25 GAA, .868 S% |
| LAST APP. | (35/36) in 4-1 W at CLE 1/21/22 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | 1 GP, (1-0-0), 0 SO, 1.00 GAA, .972 S% | |
| ON THE ROAD | 2 GP, (1-1-0), 0 SO, 6.60 GAA, .820 S% | |
| 35 Charles Williams | OVERALL | 1 GP, (0-0-1), 0 SO, 6.13 GAA, .829 S% |
| LAST APP. | (29/35) in 5-6 OTL vs BEL 1/15/22 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | -- | |
| ON THE ROAD | -- |
KEYS TO SUCCESS:
- AWESOME ANGLE: Cleveland LW Tyler Angle is scoring at a better than point per game pace in his last three appearances (2-2-4).
- GAUNCE THE GREAT: Monsters C Brendan Gaunce is scoring at a point per game pace vs. Rochester this season (2-1-3) and in his last three appearances (2-1-3).
- HEARTACHE AT HOME: Cleveland is currently in the midst of a six-game home losing streak (0-5-1-0), the AHL’s longest such streak this season. Overall, the Monsters have lost two in a row, four of their last five (1-4-0-0), and eight of their last ten (2-6-2-0) games.
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