Game Preview: Monsters vs. Comets 04/19
In the seventh of eight meetings between the two teams this season, the Cleveland Monsters, AHL affiliate of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets, drop the puck vs. the Utica Comets, AHL affiliate of the NHL’s New Jersey Devils, on Tuesday with full coverage, live from Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, underway at 7:00 pm on FOX Sports 1350 “The Gambler”, AHLTV, and the Monsters Hockey Network.
MONSTERS PRE-SCOUT: Following a 2-4 home loss to the Laval Rocket on Saturday, the Cleveland Monsters enter tonight’s game at 24-33-8-5 on the season. With a .436 points percentage, the Monsters currently rank seventh in the North Division standings and 15th in the Eastern Conference. Cleveland is currently led in scoring by D Jake Christiansen (12-30-42), LW Tyler Angle (10-26-36), and C Justin Scott (14-16-30).
COMETS PRE-SCOUT: Following a 1-4 home loss to the Belleville Senators on Saturday, the Utica Comets enter tonight’s game at 40-19-7-1 on the season. With a .657 points percentage, the Comets currently rank first in the North Division standings and first in the Eastern Conference. Utica is currently led in scoring by C Fabian Zetterlund (24-28-52), LW A.J. Greer (22-28-50), and C Chase De Leo (16-34-50).
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES: Tuesday marks the seventh of eight meetings between the Monsters and Comets this season [(2-3-1-0), -4 goal differential (15/19)] and the third of four games between the two clubs at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse this year [(0-1-1-0), -2 goal differential (4/6)].
MONSTERS GOALTENDERS:
| 31 Jet Greaves | OVERALL | 27 GP, (11-11-2), 1 SO, 2.90 GAA, .906 S% |
| LAST APP | (23/29) in 2-6 L vs ROC 4/2/22 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | 3 GP, (2-0-0), 0 SO, 1.38 GAA, .955 S% | |
| AT HOME | 13 GP, (5-6-1), 1 SO, 3.03 GAA, .900 S% | |
| 33 Cam Johnson | OVERALL | 17 GP, (4-8-3), 0 SO, 3.32 GAA, .879 S% |
| LAST APP | (26/29) in 2-4 L vs LAV 4/16/22 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | 1 GP, (0-1-0), 0 SO, 3.04 GAA, .813 S% | |
| AT HOME | 8 GP, (2-4-1), 0 SO, 3.58 GAA, .872 S% | |
| 40 Linden Marshall | OVERALL | 2 GP, (0-1-0), 0 SO, 4.50 GAA, .854 S% |
| LAST APP | (23/29) in 0-6 L vs LAV 4/14/22 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | -- | |
| AT HOME | 1 GP, (0-1-0), 0 SO, 6.00 GAA, .793 S% |
COMETS GOALTENDERS:
| 32 Brandon Kasel | ADK (ECHL): | 27 GP, (8-15-2), 1 S), 3.56 GAA, .895 S% |
| 34 Mareks Mitens | OVERALL | 17 GP, (7-8-2), 0 SO, 3.31 GAA, .888 S% |
| LAST APP. | (18/21) in 1-4 L vs BEL 4/16/22 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | 5 GP, (3-1-1), 0 SO, 1.79 GAA, .938 S% | |
| ON THE ROAD | 8 GP, (3-5-0), 0 SO, 4.06 GAA, .877 S% | |
| 93 Akira Schmid | OVERALL | 35 GP, (21-8-4), 2 SO, 2.49 GAA, .915 S% |
| LAST APP. | (25/26) IN 5-1 W vs SYR 4/15/22 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | 1 GP, (1-0-0), 0 SO, 5.00 GAA, .886 S% | |
| ON THE ROAD | 20 GP, (11-5-2), 1 SO, 2.52 GAA, .917 S% |
KEYS TO SUCCESS:
- HITTING THE SKIDS: Cleveland is currently winless in the team’s last seven games (0-6-0-1), the league’s second longest such active streak, and riding a five-game regulation losing streak and a three-game home losing streak, tied for the AHL’s second longest such active streak. The Monsters have dropped nine of the club’s last ten battles (1-8-0-1).
- TERRIFIC TYLER: Monsters LW Tyler Angle is scoring at a better than point per game pace in his last four appearances (2-3-5).
- BAD BEHAVIOR: Cleveland D Billy Sweezey currently ranks among the AHL’s rookie leaders in penalty minutes (100, 2nd) and major penalties (6, T2nd) so far this season.
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