Game Preview: Monsters vs. Penguins 01/29
In the third 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 Saturday 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 0-4 home loss to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Friday, the Cleveland Monsters enter tonight’s game at 13-15-4-3 on the season. With a .471 points percentage, the Monsters currently rank sixth in the North Division standings and 12th in the Eastern Conference. Cleveland is currently led in scoring by C Brendan Gaunce (15-11-26), D Jake Christiansen (5-16-21), and LW Tyler Angle (4-15-19).
PENGUINS PRE-SCOUT: Following a 4-0 road win over the Cleveland Monsters on Friday, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins enter tonight’s game at 15-17-13 on the season. With a .472 points percentage, the Penguins currently rank sixth in the Atlantic Division standings and 12th in the Eastern Conference. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is currently led in scoring by RW Valtteri Puustinen (13-14-27), RW Alexander Nylander (14-9-23), and C Felix Robert (9-10-19).
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES: Saturday marks the third of four meetings between the Monsters and Penguins this season [(0-2-0-0), -8 goal differential (1/9)] and the second of two games between the two clubs at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse this year [(0-1-0-0), -4 goal differential (0/4)].
MONSTERS GOALTENDERS:
| 31 Jet Greaves | OVERALL | 10 GP, (3-5-0), 0 SO, 3.39 GAA, .893 S% |
| LAST APP. | (28/32) in 0-4 L vs WBS 1/28/22 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | 2 GP, (0-1-0), 0 SO, 3.60 GAA, .870 S% | |
| AT HOME | 4 GP, (1-2-0), 0 SO, 3.38 GAA, .896 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 | |
| 35 Jean-Francois Berube | OVERALL | 14 GP, (4-7-3), 1 SO, 3.18 GAA, .898 S% |
| LAST APP | (6/9) in first 19:51 of 1-5 L at WBS 1/24/22 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | 1 GP, (0-1-0), 0 SO, 9.07 GAA, .667 S% | |
| AT HOME | 6 GP, (1-4-1), 0 SO, 3.93 GAA, .873 S% |
PENGUINS GOALTENDERS:
| 30 Tristan Cote-Cazenave | REA (ECHL) | 2 GP, (1-1-0), 1 SO, 2.03 GAA, .879 S% |
| UQ-TR (USports) | 4 GP, (2-2-0), 0 SO, 2.72 GAA, .906 S% | |
| 33 Alex D’Orio | OVERALL | 11 GP, (4-6-0), 1 SO, 2.85 GAA, .894 S% |
| LAST APP. | (18/18) in 4-0 W at CLE 1/28/22 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | 2 GP, (2-0-0), 1 SO, 0.50 GAA, .980 S% | |
| ON THE ROAD | 6 GP, (1-4-0), 1 SO, 3.81 GAA, .873 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 | -- | |
| ON THE ROAD | 4 GP, (1-2-1), 0 SO 4.29 GAA, .850 S% |
KEYS TO SUCCESS:
- GAUNCE’S GOALS: Cleveland’s top scorer, C Brendan Gaunce, has four goals to his credit in his last four games played.
- THE FIX IS IN: Cleveland RW Trey Fix-Wolansky is scoring at a point per game pace in his last seven appearances (4-3-7).
- CAM’S CREASE: Monsters G Cam Johnson, reassigned by the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets to Cleveland from the ECHL’s Florida Everblades on Thursday, will make his home debut in net for the Monsters on Saturday.
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