The Cleveland Monsters beat the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (36-13-4-2) 2-1 in overtime on Saturday afternoon at Rocket Arena. With the win, the Monsters are now 29-17-6-1 and are currently in second place in the AHL’s North Division standings.

Cleveland’s Zach Aston-Reese scored the only goal of the opening frame at 6:21 with helpers from Guillaume Richard and Brendan Gaunce to put the Monsters up 1-0 after 20 minutes of play. Penguins’ Matt Gumba scored the equalizer at 17:10 while on the man-advantage to make the score 1-1 heading into the third. Following a scoreless third period, Cleveland’s Jack Williams put home the game-winner in extra time assisted by Richard and Dysin Mayo to make the final score 2-1 Monsters. 

Cleveland’s Ivan Fedotov stopped 18 shots for the win while Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s Sergei Murashov made 27 saves in defeat. 

The Monsters go back on the road where they will face off against the Toronto Marlies on Wednesday, March 4th, at 11 a.m. at Coca-Cola Coliseum. Follow the game with full coverage on SportsRadio 99.1 Powered by Rock Entertainment Group, AHLTV on FloHockey and the Monsters Hockey Network.

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Cleveland Record: 29-17-6-1, 2nd North Division

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Record: 36-13-4-2, 2nd Atlantic Division

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