The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (44-16-7-2) 4-1 on Saturday evening at Mohegan Arena. With the loss, the Monsters are now 35-26-6-2 and are currently in third place in the AHL’s North Division standings.

The Penguins’ Atley Calvert scored the only goal of the opening frame at 12:29 to give Wilkes-Barre/Scranton the 1-0 lead through 20 minutes. Following a scoreless second period, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s Aidan McDonough notched one at 12:10 of the third to extend the Penguins’ lead, but Cleveland’s James Malatesta responded with a goal of his own at 13:02 assisted by Hudson Fasching and Hunter McKown to make it a 2-1 game. McDonough recorded his second of the night at 14:00 while on the power play and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s Tanner Howe found the empty net at 19:48 to make the final score 4-1 Penguins. 

Cleveland’s Zach Sawchenko stopped 24 shots in defeat while Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s Joel Blomqvist made 25 saves for the win.

The Monsters stay in Pennsylvania to meet the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Sunday, April 12th at 3:05 p.m. at PPL Center. Follow the game with full coverage on SportsRadio 99.1 Powered by Rock Entertainment Group, 1390 The Gambler WNIO-AM, AHLTV on FloHockey and the Monsters Hockey Network.

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Cleveland Record: 35-26-6-2, 3rd North Division

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Record: 44-16-7-2, 2nd Atlantic Division

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