The Cleveland Monsters beat the Toronto Marlies 3-1 on Saturday evening at Rocket Arena. With the win, the North Division Finals presented by Ten10 are tied 1-1.

Cleveland’s Roman Ahcan opened the first period scoring at 5:54 off feeds from Zach Aston-Reese and Hunter McKown. Mikael Pyyhtiä tacked on a goal of his own at 18:53 assisted by Luca Del Bel Belluz and Will Butcher to give the Monsters a 2-0 lead through 20 minutes. The Marlies’ Benoit-Olivier Groulx scored the only goal of the second period at 15:32 while short-handed to make it 2-1 Monsters heading into the final frame. Cleveland’s Luca Pinelli scored the only goal of the third period at 12:54 with helpers from Butcher and Stanislav Svozil to give the Monsters the 3-1 victory.

Cleveland’s Zach Sawchenko stopped 17 shots for the win while Toronto’s Artur Akhtyamov made 21 saves in the loss. 

The Monsters will head to Coca-Cola Coliseum to face the Toronto Marlies in Game 3 of the North Division Finals presented by Ten10 on Wednesday, May 20 at 7:00 p.m. Follow the game with full coverage on Cleveland’s 43, 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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The Monsters and Rocket Arena are proud hosts of the 2027 American Hockey League All-Star Classic that will take place on Sunday, February 7 and Monday, February 8, 2027. For up-to-date information on the 2027 AHL All-Star Classic click https://clevelandmonsters.com/allstar

The Cleveland Monsters, founded in 2007, are a professional hockey team in the American Hockey League’s North Division. The Cleveland Monsters won the AHL Championship in 2016 while also taking the Western Conference crown in the same year and the North Division title in 2024. Known for their community support, workplace diversity and local economic impact, the team plays at Rocket Arena in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Both the Monsters and Rocket Arena are part of Rock Entertainment Group, the umbrella entity of sports and entertainment properties under the Dan Gilbert ROCK Family of Companies. The Monsters and Rocket Arena provide fans with the best experience in the AHL with an extensive and stunning array of amenities, technology and signature, electrifying game presentation. Dan Gilbert is Chairman of the Cleveland Monsters, Nic Barlage is the Monsters, Rocket Arena and Rock Entertainment Group CEO, Mike Ostrowski is the President of the Monsters and Franchise Properties, and the Monsters team is led by General Manager Chris Clark and Head Coach Trent Vogelhuber.   

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