Monsters fall in 3-1 battle against Griffins
The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Grand Rapids Griffins 3-1 on Wednesday night at Van Andel Arena. With the loss, the Monsters are now 12-14-1-2 and are currently in seventh place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
The Griffins Joel L’Esperance scored the lone goal in the first period at 8:42. After a scoreless second period, Alex Chiasson notched a tally on a power play at 7:24 in the final frame leaving the Monsters trailing 2-0. Owen Sillinger recorded a marker at 15:12 with helpers from Tyler Angle and Cole Fonstad cutting the score to 2-1, but Grand Rapids’ Dominik Shine solidified the lead with an empty-netter at 19:01 pushing the final score to 3-1.
Cleveland’s Jet Greaves made 19 saves in defeat while Grand Rapids’ Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 26 shots for the win.
The Monsters travel to visit the Chicago Wolves on Friday, January 6, with an 8:00 p.m. puck drop at Allstate Arena. Follow the games with full coverage on FOX Sports 1350 ‘The Gambler’, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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Scoring:
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | SO | Final |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| GR | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
Shots/Special Teams:
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| Shots | PP | PK | PIM |
| CLE | 27 | 0/3 | 1/2 | 4 min / 2 inf |
| GR | 22 | 1/2 | 3/3 | 6 min / 3 inf |
Goaltenders:
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| Goaltender | Outcome | Saves | GA | Record |
| CLE | Greaves | L | 19 | 3 | 5-6-2 |
| GR | Nedeljkovic | W | 26 | 1 | 8-3-2 |
Cleveland Record: 12-14-1-2, 7th North Division
Grand Rapids Record: 12-17-1-0, 7th Central Division
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