Monsters fall to Bears in 4-1 loss
The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Hershey Bears 4-1 on Friday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. With the loss, the Monsters are now 13-18-4-3 and are currently in seventh place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Hershey’s Mike Vecchione notched a power-play tally at 16:15 of the opening frame sending Cleveland to first intermission trailing 1-0. Following a scoreless second period, Scott Harrington grabbed his first marker of the season at 5:01 of the final frame off assists from Cole Clayton and Tyler Sikura. The Bears followed with three goals starting with Kody Clark at 8:15, Lucas Johansen on the power play at 15:58 and Vecchione in the empty net at 18:06 bringing the final score to 4-1.
Cleveland’s Jet Greaves made 19 saves in defeat while Hershey’s Zach Fucale made 29 saves for the victory.
The Monsters host a rematch against the Bears on Saturday, February 5, for an 3:00 p.m. puck drop at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Follow the game with full coverage on FOX Sports 1350 AM ‘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 |
| HER | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | 4 |
Shots/Special Teams:
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| Shots | PP | PK | PIM |
| CLE | 30 | 0/1 | 1/3 | 18 min / 5 inf |
| HER | 23 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 6 min / 3 inf |
Goaltenders:
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| Goaltender | Outcome | Saves | GA | Record |
| CLE | Greaves | L | 19 | 3 | 3-6-0 |
| HER | Fucale | W | 29 | 1 | 7-4-4 |
Cleveland Record: 13-18-4-3, 7th North Division
Hershey Record: 22-13-3-3, 3rd Atlantic Division
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