The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Utica Comets (25-30-5-4) 4-1 on Sunday afternoon at Rocket Arena. With the loss, the Monsters are now 33-25-6-1 and are currently in fourth place in the AHL’s North Division standings.

Utica’s Marc McLaughlin scored the only goal of the first period at 11:40 to give the Comets a 1-0 lead headed into the second. The Comets added two more in the middle frame with goals from Jonathan Gruden at 4:08 and Calen Addison at 11:49 to make it 3-0 Utica through 40 minutes. Cleveland’s Jack Williams scored the Monsters’ only goal of the game at 12:40 in the third assisted by Luca Del Bel Belluz and Luca Pinelli but Utica’s Nathan Légaré notched an empty net tally giving the Comets a 4-1 victory. 

Cleveland’s Ivan Fedotov stopped 19 shots in defeat while Utica’s Nico Daws made 26 saves for the win.

The Monsters stay at home for their matchup against the Milwaukee Admirals on Friday, April 3rd at 7:00 p.m. at Rocket Arena. Follow the game with full coverage on Rock Sports Entertainment Network, 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: 33-25-6-1, 4th North Division

Utica Record: 25-30-5-4, 7th North Division

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