Monsters Stumble in 2-1 Loss to Rocket
The AHL’s Cleveland Monsters fell to the Laval Rocket 2-1 on Friday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. With the loss, the Monsters are now 8-4-0-1 and are currently in second place in the AHL’s North Division standings with 17 points.
Following a scoreless first period, both teams recorded a goal in the middle frame starting with Laval’s Alexandre Alain followed by Cleveland’s Paul Bittner’s response to tie the game. Josh Brook went on to score the game-winning goal for the Rocket in the third period. Cleveland backstop Elvis Merzlikins stopped 28 shots in the loss while Laval’s Cayden Primeau had 24 saves for the win.
Scoring:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | SO | Final | |
| CLE | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 |
| LAV | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
SHOTS/SPECIAL TEAMS:
| Shots | PP | PK | PIM | |
| CLE | 25 | 0/4 | 2/2 | 4 min / 2 inf |
| LAV | 30 | 0/2 | 4/4 | 8 min / 4 inf |
Goaltenders:
| Goaltender | Outcome | Saves | GA | Record | |
| CLE | Merzlikins | L | 28 | 2 | 0-1-0 |
| LAV | Primeau | W | 24 | 1 | 5-2-0 |
Cleveland Record: 8-4-0-1, 2nd North Division
Laval Record: 8-5-1-0, 3rd North Division
GAME SHEET – GAME PHOTOS – GAME HIGHLIGHTS*
Next Game:
The Monsters host a rematch against the Laval Rocket on Saturday with a 7:00 p.m. puck drop at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Follow the games with full coverage on ALT 99.1, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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