MONSTERS FALL TO MARLIES 7-4
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The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Toronto Marlies (27-18-4-5) 7-4 on Wednesday afternoon at Coca-Cola Coliseum. With the loss, the Monsters are now 29-18-6-1 and are currently in third place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Cleveland’s Roman Ahcan opened the scoring 5:50 into the opening frame with Luca Pinelli and Owen Sillinger on the assists for the early 1-0 lead. Logan Shaw of the Marlies tied the game 1-1 at the 16:31 mark, followed by Ahcan pulling the Monsters back ahead 2-1 at 18:07. Luca Del Bel Belluz added a marker for Cleveland at 19:45 with helpers from Will Butcher and Corson Ceulemans forcing a 3-1 Monsters lead through 20 minutes. Toronto struck twice in the second frame with Michael Pezzetta netting one at 5:49 and Benoit-Olivier Groulx adding a tally at 12:55 to tie the game 3-3. Monsters forward Brendan Gaunce sent Cleveland into the second break with a 4-3 lead with a goal at 18:32 assisted by Dysin Mayo and Zach Aston-Reese. Toronto added two more goals early in the third period at 5:42 from Luke Haymes and at 7:19 from Vinni Lettieri, followed by a pair of empty net goals from Groulx at 17:57 and Alex Nylander at 18:50 as the Marlies took the 7-4 win.
Cleveland’s Ivan Fedotov stopped 15 shots for the loss while Toronto’s Artur Akhtyamov made 38 saves for the win.
The Monsters head home to face the Grand Rapids Griffins on Friday, March 6th, at 7:00 p.m. at Rocket Arena. Follow the game with full coverage on Rock Entertainment Sports Network, SportsRadio 99.1 Powered by Rock Entertainment Group, AHLTV on FloHockey and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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Shots/Special Teams:
| Shots | PP | PK | PIM |
CLE | 42 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 6 min / 3 inf |
TOR | 22 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 6 min / 3 inf |
Goaltenders:
| Goaltender | Outcome | Saves | GA | Record |
CLE | Fedotov | L | 15 | 5 | 20-11-4 |
TOR | Akhtyamov | W | 38 | 4 | 17-9-4 |
Cleveland Record: 29-18-6-1, 3rd North Division
Toronto Record: 27-18-4-5, 4th North Division
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