Monsters force Game 4 after 3-1 win against Rocket
The Cleveland Monsters beat the Laval Rocket 3-1 on Sunday evening at Place Bell. With the win, the Monsters trail the North Division Semifinals best-of-five series 1-2.
Following a scoreless first period, Dylan Gambrell broke the ice with a tally at 18:05 of the middle frame with helpers from Roman Ahcan and Luca Pinelli sending Cleveland to the final intermission leading 1-0. Gambrell scored his second goal of the night at 7:32 of the third period off feeds from Pinelli and Ahcan. Ahcan added a shorthanded marker of his own at 11:49 assisted by Samuel Knazko pushing the Monsters lead to 3-0. The Rocket added a tally from Laurent Dauphin at 13:26, but Cleveland stood strong to force a Game 4 with a final score of 3-1.
Cleveland’s Jet Greaves stopped 36 shots for the win while Laval’s Cayden Primeau made 22 saves in defeat.
The Monsters and Rocket meet for Game 4 of the North Division Semifinals on Tuesday, May 6, at 7:00 p.m. at Place Bell. Follow the games with full coverage on FOX Sports 1350 The Gambler, AHLTV on FloHockey and the Monsters Hockey Network.
Scoring:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | Final |
CLE | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 |
LAV | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 |
Shots/Special Teams:
| Shots | PP | PK | PIM |
CLE | 25 | 0/3 | 4/4 | 19 min / 8 inf |
LAV | 37 | 0/4 | 3/3 | 17 min / 7 inf |
Goaltenders:
| Goaltender | Outcome | Saves | GA | Playoff Record |
CLE | Greaves | W | 36 | 1 | 3-2 |
LAV | Primeau | L | 22 | 3 | 0-1 |
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