MONSTERS PLAYOFF RUN ENDS AFTER 3-2 GAME 5 LOSS TO MARLIES
| Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Toronto Marlies 3-2 on Sunday evening at Rocket Arena. With the loss, the Monsters finished the North Division Finals with a record of 2-3.
Cleveland’s Zach Aston-Reese got the Monsters on the board first with a goal at 6:31 off feeds from Luca Pinelliand Brendan Gaunce, but Toronto’s Vinni Lettieri responded with a goal at 12:56 to make it an even 1-1 heading into the second period. Hudson Fasching snaked in the only goal of the middle frame while on the man-advantage at 15:03 with helpers from Stanislav Svozil and Owen Sillinger to give Cleveland a 2-1 lead through 40 minutes. The Marlies added two goals in the third period from Logan Shaw at 15:30 and Easton Cowan at 19:48 bringing the final score to 3-2.
Cleveland’s Zach Sawchenko stopped 21 shots in the loss while Toronto’s Artur Akhtyamov made 22 saves for the win.
Shots/Special Teams:
| Shots | PP | PK | PIM |
CLE | 24 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 6 min / 3 inf |
TOR | 24 | 3/3 | 1/2 | 8 min / 4 inf |
Goaltenders:
| Goaltender | Outcome | Saves | GA | Playoffs Record |
CLE | Sawchenko | L | 21 | 3 | 5-3-0 |
TOR | Akhtyamov | W | 22 | 2 | 7-4-0 |
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