The Cleveland Monsters beat the Hartford Wolf Pack (22-28-4-2) 3-2 on Wednesday night at PeoplesBank Arena. With the win, the Monsters are now 31-19-6-1 and are currently in third place in the AHL’s North Division standings.

Following a scoreless first period, Hartford’s Scott Morrow drew first blood at 15:02 of the second period, but Cleveland’s Brendan Gaunce responded quickly with a goal of his own at 16:21 assisted by Mikael Pyyhtiä and Luca Del Bel Belluz. Del Bel Belluz added the go-ahead tally at 19:07 with helpers from Zach Aston-Reese and Caleb MacDonald to give Cleveland a 2-1 heading into the third. Morrow scored the equalizer at 15:33 of the closing frame but Aston-Reese called game at 17:47 assisted by Gaunce to give Cleveland the 3-2 victory.

Cleveland’s Ivan Fedotov stopped 30 shots for the win while Hartford’s Spencer Martin made 26 saves in defeat. 

The Monsters have a rematch against the Wolf Pack on Friday, March 13th, at 7:00 p.m. at PeoplesBank Arena. Follow the game with full coverage on SportsRadio 99.1 Powered by Rock Entertainment Group, AHLTV on FloHockey and the Monsters Hockey Network.

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Cleveland Record: 31-19-6-1, 3rd North Division

Hartford Record: 22-28-4-2, 8th Atlantic Division

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