Monsters take on Icehogs at Home
In the first of four meetings between the two teams this season, the Cleveland Monsters, affiliate of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets, drop the puck vs. the Rockford IceHogs, AHL affiliate of the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks, on Friday with full coverage, live from Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, underway at 7:00 pm on SportsTime Ohio, Alt 99.1, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.
MONSTERS PRE-SCOUT: Following a 5-6 road shootout loss to the Toronto Marlies on Sunday, the Cleveland Monsters enter tonight’s game at 3-3-0-1 on the season. With seven points, the Monsters currently rank fourth in the AHL’s North Division standings and seventh in the Eastern Conference. Cleveland is currently led in scoring by LW Nathan Gerbe (0-6-6), C Zac Dalpe (3-2-5) and C Justin Scott (2-3-5).
ICEHOGS PRE-SCOUT: Following a 3-2 road overtime win over the Chicago Wolves on Saturday, the Rockford IceHogs enter tonight’s game at 2-3-0-0 on the season. With four points, the IceHogs currently rank seventh in the AHL’s Central Division standings and 13th in the Western Conference. Rockford is currently led in scoring by RW Dylan Sikura (3-1-4), LW Anton Wedin (2-1-3), D Philip Holm (2-1-3) and LW Tyler Sikura (2-1-3).
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES: Friday marks the first of four games between the Monsters and IceHogs this season and the first of two meetings between the two teams at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse this year.
MONSTERS GOALTENDERS:
| 35 Veini Vehvilainen | OVERALL | 3 GP, (1-2-0), 0 SO, 3.04 GAA, .904 S% |
| LAST APP. | (24/26) in 0-2 L at TOR 10/19/19 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | 1 GP, (0-1-0), 0 SO, 2.08 GAA, .923 S% | |
| AT HOME | 1 GP, (0-1-0), 0 SO, 6.00 GAA, .838 S% | |
| 39 Brad Thiessen | OVERALL | N/A |
| LAST APP. | N/A | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | N/A | |
| AT HOME | N/A | |
| 80 Matiss Kivlenieks | OVERALL | 4 GP, (2-2-1), 0 SO, 2.89 GAA, .895 S% |
| LAST APP. | (25/30) in 5-6 SOL at TOR 10/20/19 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | N/A | |
| AT HOME | 1 GP, (0-1-0), 0 SO, 2.03 GAA, .917 S% |
ICEHOGS GOALTENDERS:
| 1 Collin Delia | OVERALL | 3 GP, (1-2-0), 0 SO, 3.13 GAA, .912 S% |
| LAST APP. | (29/31) in 3-2 W vs CHI 10/18/19 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | N/A | |
| ON THE ROAD | N/A | |
| 30 Kevin Lankinen | OVERALL | 1 GP, (0-1-0), 0 SO, 3.01 GAA, .909 S% |
| LAST APP. | (30/33) in 2-3 L at IA 10/4/19 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | N/A | |
| ON THE ROAD | 1 GP, (0-1-0), 0 SO, 3.01 GAA, .909 S% | |
| 31 Matt Tomkins | OVERALL | 1 GP, (1-0-0), 0 SO, 1.85 GAA, .939 S% |
| LAST APP. | (31/33) in 3-2 OTW at CHI 10/19/19 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | N/A | |
| ON THE ROAD | 1 GP, (1-0-0), 0 SO, 1.85 GAA, .939 S% |
KEYS TO SUCCESS:
- MILESTONE MAN: Cleveland co-captain, C Zac Dalpe, posted two points (1G, 1A) in the Monsters’ 5-6 road shootout loss to Toronto on Sunday, the 299th and 300th points of his professional career.
- LENDING A HAND: Cleveland’s other co-captain, LW Nathan Gerbe, is now the Monsters’ leading scorer with six points (6A) to his credit so far this season with five of those helpers supplied during Cleveland’s last three contests.
- PLUGGED IN: Cleveland scored three power-play goals in the team’s 5-6 road shootout loss to the Toronto Marlies on Sunday, a feat the organization has not achieved in nearly one calendar year. The last time the Monsters posted three extra-man tallies was in a 4-8 home loss to the Grand Rapids Griffins on November 4th, 2018.
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