MONSTERS TOP SENATORS WITH 6-5 WIN
| Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
The Cleveland Monsters beat the Belleville Senators (19-19-7-0) 6-5 on Friday night at Rocket Arena. With the win, the Monsters are now 21-14-5-1 and are currently in fifth place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Corson Ceulemans started the game with a goal at 2:54 assisted by Zach Aston-Reese and Hunter McKown, but Belleville’s Jorian Donovan responded at 11:52 to tie the game. Jack Williams got on the board with a marker at 12:14 off feeds from Hudson Fasching and Luca Marrelli putting the Monsters ahead. Caleb MacDonald added a tally at 13:49 with helpers from James Malatesta and Mikael Pyyhtiä sending Cleveland to the first intermission leading 3-1. Arthur Kaliyev scored for the Senators at 4:27 of the middle frame, but Justin Pearson notched a tally at 7:28 assisted by Ceulemans and Pyyhtiä. Owen Sillinger quickly added a marker at 8:29 assisted by Williams and Luca Del Bel Belluz, but the period came to an end with a goal from Belleville’s Oskar Pettersson at 16:57 leaving Cleveland ahead 5-3. The third frame stayed busy with goals from Belleville’s Olle Lycksell at 1:02, Brendan Gaunce at 9:59 with helpers from Luca Pinelli and Sillinger, and then Tyler Boucher at 13:11 for the Senators, but the Monsters held on for a final 6-5 win.
Cleveland’s Ivan Fedotov stopped 23 shots for the win while Belleville’s Leevi Meriläinenmade 29 saves in defeat.
The Monsters host the Belleville Senators on Saturday, January 31, 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 | 35 | 0/2 | 4/4 | 10 min / 5 inf |
BEL | 28 | 0/4 | 2/2 | 6 min / 3 inf |
Goaltenders:
| Goaltender | Outcome | Saves | GA | Record |
CLE | Fedotov | W | 23 | 5 | 15-9-3 |
BEL | Meriläinen | L | 29 | 6 | 4-2-0 |
Cleveland Record: 21-14-5-1, 5th North Division
Belleville Record: 19-19-7-0, 6th North Division
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