The Cleveland Monsters beat the Toronto Marlies (24-18-4-4) 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday night at Rocket Arena. With the win, the Monsters are now 27-16-6-1 and are currently in third place in the AHL’s North Division standings.

Toronto’s Logan Shaw scored the only goal of the opening period at 18:00 to make it 1-0 Marlies heading into the first break. Following a scoreless second period the Monsters broke open the third at 4:38 with a goal from Jordan Dumais assisted by Zach Aston-Reese and Will Butcher. Dumais scored his second of the night at 11:55 with Brendan Gaunce on the helper but the Marlies got it back with a goal from Jacob Quillan at 18:31 to send the game to extra time. A scoreless overtime sent the game to a shootout where Luca Del Bel Belluz grabbed the game-winning goal in the second round of the shootout, making the final score 3-2. 

Cleveland’s Ivan Fedotov stopped 23 shots for the win while Toronto’s Dennis Hildeby made 17 saves in defeat. 

The Monsters stay at home when they face off against the Rochester Americans on Wednesday, February 25th, at 7:00 p.m. at Rocket 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: 27-16-6-1, 3rd North Division

Toronto Record: 24-18-4-4, 5th North Division

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