Monsters Sweep Wolves with 3-0 Win
The AHL’s Cleveland Monsters shut out the Chicago Wolves 3-0 on Friday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. With the win, the Monsters are now 10-7-1-1 and are currently in fourth place in the AHL’s North Division standings with 22 points.
After a scoreless first period, Cleveland took a 2-0 lead in the middle frame courtesy of a power-play marker from Nathan Gerbe and a tally from Kevin Stenlund. Jakob Lilja picked up his first North American goal in the third period to push the final score to 3-0 Cleveland. Veini Vehvilainen made 16 saves in the shutout while Chicago’s Garret Sparks stopped 22 pucks in the loss.
Scoring:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | SO | Final | |
| CLE | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| CHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 |
SHOTS/SPECIAL TEAMS:
| Shots | PP | PK | PIM | |
| CLE | 25 | 1/5 | 6/6 | 14 min / 7 inf |
| CHI | 16 | 0/6 | 4/5 | 12 min / 6 inf |
Goaltenders:
| Goaltender | Outcome | Saves | GA | Record | |
| CLE | Vehvilainen | W | 16 | 0 | 4-5-0 |
| CHI | Sparks | L | 22 | 4 | 4-7-1 |
Cleveland Record: 10-7-1-1, 4th North Division
Chicago Record: 8-12-1-0, 6th Central Division
GAME SHEET – GAME PHOTOS – GAME HIGHLIGHTS*
Next Game:
The Monsters travel to Charlotte to face the Checkers on Tuesday with a 7:00 p.m. puck drop at Bojangles’ Coliseum. Follow the games with full coverage on ALT 99.1, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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