The Cleveland Monsters beat the Rochester Americans (15-10-3-1) 4-3 in overtime on Saturday night at Blue Cross Arena. With the win, the Monsters are now 13-10-3-1 and are currently in fifth place in the AHL’s North Division standings.

Rochester opened with two first period goals by Trevor Kuntar at 5:26 and Isaac Belliveau at 9:07 to take a 2-0 lead through 20 minutes. Hunter McKown netted one for Cleveland at 2:46 of the second frame with Tate Singleton on the assist to cut the lead in half. The Monsters tied the game at two at 16:06 with a power play goal from Luca Pinelli as Owen Sillinger and Mikael Pyyhtiä picked up helpers. Oliver Nadeau scored at 18:46 to make it a 3-2 Americans lead through two periods. Cleveland netted a goal by Justin Pearson from Stanislav Svozil and Hudson Fasching at 11:55 of the final period making it 3-3 at the end of regulation. The Monsters tallied the game winner from Luca Del Bel Belluz at 1:19 of the overtime period with assists from Pyyhtiä and Corson Ceulemans as Cleveland took the 4-3 victory.

Cleveland’s Ivan Fedotov made 23 saves for the win while Rochester’s Devon Levi made 35 saves in defeat. 

The Monsters head home for a rematch with the Rochester Americans on Monday, December 29, at 6:30 p.m. at Rocket Arena. Follow the games 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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Cleveland Record: 13-10-3-1, 5th North Division

Rochester Record: 15-10-3-1, 3rd North Division

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