Cajan's shutout backs Monsters to 3-0 win over Phantoms
Apr 6, 2024The Cleveland Monsters beat the Lehigh Valley Phantoms 3-0 on Saturday night at PPL Arena. With the win, the Monsters are now 36-23-5-3 and are currently in second place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Stefan Matteau opened the scoring with a goal at 8:35 of the first period with helpers from Jake Christiansen and Luca Del Bel Belluz. Cole Clayton added a quick tally at 8:54 assisted by Owen Sillinger and Roman Ahcan putting the Monsters ahead 2-0 heading into the first intermission. Following a scoreless middle frame, Alex Whelan recorded an unassisted empty-net goal at 19:14 of the third period bringing the final score to 3-0.
Cleveland’s Pavel Cajan stopped 31 shots for his second shutout of the season while Lehigh Valley’s Cal Petersen made 35 saves in defeat.
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Scoring:
|
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
OT |
SO |
Final |
|
CLE |
2 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
3 |
|
LV |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
0 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
38 |
0/2 |
1/1 |
4 min / 2 inf |
|
LV |
31 |
0/1 |
2/2 |
6 min / 3 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Record |
|
CLE |
Cajan |
W |
31 |
0 |
7-7-4 |
|
LV |
Petersen |
L |
35 |
2 |
9-14-3 |
Cleveland Record: 36-23-5-3, 2nd North Division
Lehigh Valley Record: 29-28-6-3, 6th Atlantic Division
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