Game Preview: Monsters at Checkers 1/22
Jan 22, 2023In the fourth of four meetings between the two teams this season, the Cleveland Monsters, AHL affiliate of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets, drop the puck vs. the Charlotte Checkers, AHL affiliate of the NHL’s Florida Panthers, on Sunday with full coverage, live from Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, NC, underway at 1:00 pm on FOX Sports 1350 “The Gambler”, AHLTV, and the Monsters Hockey Network.
MONSTERS PRE-SCOUT: Following a 0-9 road loss to the Charlotte Checkers on Saturday, the Cleveland Monsters enter today’s game at 14-18-3-2 on the season. With 33 standings points, the Monsters currently rank seventh in the North Division standings and 15th in the Eastern Conference. Cleveland is currently led in scoring by RW Trey Fix-Wolansky (17-20-37), RW Emil Bemstrom (14-17-31), and C Justin Richards (6-16-22).
CHECKERS PRE-SCOUT: Following a 9-0 home win over the Cleveland Monsters on Saturday, the Charlotte Checkers enter today’s game at 20-14-2-2 on the season. With 44 standings points, the Checkers currently rank third in the Atlantic Division standings and fifth in the Eastern Conference. Charlotte is currently led in scoring by C Riley Nash (14-19-33), C Aleksi Heponiemi (7-14-21), and D Santtu Kinnunen (6-14-20).
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES: Sunday marks the fourth of four meetings between the Monsters and Checkers this season (0-3-0-0, -11 goal differential [4/15]) and the second of two games between the two clubs at Bojangles Coliseum this year (0-1-0-0, -9 goal differential [0/9]).
MONSTERS GOALTENDERS:
| 40 Daniil Tarasov | OVERALL | 5 GP, (2-3-0), 0 SO, 4.85 GAA, .847 S% |
| LAST APP |
(20/24) in first 25:16 of 0-9 L at CLT 1/21/23 |
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| HEAD-TO-HEAD |
1 GP, (0-1-0), 0 SO, 9.50 GAA, .833 S% |
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| ON THE ROAD |
4 GP, (1-3-0), 0 SO, 5.83 GAA, .815 S% |
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| 73 Jet Greaves | OVERALL | 18 GP, (6-7-3), 0 SO, 3.66 GAA, .885 S% |
| LAST APP | (13/18) in 34:36 of relief in 0-9 L at CLT 1/21/23 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD |
3 GP, (0-2-0), 0 SO, 4.40 GAA, .861 S% |
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| ON THE ROAD |
10 GP, (2-4-2), 0 SO, 4.06 GAA, .875 S% |
CHECKERS GOALTENDERS:
| 30 Jean-Francois Berube |
OVERALL |
4 GP, (1-2-1), 0 SO, 3.44 GAA, .872 S% |
| LAST APP. |
(32/34) in 2-3 SOL vs WBS 1/15/23 |
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| HEAD-TO-HEAD | -- | |
| AT HOME |
3 GP, (1-1-1), 0 SO, 2.61 GAA, .910 S% |
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| 30 Spencer Knight | OVERALL |
1 GP, (1-0-0), 1 SO, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 S% |
| LAST APP. |
(23/23) in 9-0 W vs CLE 1/21/23 |
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| HEAD-TO-HEAD |
1 GP, (1-0-0), 1 SO, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 S% |
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| AT HOME |
1 GP, (1-0-0), 1 SO, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 S% |