Game Preview: Monsters at Chicago 3/6
Mar 6, 2021In the second 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 Chicago Wolves, AHL affiliate of the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes, on Saturday with full coverage, live from Triphahn Center Ice Arena in Hoffman Estates, IL, underway at 4:00 pm on FOX Sports 1350 AM “The Gambler”, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.
MONSTERS PRE-SCOUT: Following a 4-3 road shootout win over the Chicago Wolves on Friday, the Cleveland Monsters enter tonight’s game at 3-3-1-0 on the season. With seven points, the Monsters currently rank fourth in the Central Division standings and 17th league-wide. Cleveland is currently led in scoring by RW Trey Fix-Wolansky (4-4-8), LW Nathan Gerbe (2-5-7), and RW Carson Meyer (2-3-5).
WOLVES PRE-SCOUT: Following a 3-4 home shootout loss to the Monsters on Friday, the Chicago Wolves enter tonight’s game at 8-1-0-1 on the season. With 17 points, the Wolves currently rank first in the Central Division standings and second league-wide. Chicago is currently led in scoring by C Seth Jarvis (7-4-11), C Rem Pitlick (8-2-10), and C Tommy Novak (2-8-10).
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES: Saturday marks the second of four meetings between the Monsters and Wolves this season (1-0-0-0) and the second of two games between the two clubs at Triphahn Center Ice Arena this year.
MONSTERS GOALTENDERS:
| 39 Brad Thiessen | OVERALL | 4 GP, (1-2-1), 0 SO, 3.28 GAA, .896 S% |
| LAST APP. | (29/32) in 7-3 W at RFD 2/22/21 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD |
1 GP, (1-0-0), 0 SO, 3.00 GAA, .906 S% |
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| ON THE ROAD | 2 GP, (1-0-1), 0 SO, 2.48 GAA, .919 S% | |
| 80 Matiss Kivlenieks | OVERALL | 2 GP, (2-0-0), 0 SO, 2.89 GAA, .913 S% |
| LAST APP. |
(36/39) in 4-3 SOW at CHI 3/5/21 |
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| HEAD-TO-HEAD | 1 GP, (1-0-0), 0 SO, 2.78 GAA, .923 S% | |
| ON THE ROAD | 1 GP, (1-0-0), 0 SO, 2.78 GAA, .923 S% |
WOLVES GOALTENDERS:
| 30 Beck Warm | OVERALL |
4 GP, (4-0-0), 0 SO, 2.25 GAA, .940 S% |
| LAST APP. | (29/33) in 8-4 W vs GR 2/28/21 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | -- | |
| AT HOME | 3 GP, (3-0-0), 0 SO, 2.33 GAA, .938 S% | |
| 31 Jeremy Helvig | OVERALL | 3 GP, (3-0-0), 0 SO, 2.67 GAA, .915 S% |
| LAST APP. | (35/37) in 10-2 W vs IA 2/20/21 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD |
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| AT HOME | 2 GP, (2-0-0), 0 SO, 2.00 GAA, .935 S% | |
| 35 Antoine Bibeau | OVERALL | 3 GP, (1-1-1), 0 SO, 2.60 GAA, .901 S% |
| LAST APP. | (20/23) in 3-4 SOL vs CLE 3/5/21 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | 1 GP, (0-0-1), 0 SO, 2.77 GAA, .870 S% | |
| AT HOME | 2 GP, (1-0-1), 0 SO, 1.94 GAA, .913 S% |
KEYS TO SUCCESS:
- THE FIX IS IN: Monsters leading scorer, RW Trey Fix-Wolansky, has six points to his credit (3G, 3A) in his last four games played.
- EN FUEGO: Three Monsters players are scoring at a better than point per game pace in their last four appearances – LW Tyler Sikura (2-3-5), RW Carson Meyer (2-3-5), and D Dillon Simpson (0-4-4).
- FIRST PRO SCORE: Cleveland rookie C Tyler Angle posted his first professional goal in the Monsters’ 4-3 road shootout win over Chicago on Friday, Angle’s first professional outing.