Game Preview: Monsters vs Marlies 11/25
Nov 25, 2022In the first 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 Toronto Marlies, AHL affiliate of the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs, on Friday with full coverage, live from Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, underway at 7:00 pm on FOX Sports 1350 “The Gambler”, AHLTV, and the Monsters Hockey Network
MONSTERS PRE-SCOUT: Following a 4-5 road shootout loss to the Laval Rocket on Saturday, the Cleveland Monsters enter tonight’s game at 8-5-0-2 on the season. With 18 standings points, the Monsters currently rank third in the North Division standings and eighth in the Eastern Conference. Cleveland is currently led in scoring by RW Trey Fix-Wolansky (10-12-22), RW Carson Meyer (6-12-18), and RW Kirill Marchenko (8-6-14).
MARLIES PRE-SCOUT: Following a 3-5 road loss to the Syracuse Crunch on Wednesday, the Toronto Marlies enter tonight’s game at 10-5-1-0 on the season. With 21 standings points, the Marlies currently rank first in the North Division standings and fifth in the Eastern Conference. Toronto is currently led in scoring by C Logan Shaw (7-12-19), RW Joey Anderson (10-8-18), and C Semyon Der-Arguchintsev (5-11-16).
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES: Friday marks the first of four meetings between the Monsters and Marlies this season and the first of two games between the two clubs at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse this year.
MONSTERS GOALTENDERS:
| 30 Pavel Cajan | OVERALL | 5 GP, (3-2-0), 0 SO, 3.23 GAA, .887 S% |
| LAST APP | (32/25) in 7-3 W at LAV 11/18/22 | |
| AT HOME | 2 GP, (1-1-0), 0 SO, 3.08 GAA, .878 S% | |
| KAL (ECHL) | 1 GP, (1-0-0), 0 SO, 1.00 GAA, .968 S% | |
| 73 Jet Greaves | OVERALL | 7 GP, (2-3-2), 0 SO, 4.54 GAA, .861 S% |
| LAST APP | (47/51) in 4-5 SOL at LAV 11/19/22 | |
| AT HOME | 2 GP, (2-0-0), 0 SO, 4.15 GAA, .870 S% |
MARLIES GOALTENDERS:
| 1 DYLAN FERGUSON | OVERALL | 5 GP, (2-2-0), 0 SO, 3.12 GAA, .888 S% |
| LAST APP. | (17/19) in first 39:54 of 5-3 W vs ABB 11/19/22 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | -- | |
| ON THE ROAD | 3 GP, (2-1-0), 0 SO, 2.76 GAA, .903 S% | |
| 40 Luke Cavallin | NFL (ECHL) | 8 GP, (7-1-0), 1 SO, 1.74 GAA, .941 S% |
| 60 Joseph Woll | 2021-22 TOR (NHL) | 4 GP, (3-1-0), 1 SO, 2.76 GAA, .911 S% |
| 2021-22 TOR (AHL) | 15 GP, (6-7-0), 0 SO, 3.36 GAA, .907 S% | |
| 80 KEITH PETRUZZELLI | OVERALL | 10 GP, (7-3-0). 0 SO, 3.11 GAA, .898 S% |
| LAST APP | (26/31) in 3-5 L at SYR 11/23/22 | |
| ON THE ROAD | 5 GP, (3-2-0), 0 SO, 4.00 GAA, .891 S% |
KEYS TO SUCCESS:
- MARVELOUS MARCHENKO: Monsters RW Kirill Marchenko currently ranks among the AHL’s rookie leaders in points (14, T1st), goals (8, 1st), power-play goals (4, 1st), and power-play points (7, T2nd).
- SAMMY’S SUCCESS: Cleveland D Samuel Knazko currently ranks among the AHL’s rookie leaders in points (10, T13th), assists (9, T4th), power-play assists (7, 1st), and power-play points (7, T2nd) and among the league’s defensive leaders in points (T13th), power-play assists (T3rd), and power-play points (T4th).
- OUTSTANDING OWEN: Monsters C Owen Sillinger is scoring at a better than point per game pace in his last three outings (2-2-4) and currently ranks among the AHL’s rookie leaders in penalty minutes (21, 3rd).