Late equalizer earns Monsters point in 4-3 shootout loss to Bruins
Feb 25, 2024The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Providence Bruins 4-3 in a shootout on Sunday afternoon at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. With the loss, the Monsters are now 30-15-3-3 and are currently in first place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Luca Del Bel Belluz opened the scoring at 1:57 with a helper from Hunter Mckown, quickly followed by a goal from Trey Fix-Wolansky at 5:23 assisted by Jake Christiansen. Providence’s Trevor Kuntar notched a tally late in the frame at 17:21 bringing the score to 2-1 Cleveland going into the first intermission. Bruins took lone control of the middle frame with goals from Vincent Arseneau at 5:08 and Georgii Merkulov at 10:06 pushing the score to 3-2 Providence after 40 minutes. Fix-Wolansky scored late in the third period at 18:52 off feeds from McKown and James Malatesta bringing the score to 3-3 at the end of regulation. Following a scoreless extra frame, Cleveland fell in the third round of a shootout by a final score of 4-3.
Cleveland’s Jet Greaves made 39 saves in defeat. Providence’s Michael Di Pietro made 2 saves in the first period while Brandon Bussi stopped 32 shots for the win.
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Scoring:
|
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
OT |
SO |
Final |
|
CLE |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
PRO |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
37 |
0/0 |
3/3 |
6 min / 3 inf |
|
PRO |
43 |
0/3 |
0/0 |
0 min / 0 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
SOG-S |
Record |
|
CLE |
Greaves |
OT |
39 |
4 |
2-3 |
23-9-4 |
|
PRO |
DiPietro |
- |
2 |
2 |
- |
16-6-0 |
|
PRO |
Bussi |
W |
32 |
1 |
1-3 |
17-8-3 |
Cleveland Record: 30-15-3-3, 1st North Division
Providence Record: 33-15-3-2, 2nd Atlantic Division
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