Monsters beat Phantoms with quick 2-1 overtime win
Feb 25, 2022The Cleveland Monsters defeated the Lehigh Valley Phantoms 2-1 in overtime on Friday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. With the win, the Monsters are now 16-21-6-3 and are currently in seventh place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Following a scoreless first period, Justin Scott notched a tally at 5:28 of the middle frame with helpers from Robbie Payne and Cole Cassels before Lehigh Valley’s Charlie Gerad tied the game at 18:55. Both goaltenders stood tall in the final frame forcing overtime where Trey Fix-Wolansky grabbed the game-winning marker 17 seconds in off feeds from Thomas Schemitsch and Scott securing the 2-1 win for the Monsters.
Cleveland’s Cam Johnson made 18 saves for the victory while Lehigh Valley’s Kirill Ustimenko made 18 saves in defeat.
The Monsters host a rematch against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Saturday, February 26, for a 1:00 p.m. puck drop at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Follow the game with full coverage on FOX Sports 1350 AM ‘The Gambler’, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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Scoring:
|
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
OT |
SO |
Final |
|
CLE |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
2 |
|
LHV |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
1 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
20 |
0/4 |
3/3 |
6 min / 3 inf |
|
LHV |
19 |
0/3 |
4/4 |
8 min / 4 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Record |
|
CLE |
Johnson |
W |
18 |
1 |
3-3-2 |
|
LHV |
Ustimenko |
OT |
18 |
2 |
1-3-2 |
Cleveland Record: 16-21-6-3, 7th North Division
Lehigh Valley Record: 18-19-7-3, 7th Atlantic Division
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