Monsters blanked 5-0 by Wolves
Feb 2, 2024The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Chicago Wolves 5-0 on Friday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. With the loss, the Monsters are now 25-14-1-1 and are currently in second place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Following a scoreless first period, Chicago’s Rocco Grimaldi scored at at 4:53 of the middle frame followed by Nathan Sicese at 5:36 leaving Cleveland trailing 2-0 after 40 minutes. The Wolves added three more goals in the third period from Sucese at 4:26, Max Comtois at 9:18 and Sucese on the power play at 18:25 bringing the final score to 5-0.
Cleveland’s Jet Greaves made 31 saves in defeat while Chicago’s Adam Scheel stopped 28 shots for the win.
The Monsters host a rematch against the Chicago Wolves on Saturday, February 3, at 1:00 p.m. at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Follow the games with full coverage on FOX Sports 1350 ‘The Gambler’, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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Scoring:
|
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
OT |
SO |
Final |
|
CLE |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
0 |
|
CHI |
0 |
2 |
3 |
- |
- |
5 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
28 |
0/2 |
2/3 |
28 min / 7 inf |
|
CHI |
36 |
1/3 |
2/2 |
16 min / 5 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Record |
|
CLE |
Greaves |
L |
31 |
5 |
19-9-1 |
|
CHI |
Scheel |
W |
28 |
0 |
10-8-3 |
Cleveland Record: 25-14-1-1, 2nd North Division
Chicago Record: 16-18-3-2, 4th Central Division
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