Monsters buzz into 2-1 victory over Wolves
Feb 3, 2023The Cleveland Monsters beat the Chicago Wolves 2-1 on Friday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in front of 11,712 fans. With the win, the Monsters are now 17-19-3-2 and are currently in sixth place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Following a scoreless first period, Cole Clayton notched the lone tally of the middle frame at 18:51, assisted by Jake Christiansen, putting the Monsters ahead 1-0 after 40 minutes. Chicago’s Tuukka Tieksola scored at 9:22 of the third period, but Roman Ahcan grabbed the game-winning goal at 19:43 off feeds from Marcus Bjork and Joona Luoto to secure a 2-1 victory for Cleveland.
Cleveland’s Jet Greaves made 23 saves for the win while Chicago’s Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 27 shots in defeat.
The Monsters’ final game of Lumberjacks Weekend takes place on Saturday, February 4, when the team hosts the Chicago Wolves at 7:00 p.m. at 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 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
2 |
|
CHI |
0 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
29 |
0/4 |
3/3 |
13 min / 5 inf |
|
CHI |
24 |
0/3 |
4/4 |
15 min / 6 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Record |
|
CLE |
Greaves |
W |
23 |
1 |
8-8-3 |
|
CHI |
Kochetkov |
L |
27 |
2 |
5-4-1 |
Cleveland Record: 17-19-3-2, 6th North Division
Chicago Record: 15-22-3-1, 7th Central Division
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