Monsters claim exciting 5-4 overtime win against Wolves
Apr 24, 2021The Cleveland Monsters beat the Chicago Wolves 5-4 in overtime on Saturday evening at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. With the win, the Monsters are now 12-7-1-0 and are currently tied for second place in the AHL’s Central Division standings.
The Monsters took the first period lead after Tyler Angle recorded a goal at 4:54 assisted by Dillon Simpson and Liam Foudy, but the Wolves knotted the score less than a minute later at 5:46 with a tally from Phil Tomasino. Carson Meyer notched a man-advantage marker at 16:06 off feeds from Adam Helewka and Jake Christiansen giving Cleveland the 2-1 lead after 20 minutes of play. Chicago’s Zach Solow scored a goal at 11:41 of the second period to tie the game, but Tyler Sikura regained the 3-2 lead for the Monsters at 19:39 with helpers from Helewka and Will Lochead to close out the frame. Sikura notched his second goal of the night on the power play at 2:32 of the third period off feeds from Carson Meyer and Helewka, but Chicago relied on markers from Josh Healey at 9:01 and Cole Smith at 12:09 to tie the game at 4-4 forcing overtime. The Monsters had the final say in an exciting extra frame after Angle notched a tally with an assist from Foudy at 4:05 to secure the 5-4 win.
Cleveland’s Daniil Tarasov made 32 saves for the victory while Chicago’s Beck Warm stopped 32 shots in defeat.
Saturday’s game marked the first-ever Monsters Spanish game broadcast with Cleveland Cavaliers Spanish-language play-by-play broadcaster Rafa “El Alcalde” Hernández Brito calling action between the Monsters and Wolves on Power 89.1 FM. The broadcast also featured color commentary from Octavio Sequera, a former Florida Panthers analyst, and Brito’s partner on the Cleveland Browns Radio Network.
The Monsters host a rematch against the Chicago Wolves on Sunday, April 25, with a 4:00 p.m. puck drop at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Follow the games with full coverage on FOX Sports 1350AM ‘The Gambler’, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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Scoring:
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
OT |
SO |
Final |
CLE |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
- |
5 |
CHI |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
- |
4 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
CLE |
37 |
2/3 |
2/2 |
4 min / 2 inf |
CHI |
36 |
0/2 |
1/3 |
6 min / 3 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Record |
CLE |
Tarasov |
W |
32 |
4 |
3-1-0 |
CHI |
Warm |
OT |
32 |
5 |
5-2-1 |
Cleveland Record: 12-7-1-0, T-2nd Central Division
Chicago Record: 15-4-1-2, 1st Central Division
OT WINNER: SPANISH CALL – GAME HIGHLIGHTS: ENGLISH AND SPANISH*
*Game highlights will appear as soon as possible following video processing.