Monsters complete weekend sweep of Wolves with 3-1 win
Mar 6, 2021The Cleveland Monsters beat the Chicago Wolves 3-1 on Saturday evening at Triphahn Center Ice Arena. With the win, the Monsters are now 4-3-1-0 and are currently in fourth place in the AHL’s Central Division standings.
Cleveland once again struck first courtesy of a tally from Adam Helewka at 10:57 of the opening period off feeds from Trey Fix-Wolanksy and Andrew Peeke. The Monsters doubled the score after Dillon Simpson notched a tally at 12:40 assisted by Tyler Angle and Gavin Bayreuther to take the 2-0 lead into the first intermission. Chicago cut the score to 2-1 with the lone goal of the middle frame at 17:44 from Dominik Bokk. Cleveland added an insurance goal in the final period after Angle converted on a power-play opportunity at 4:24 assisted by Cliff Pu securing the 3-1 win.
Cleveland’s Matiss Kivlenieks made 42 saves in victory while Chicago’s Beck Warm stopped 31 shots in defeat.
The Monsters travel to Rochester for a matchup with the Americans next Friday, March 12, with a 6:05 p.m. puck drop at Blue Cross Arena. 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 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
3 |
CHI |
0 |
1 |
0 |
- |
- |
1 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
CLE |
34 |
1/3 |
2/2 |
4 min / 2 inf |
CHI |
43 |
0/2 |
2/3 |
6 min / 3 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Record |
CLE |
Kivlenieks |
W |
42 |
1 |
3-0-0 |
CHI |
Warm |
L |
31 |
3 |
4-1-0 |
Cleveland Record: 4-3-1-0, 4th Central Division
Chicago Record: 8-2-0-1, 1st Central Division
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