Monsters fall 2-1 to Comets
Apr 14, 2023UTICA, NY – The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Utica Comets 2-1 on Friday night at Adirondack Bank Center. With the loss, the Monsters are now 32-31-5-2 and currently in sixth place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
After a scoreless first period, Utica’s Jayce Hawryluk opened the scoring in the middle frame at 6:07 which was then answered by an unassisted goal from Jake Christiansen at 9:47 bringing the score to 1-1 going into the second intermission. Utica’s Simon Nemec scored the lone goal of the third period at 9:38 bringing a final score to 2-1 in favor of Utica.
Cleveland’s Jet Greaves made 23 saves in defeat while Utica’s Nico Daws made 24 saves for the win.
The Monsters face off against the Rochester Americans on Saturday, April 15, with a 5:05 p.m. puck drop at Blue Cross Arena. 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 |
0 |
- |
- |
1 |
|
UTC |
0 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
2 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
25 |
0/1 |
1/1 |
2 min / 1 inf |
|
UTC |
25 |
0/1 |
1/1 |
2 min / 1 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Record |
|
CLE |
Greaves |
L |
23 |
2 |
19-15-5 |
|
UTC |
Daws |
W |
24 |
1 |
16-14-3 |
Cleveland Record: 32-31-5-2, 6th North Division
Comets Record: 34-27-6-4, 4th North Division
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