Monsters fall short in 3-1 loss to Comets
Dec 10, 2021The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Utica Comets 3-1 on Friday night at Adirondack Bank Center. With the loss, the Monsters are now 10-7-2-3 and are currently in third place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
The Comets scored two goals in the opening frame from Fabian Zetterlund at 3:23 and Nate Schnarr at 18:56 to send the Monsters into the first intermission trailing 2-0. Utica’s Graeme Clarke notched a power-play marker at 11:13 of the second period pushing Cleveland’s deficit to 3-0 after 40 minutes. Liam Foudy spoiled the shutout bid with a tally at 18:26 of the final frame off assists from Justin Scott and Cole Clayton, but the Monsters fell by a final score of 3-1.
Cleveland’s Jean-Francois Berube made 29 stops in defeat while Utica’s Mareks Mitens stopped 23 shots for the victory.
The Monsters next stop on the road trip will be a visit to take on the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Saturday, December 11, for a 7:05 p.m. puck drop at PPL Center. Follow the games with full coverage on FOX Sports 1350 AM ‘The Gambler’, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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Scoring:
|
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
OT |
SO |
Final |
|
CLE |
0 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
|
UTI |
2 |
1 |
0 |
- |
- |
3 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
24 |
0/1 |
2/3 |
10 min / 5 inf |
|
UTI |
32 |
1/3 |
1/1 |
6 min / 3 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Record |
|
CLE |
Berube |
L |
29 |
3 |
4-4-3 |
|
UTI |
Mitens |
W |
23 |
1 |
1-0-0 |
Cleveland Record: 10-7-2-3, 3rd North Division
Utica Record: 17-1-2-0, 1st North Division
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