Monsters force Game 4 after 3-1 win against Rocket
May 4, 2025The Cleveland Monsters beat the Laval Rocket 3-1 on Sunday evening at Place Bell. With the win, the Monsters trail the North Division Semifinals best-of-five series 1-2.
Following a scoreless first period, Dylan Gambrell broke the ice with a tally at 18:05 of the middle frame with helpers from Roman Ahcan and Luca Pinelli sending Cleveland to the final intermission leading 1-0. Gambrell scored his second goal of the night at 7:32 of the third period off feeds from Pinelli and Ahcan. Ahcan added a shorthanded marker of his own at 11:49 assisted by Samuel Knazko pushing the Monsters lead to 3-0. The Rocket added a tally from Laurent Dauphin at 13:26, but Cleveland stood strong to force a Game 4 with a final score of 3-1.
Cleveland’s Jet Greaves stopped 36 shots for the win while Laval’s Cayden Primeau made 22 saves in defeat.
The Monsters and Rocket meet for Game 4 of the North Division Semifinals on Tuesday, May 6, at 7:00 p.m. at Place Bell. Follow the games with full coverage on FOX Sports 1350 The Gambler, AHLTV on FloHockey and the Monsters Hockey Network.
Scoring:
|
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
OT |
Final |
|
CLE |
0 |
1 |
2 |
- |
3 |
|
LAV |
0 |
0 |
1 |
- |
1 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
25 |
0/3 |
4/4 |
19 min / 8 inf |
|
LAV |
37 |
0/4 |
3/3 |
17 min / 7 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Playoff Record |
|
CLE |
Greaves |
W |
36 |
1 |
3-2 |
|
LAV |
Primeau |
L |
22 |
3 |
0-1 |
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