Monsters force overtime but drop Game 2 against Bears with final score of 3-2
Jun 1, 2024The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Hershey Bears 3-2 in overtime on Saturday night at Giant Center. With the loss, the Monsters trail the Eastern Conference Finals best-of-seven series 2-0.
Following a scoreless first period, Hershey’s Garrett Roe converted on the power play at 14:35 of the middle frame giving the Bears the lead. Josh Dunne responded with a tally at 18:49 assisted by Justin Pearson and Alex Whelan tying the game 1-1 heading into the final intermission. The Bears took the lead after a goal from Ethen Frank at 11:21 of the third period, but David Jiricek once again forced the game to extra time with a marker at 18:27 off feeds from Brendan Gaunce and Luca Del Bel Belluz. Hershey’s Pierrick Dubé grabbed the game-winning goal at 13:54 of overtime bringing the final score to 3-2.
Cleveland’s Jet Greaves stopped 27 shots in defeat while Hershey’s Hunter Shepard made 34 saves for the win.
The Monsters and Bears return home for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday, June 4, at 7:00 p.m. at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse with tickets available at clevelandmonsters.com. 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 |
Final |
|
CLE |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
HER |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
36 |
0/4 |
4/5 |
10 min / 5 inf |
|
HER |
30 |
1/5 |
4/4 |
8 min / 4 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Playoff Record |
|
CLE |
Greaves |
L |
27 |
3 |
5-3-0 |
|
HER |
Shepard |
W |
34 |
2 |
8-1-0 |
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