Monsters gain point in 4-3 shootout loss to Americans
May 8, 2021The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Rochester Americans 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. With the shootout loss, the Monsters are now 15-8-1-2 and are currently in second place in the AHL’s Central Division standings.
The Americans scored the lone goal of the opening frame from Jean-Sebastien Dea on the power play at 1:38 sending the Monsters into the first intermission trailing 1-0. Cleveland’s Cliff Pu notched a tally at 6:24 of the second period off assists from Tyler Angle and Thomas Schemitsch knotting the game at 1-1. Josh Dunne quickly helped the Monsters take the lead at 9:22 with a feed from Angle, but the Americans’ Patrick Polino recorded a goal at 11:35 once again tying the game. Jake Christiansen notched a tally at 17:52 off a helper from Schemitsch to send Cleveland to the final intermission with a 3-2 lead. Rochester’s Dea scored his second goal of the night at 9:32 of the final period forcing the game into overtime. Despite scoring chances in the extra frame, Dea recorded the lone shootout goal for Rochester bringing the final score to 4-3.
Cleveland’s Brad Thiessen made 16 saves in defeat while Rochester’s Billy Christopoulos stopped 38 shots for the victory.
The Monsters host the Grand Rapids Griffins on Tuesday, May 11, for a 7:00 p.m. puck drop at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. 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 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
ROC |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
41 |
0/5 |
1/2 |
9 min / 3 inf |
|
ROC |
20 |
1/2 |
5/5 |
15 min / 6 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Record |
|
CLE |
Thiessen |
OT |
16 |
3 |
4-5-3 |
|
ROC |
Christopoulos |
W |
38 |
3 |
1-1-0 |
Cleveland Record: 15-8-1-2, 2nd Central Division
Rochester Record: 10-12-2-1, 6th North Division
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