Monsters Head Back Home to Battle the Senators

Feb 28, 2020

In the third of four meetings between the two teams this season, the Cleveland Monsters, affiliate of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets, drop the puck vs. the Belleville Senators, AHL affiliate of the NHL’s Ottawa Senators, on Friday with full coverage, live from Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, underway at 7:00 pm on SportsTime Ohio, Alt 99.1, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.

 

MONSTERS PRE-SCOUT: Following a 3-4 road overtime loss to the Toronto Marlies on Wednesday, the Cleveland Monsters enter tonight’s game at 24-26-4-2 on the season. With 54 points, the Monsters currently rank eighth in the AHL’s North Division standings and 15th in the Eastern Conference. Cleveland is currently led in scoring by D Adam Clendening (7-31-38), C Ryan MacInnis (7-23-30) and LW Stefan Matteau (12-16-28).

 

SENATORS PRE-SCOUT: Following a 1-4 home loss to the Laval Rocket on Wednesday, the Belleville Senators enter today’s game at 35-17-4-1 on the season. With 75 points, the Senators currently rank first in the AHL’s North Division standings and first in the Eastern Conference. Belleville is currently led in scoring by C Josh Norris (30-28-58), LW Alex Formenton (24-23-47) and RW Drake Batherson (14-32-46).

 

REGULAR-SEASON SERIES: Friday marks the third of four meetings between the Monsters and Senators this season and the first of two games between the two clubs at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse this year. Cleveland is 1-1-0-0 overall vs. Belleville with a -2 goal differential (7/9) both overall and on the road this season.

MONSTERS GOALTENDERS:

35 Veini Vehvilainen	OVERALL	30 GP, (10-15-4), 3 SO, 2.69 GAA, .904 S%
	LAST APP.	(27/31) in 3-4 OTL at TOR 2/26/20
	HEAD-TO-HEAD	1 GP, (1-0-0), 0 SO, 2.00 GAA, .895 S%
	ON THE ROAD	15 GP, (5-8-1), 3 SO, 2.39 GAA, .914 S%
39 Brad Thiessen	OVERALL	6 GP, (3-2-0), 0 SO, 2.45 GAA, .910 S%
	LAST APP.	(22/25) in 1-4 L at RFD 2/15/20
	HEAD-TO-HEAD	N/A
	ON THE ROAD	3 GP, (0-2-0), 0 SO, 2.17 GAA, .891 S%

SENATORS GOALTENDERS:

30 Filip Gustavsson	OVERALL	22 GP, (14-5-3), 1 SO, 3.38 GAA, .883 S%
	LAST APP.	(20/24) in 5-4 OTW vs MB 2/22/20
	HEAD-TO-HEAD	1 GP, (0-1-0), 0 SO, 6.01 GAA, .769 S%
	AT HOME	11 GP, (7-1-3), 1 SO, 2.78 GAA, .909 S%
35 Joey Daccord	OVERALL	23 GP, (14-6-2), 1 SO, 2.68 GAA, .914 S%
	LAST APP.	(30/32) in 1-4 L vs LAV 2/26/20
	HEAD-TO-HEAD	N/A
	AT HOME	11 GP, (10-1-0), 1 SO, 1.90 GAA, .939 S%

 

KEYS TO SUCCESS:

• THE FIX IS IN: Monsters RW Trey Fix-Wolansky is currently in the midst of a two-game goal streak (2G), a three-game assist streak (4A) and a three-game point streak (2-4-6).
• MAC ATTACK: Cleveland C Ryan MacInnis is currently in the midst of a three-game assist streak (5A) and a three-game point streak (1-5-6).
• DILLON’S DOMINATING: Monsters D Dillon Simpson has three points (1-2-3) in two appearances vs. Belleville this season and is currently in the midst of a three-game assist streak (3A) and a three-game point streak (0-3-3).