Monsters pick up point in 3-2 overtime loss to Comets
Dec 17, 2021The Cleveland Monsters fell in overtime to the Utica Comets 3-2 on Friday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. With the overtime loss, the Monsters are now 10-8-3-3 and are currently in fourth place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Following a scoreless first period, Utica’s Ryan Schmelzer notched a tally at 16:22 of the middle frame but the Comets’ lead did not last for long. Kevin Stenlund recorded the Teddy Bear Toss goal at 16:55 with an assist from Liam Foudy filling the ice at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse with a franchise record setting 10,168 stuffed animals and sending the Monsters to an early second intermission tied 1-1. Brendan Gaunce scored a marker at 18:32 of the final frame off feeds from Trey Fix-Wolansky and Cole Fonstad grabbing a Monsters lead, but Fabian Zetterlund tied the game for the Comets at 19:22 forcing overtime. With Cleveland starting the extra frame on the penalty kill, Utica’s Zetterlund converted on the man advantage at 1:00 pushing the final score to 3-2.
Cleveland’s Daniil Tarasov made 23 stops in defeat while Utica’s Marek Mitens made 24 saves for the victory.
The Monsters host the Chicago Wolves on Wednesday, December 22, for a 7:00 p.m. puck drop at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. 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 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
- |
2 |
|
UTI |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
- |
3 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
26 |
0/5 |
1/2 |
4 min / 2 inf |
|
UTI |
26 |
1/2 |
5/5 |
10 min / 5 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Record |
|
CLE |
Tarasov |
OT |
23 |
3 |
5-3-3 |
|
UTI |
Mitens |
W |
24 |
2 |
2-0-0 |
Cleveland Record: 10-8-3-3, 4th North Division
Utica Record: 18-1-2-0, 1st North Division
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