Monsters shutout by the Griffins in 2-0 loss
May 11, 2021The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Grand Rapids Griffins 2-0 on Tuesday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. With the loss, the Monsters are now 15-9-1-2 and are currently in second place in the AHL’s Central Division standings.
The Griffins scored the only two goals of the game on the power play during the opening frame from Joe Veleno at 12:31 and Riley Barber at 18:17. Despite multiple scoring chances throughout the final two periods, the Griffins goaltender Kaden Fulcher stopped any opportunity for the Monsters to come back from the 2-0 defecit.
Cleveland’s Matiss Kivlenieks made 34 saves in defeat while Fulcher stopped 22 shots for the victory.
The Monsters host the Grand Rapids Griffins in the final home game of the season on Friday, May 14, 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 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
0 |
|
GR |
2 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
2 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
22 |
0/3 |
4/6 |
13 min / 5 inf |
|
GR |
36 |
2/6 |
3/3 |
6 min / 3 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Record |
|
CLE |
Kivlenieks |
L |
34 |
2 |
6-2-0 |
|
GR |
Fulcher |
W |
22 |
0 |
2-2-2 |
Cleveland Record: 15-9-1-2, 2nd Central Division
Rochester Record: 15-10-3-1, 3rd Central Division
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