Monsters stalled in 4-1 loss to Rocket
Mar 8, 2024The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Laval Rocket 4-1 on Friday night at the Place Bell. With the loss, the Monsters are now 33-17-3-3 and are currently in first place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
The Rocket started the night with a power-play goal from Logan Mailloux at 6:26 of the first period, but David Jiricek recorded a tally on the man advantage at 15:47 assisted by Marcus Bjork and Luca Del Bel Belluz to even the game. Laval’s Jared Davidson added a marker at 17:40 to send Cleveland to the first intermission trailing 2-1. The Rocket extended the lead in the middle frame with goals from Brandon Gignac at 7:02 and William Trudeau at 12:37 putting the Monsters behind 4-1 after 40 minutes. Both teams were held scoreless through the third period keeping the final score at 4-1 in favor of Laval.
Cleveland’s Pavel Cajan made 23 saves in defeat while Laval’s Jakub Dobeš stopped 28 shots for the win.
The Monsters have a rematch against the Laval Rocket on Saturday, March 9, at 3:00 p.m. at Place Bell. 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 |
SO |
Final |
|
CLE |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
1 |
|
LAV |
2 |
2 |
0 |
- |
- |
4 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
29 |
1/4 |
1/2 |
8 min / 4 inf |
|
LAV |
27 |
1/2 |
3/4 |
12 min / 6 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Record |
|
CLE |
Cajan |
L |
23 |
4 |
6-7-3 |
|
LAV |
Dobeš |
W |
28 |
1 |
17-13-6 |
Cleveland Record: 33-17-3-3, 1st North Division
Laval Record: 24-24-6-2, 6th North Division
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