Monsters stumped by Checkers in 4-1 loss
Mar 1, 2025The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Charlotte Checkers 4-1 on Saturday night at Rocket Arena. With the loss, the Monsters are now 27-16-5-5 and in fourth place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Charlotte’s John Leonard recorded the lone goal of the first period at 13:38 leaving Cleveland trailing 1-0 after 20 minutes. Rocco Grimaldi responded in the middle frame with a power-play tally at 4:47 assisted by Trey Fix-Wolansky and Hunter McKown sending the Monsters to the final intermission tied 1-1. The Checkers took control of the third period with a goal on the man advantage from Justin Sourdif at 13:54 followed by empty-net tallies from C.J. Smith at 19:07 and Rasmus Asplund at 19:51 bringing the final score to 4-1.
Cleveland’s Zach Sawchenko made 38 saves in defeat while Charlotte’s Cooper Black stopped 19 shots for the win.
The Monsters travel to visit the Toronto Marlies at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5, at Coca Cola Coliseum. Follow the games with full coverage on FOX Sports 1350 The Gambler, AHLTV on FloHockey and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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Scoring:
|
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
OT |
SO |
Final |
|
CLE |
0 |
1 |
0 |
- |
- |
1 |
|
CLT |
1 |
0 |
3 |
- |
- |
4 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
20 |
1/7 |
5/6 |
14 min / 7 inf |
|
CLT |
42 |
1/6 |
6/7 |
16 min / 8 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Record |
|
CLE |
Sawchenko |
L |
38 |
2 |
9-6-4 |
|
CLT |
Black |
W |
19 |
1 |
8-2-1 |
Cleveland Record: 27-16-5-5, 4th North Division
Charlotte Record: 29-15-3-3, 4th Atlantic Division
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