Monsters take 2-0 lead in North Division Finals series after 4-1 win against Crunch
May 18, 2024The Cleveland Monsters beat the Syracuse Crunch 4-1 on Saturday evening at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. With the win, the Monsters lead the North Division Finals best-of-five series 2-0.
The Crunch struck first with a power-play goal from Devante Stephens at 8:07 of the opening period, but Billy Sweezey responded with a tally at 11:28 assisted by Hunter McKown and Marcus Bjork to tie the game. McKown recorded an unassisted goal at 15:18 sending Cleveland to the first intermission leading 2-1. Following a scoreless middle frame, Jakub Zboril converted on the man advantage at 4:37 of the third period with helpers from David Jiricek and Owen Sillinger. Alex Whelan put the game away with an empty-net goal assisted by Justin Pearson bringing the final score to 4-1.
Cleveland’s Jet Greaves stopped 17 shots for the win while Syracuse’s Brandon Halverson made 24 saves in defeat.
The Monsters and Crunch drop the puck for Game 3 of the North Division Finals on Wednesday, May 22, at 7:00 p.m. at Upstate Medical University Arena. 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 |
Final |
|
CLE |
2 |
0 |
2 |
- |
4 |
|
SYR |
1 |
0 |
0 |
- |
1 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
28 |
1/3 |
3/4 |
12 min / 6 inf |
|
SYR |
18 |
1/4 |
2/3 |
10 min / 5 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Playoff Record |
|
CLE |
Greaves |
W |
17 |
1 |
5-1-0 |
|
SYR |
Halverson |
L |
24 |
3 |
3-4-0 |
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