Monsters Rematch Against the Senators
Dec 7, 2019In the second of four meetings between the two teams this season, the Cleveland Monsters, affiliate of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets, drop the puck vs. the Belleville Senators, AHL affiliate of the NHL’s Ottawa Senators, on Saturday with full coverage, live from CAA Arena in Belleville, ON, underway at 7:00 pm on Alt 99.1, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.
MONSTERS PRE-SCOUT: Following a 6-2 road win over the Belleville Senators on Friday, the Cleveland Monsters enter tonight’s game at 12-10-1-1 on the season. With 26 points, the Monsters currently rank seventh in the AHL’s North Division standings and 11th in the Eastern Conference. Cleveland is currently led in scoring by LW Nathan Gerbe (6-14-20), D Adam Clendening (5-9-14) and C Ryan MacInnis (3-10-13).
SENATORS PRE-SCOUT: Following a 2-6 home loss to the Cleveland Monsters on Friday, the Belleville Senators enter tonight’s game at 13-9-1-0 on the season. With 27 points, the Senators currently rank fifth in the AHL’s North Division standings and ninth in the Eastern Conference. Belleville is currently led in scoring by RW Drake Batherson (9-19-28), C Josh Norris (9-9-18) and LW Vitaly Abramov (8-9-17).
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES: Saturday marks the second of four meetings between the Monsters and Senators this season and the second of two meetings between the two clubs at CAA Arena this year. Cleveland is 1-0-0-0 vs. Belleville both overall and on the road this season with a +4 goal differential (6/2) in both scenarios.
MONSTERS GOALTENDERS:
| 35 Veini Vehvilainen | OVERALL | 11 GP, (5-6-0), 2 SO, 2.12 GAA, .918 S% |
| LAST APP. | (17/19) in 6-2 W at BEL 12/6/19 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | 1 GP, (1-0-0), 0 SO, 2.00 GAA, .895 S% | |
| ON THE ROAD |
4 GP, (2-2-0), 0 SO, 2.03 GAA, .921 S% |
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| 39 Brad Thiessen | OVERALL | N/A |
| LAST APP. | N/A | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | N/A | |
| AT HOME | N/A | |
| 80 Matiss Kivlenieks | OVERALL | 11 GP, (6-3-2), 0 SO, 2.78 GAA, .898 S% |
| LAST APP. | (27/30) in 2-3 L at LAV 12/4/19 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | N/A | |
| ON THE ROAD | 7 GP, (3-2-2), 0 SO, 3.36 GAA, .885 S% |
SENATORS GOALTENDERS:
| 1 Marcus Hogberg | OVERALL | 14 GP, (6-6-0), 0 SO, 3.21 GAA, .892 S% |
| LAST APP. | (24/27) in 6-3 W at BNG 11/22/19 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | N/A | |
| AT HOME | 8 GP, (2-4-0), 0 SO, 3.43 GAA, .885 S% | |
| 30 Filip Gustavsson | OVERALL | 10 GP, (6-3-1), 0 SO, 3.81 GAA, .877 S% |
| LAST APP. | (20/26) in 2-6 L vs CLE 12/6/19 | |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD | 1 GP, (0-1-0), 0 SO, 6.01 GAA, .769 S% | |
| AT HOME | 6 GP, (3-3-0), 0 SO, 4.79 GAA, .834 S% | |
| 35 Joey Daccord | OVERALL | 1 GP, (1-0-0), 0 SO, 1.00 GAA, .963 S% |
| LAST APP. |
(26/27) in 3-1 W at HER 11/30/19 |
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| HEAD-TO-HEAD | N/A | |
| AT HOME | N/A |
KEYS TO SUCCESS:
- KEVIN’S CRUISING: Cleveland C Kevin Stenlund is currently in the midst of a seven-game points streak (3-4-7), tied for the third-longest active streak of its kind in the AHL. Stenlund is also riding a four-game road assists streak (4), tied for the league’s longest such active streak and tied for the fifth-longest streak of its kind in the AHL this season.
- STOMPING THE SENS: The Monsters’ roster features four players scoring at a better-than point per game pace vs. Belleville this season, including D Dillon Simpson (1 GP, 1-2-3), LW Jakob Lilja (1 GP, 0-3-3), C Justin Scott (1 GP, 1-1-2) and D Gabriel Carlsson (1 GP, 1-1-2).
- AWESOME ADAM: Cleveland D Adam Clendening ranks alongside the AHL’s leaders among blue-liners in goals (5, T3rd) and points (14, T13th) this season.