Monsters tripped up in 5-1 loss to Penguins
Jan 24, 2022The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 5-1 on Monday night at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. With the loss, the Monsters are now 13-13-4-3 and are currently in sixth place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
The Penguins scored three goals in the opening period from Matt Bartowski at 6:07, Felix Robert at 16:27 and Kyle Olson at 19:37 leaving the Monsters trailing 3-0 after 20 minutes. Wilkes-Barre’s Anthony Angello and Kasper Bjorkqvist extended the lead with tallies at 4:52 and 13:59 of the second period. Justin Scott snapped the shutout bid with a marker at 2:53 of the final frame off a feed from Tristan Mullin but the Monsters fell by a final score of 5-1.
Cleveland’s Jet Greaves made 12 saves in relief of Jean-Francois Berube who had 6 stops in defeat while Wilkes-Barre’s Alex D’Orio made 20 saves for the victory.
The Monsters continue their road trip with a visit to the Syracuse Crunch on Wednesday, January 26, for an 7:00 p.m. puck drop at Upstate Medical University Arena. Follow the game with full coverage on FOX Sports 1350 AM ‘The Gambler’, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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Scoring:
|
|
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
OT |
SO |
Final |
|
CLE |
0 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
|
WBS |
3 |
2 |
0 |
- |
- |
5 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
32 |
0/3 |
2/2 |
4 min / 2 inf |
|
WBS |
23 |
0/2 |
3/3 |
6 min / 3 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Record |
|
CLE |
Berube |
L |
6 |
3 |
4-7-3 |
|
CLE |
Greaves |
ND |
12 |
2 |
3-3-0 |
|
WBS |
D’Orio |
W |
31 |
1 |
3-5-0 |
Cleveland Record: 13-13-4-3, 6th North Division
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Record: 14-16-1-3, 7th Atlantic Division
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