Pearson's hat trick leads Monsters to 4-3 win over Marlies
Apr 20, 2024The Cleveland Monsters beat the Toronto Marlies 4-3 on Saturday evening at Coca-Cola Coliseum. With the win, the Monsters are now 39-24-5-3 and are currently in second place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Justin Pearson recorded the only goal of the first period at 14:59 with helpers from David Jiricek and Josh Dunne putting the Monsters ahead 1-0 after 20 minutes. Pearson scored his second marker of the game at 4:46 of the middle frame assisted by Alex Whelan to double Cleveland’s lead to 2-0. Tyler Angle notched a tally at 13:10 off feeds from Owen Sillinger and Roman Ahcan sending the Monsters to the final intermission leading 3-0. Toronto mounted a comeback in the third period with goals from Kieffer Bellows at 1:08 and Zach Solow at 15:38 making it a one-goal game. Pearson completed his bid for his first professional hat trick after a tally at 16:20 assisted by Jake Christiansen and Mikael Pyyhtia keeping Cleveland ahead 4-2. The Marlies made one last push with a goal from Alex Steeves at 18:01, but the Monsters stood tall securing the 4-3 win.
Cleveland’s Jet Greaves stopped 39 shots for the win while Toronto’s Matt Murray made 20 saves in defeat.
With the win, the Monsters have secured a top 3 spot in the AHL North Division and a first round bye in the Calder Cup Playoffs. Cleveland's Division Semifinals opponent and playoff schedule has yet to be determined.
The Monsters conclude the regular season with a rematch against the Toronto Marlies on Sunday, April 21, at 4:00 p.m. at Coca-Cola Coliseum. 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 |
2 |
1 |
- |
- |
4 |
|
TOR |
0 |
0 |
3 |
- |
- |
3 |
Shots/Special Teams:
|
|
Shots |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
|
CLE |
24 |
0/2 |
2/2 |
4 min / 2 inf |
|
TOR |
42 |
0/2 |
2/2 |
4 min / 2 inf |
Goaltenders:
|
|
Goaltender |
Outcome |
Saves |
GA |
Record |
|
CLE |
Greaves |
W |
39 |
3 |
29-12-4 |
|
TOR |
Murray |
L |
20 |
4 |
1-2-0 |
Cleveland Record: 39-24-5-3, 2nd North Division
Toronto Record: 34-25-10-2, 5th North Division
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