Monsters skate away with big 3-2 overtime win against Penguins

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CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Monsters beat the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 3-2 in overtime on Sunday evening in front of 10,182 fans at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. With the win, the Monsters are now 35-18-3-3 and are currently in first place in the AHL’s North Division standings.

Following a scoreless first period, Justin Pearson recorded a tally just 25 seconds into the middle frame with helpers from Roman Ahcan and Cole Clayton. Vinnie Hinostroza converted on the man advantage for the Penguins at 10:58 to send both teams to the final intermission tied 1-1. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s Sam Poulin grabbed a marker at 8:43 of the third period, but David Jiricek responded with a goal at 18:39 assisted by Marcus Bjork and Owen Sillinger to force the game to extra time. Stanislav Svozil scored a power-play tally at 2:57 of overtime off feeds from Samuel Knazko and Sillinger to secure the 3-2 win for the Monsters.

Cleveland’s Jet Greaves made 32 saves for the win while Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s Joel Blomqvist stopped 14 shots in defeat.

The Monsters host a rematch against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Monday, March 18, at 7:00 p.m. at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. 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		0		1		1		1		–		3
WBS		0		1		1		0		–		2

 

Shots/Special Teams:

		Shots		PP		PK		PIM
CLE		17		1/3		3/4		8 min / 4 inf
WBS		34		1/4		2/3		6 min / 3 inf

 

Goaltenders:

		Goaltender		Outcome		Saves		GA		Record
CLE		Greaves		W		32		2		27-10-3
WBS		Blomqvist		OT		14		3		19-9-6

Cleveland Record: 35-18-3-3, 1st North Division

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Record: 30-20-8-1, 3rd Atlantic Division

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