Monsters Split Lumberjacks Weekend with Wolves after 3-2 Loss

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Monsters retire former Lumberjacks Dave Michayluk’s number on Saturday in front of 11,129 fans

CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Chicago Wolves 3-2 on Saturday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. With the loss, the Monsters are now 17-20-3-2 and are currently in sixth place in the AHL’s North Division standings.

Chicago’s Malte Stromwall scored first at 4:17 of the opening frame, but Justin Richards followed with tally at 7:16 assisted by Brenden Miller and Samuel Knazko to tie the game. Marcus Bjork converted on the power play at 10:24 off feeds from Trey Fix-Wolansky and Cole Fonstad sending the Monsters to the first intermission ahead 2-1. The Wolves added a goal from Jamieson Rees at 7:08 of the second period leaving the score tied at 2-2 after 40 minutes. Despite several scoring chances for Cleveland, Max Lajoie’s tally for Chicago at 1:35 of the final frame secured the 3-2 win for the Wolves.

Cleveland’s Jet Greaves made 27 saves in defeat while Chicago’s Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 24 shots for the win.

The Monsters host the Belleville Senators on Friday, February 10, with a 7:00 p.m. puck drop 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		2		0		0		–		–		2
CHI		1		1		1		–		–		3

 

Shots/Special Teams:

		Shots		PP		PK		PIM
CLE		26		1/4		4/4		8 min / 4 inf
CHI		30		0/4		3/4		8 min / 4 inf

 

Goaltenders:

		Goaltender		Outcome		Saves		GA		Record
CLE		Greaves		L		27		3		8-9-3
CHI		Kochetkov		W		24		2		6-4-1

Cleveland Record: 17-20-3-2, 6th North Division

Chicago Record: 16-22-3-1, 7th Central Division

Cleveland Monsters Official Press Release