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Monsters Winning Streak Halted by Checkers, 4-1

March 31, 2017 - American Hockey League (AHL)
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CLEVELAND - The AHL's defending Calder Cup Champions, the Cleveland Monsters, proudly powered by Constellation, were defeated by the Charlotte Checkers on Thursday at The Q by a final score of 4-1, bringing an end to Cleveland's season-long six-game winning streak. With the loss, the Monsters fell to 33-28-3-4 overall this season and with a .537 points percentage, currently sit alone in fifth place in the AHL's Central Division standings.

After a scoreless opening frame, the Checkers claimed a 2-0 lead in the middle stanza thanks to a shorthanded goal from Connor Brickley at 1:17 and an even-strength Andrew Miller tally at 7:14 of the period. In the third, Philip Samuelsson pushed the Checkers' advantage to 3-0 with a power-play strike at 4:20 before former Checker Zac Dalpe poked home a five-on-five marker for Cleveland, from T.J. Tynan and Ryan Craig, at 4:56. Charlotte tacked on an even-strength Danny Kristo score, however, at 12:43 to emerge victorious by a final margin of 4-1.

Monsters net-minder Anton Forsberg fell to 23-16-3 this season despite a 21-save performance, while Tom McCollum stopped 30 of the 31 pucks he faced to improve to 8-1-1 between the pipes for Charlotte. Next up for the Monsters, it's a Saturday road clash vs. the Chicago Wolves with full coverage, live from Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL, underway at 8:00 pm on 99X and the Monsters Hockey Network.

Tickets for every Monsters home game start at just $10 and are on sale now! Full and partial season ticket memberships are also available and provide you with the best seat locations, custom member benefits and the lowest ticket prices. Group outing and birthday bash packages for 10 or more people are also on sale now. All tickets can be purchased by visiting ClevelandMonsters.com, calling (216) 420-0000, visiting The Q Box Office or any Northern Ohio Discount Drug Mart. Be sure to follow the Monsters on Twitter @monstershockey, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/clevelandmonsters, and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/monstershockey .

The Cleveland Monsters are part of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Quicken Loans Arena organization and also owned by a group led by Cavaliers Majority Owner and Quicken Loans Founder and Chairman Dan Gilbert. The group also owns and operates the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League playing at Quicken Loans Arena and the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League playing in nearby Canton, Ohio at the Canton Civic Center.

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