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Big Final Frame Lifts Lake Erie to 4-1 Game One Win in Calder Cup Finals

June 1, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


HERSHEY, PA - In a Cleveland team's first Calder Cup Finals appearance in 50 years, the Lake Erie Monsters claimed a 1-0 lead in their best-of-seven series vs. the Hershey Bears for the AHL Championship, thanks to a 4-1 Game 1 win on Wednesday at Giant Center in Hershey, PA. With the victory, the Monsters improved to 12-2 in the playoffs and tied their longest postseason winning streak this season with the team's sixth consecutive victory.

The Bears grabbed a 1-0 lead on an even-strength goal from Jakub Vrana at 15:42 of the opening period, but the Monsters managed to equalize in the middle frame at 7:48 when Alex Broadhurst and Steve Eminger combined to spring Daniel Zaar on a five-on-five partial breakaway that the Swedish-born sniper finished off for his fourth tally of the postseason.

In the third, Trent Vogelhuber bounced home an even-strength goal at 5:39 on feeds from Ryan Craig and Eminger to make it 2-1 before an unassisted five-on-five marker from Zaar at 13:33 gave way to a Markus Hannikainen tip-in goal at 15:09 thanks to assists from Dean Kukan and Oliver Bjorkstrand that capped the scoring at 4-1 Monsters.

Anton Forsberg improved to 6-0 in net for the Monsters following a 26-save Game 1 performance, while Justin Peters stopped 22 pucks in defeat for the Bears.

Next up for the Monsters, it's Game 2 of the Calder Cup Finals on Friday with full coverage, live from Giant Center in Hershey, PA, underway at 7:00 pm on ESPN 850 WKNR and simulcast on CLE 43 WUAB and the Monsters Hockey Network.

PLAYOFF TICKETS AVAILABLE: Tickets for all Monsters Calder Cup Finals Home Games (Game 3 - Mon., June 6th; Game 4 - Sat., June 11th and Game 5 - Sun., June 12th) are ON SALE NOW and start at just $13 per game! Full and partial season ticket memberships are also available for the 2016-17 season and provide you with the best seat locations, custom member benefits, the lowest ticket prices and FREE playoff tickets for select plans. Group outing and birthday bash packages for 10 or more people are also on sale now. All tickets can be purchased by visiting LakeErieMonsters.com/playoffs, 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/lakeeriemonsters, and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/monstershockey.

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