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Captain Craig Paces Cleveland in 5-1 Victory

December 9, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
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WINNIPEG, MB - The AHL's defending Calder Cup Champions, the Cleveland Monsters, proudly powered by Constellation, defeated the Manitoba Moose on Friday at MTS Centre in Winnipeg, MB by a final score of 5-1. With the win, the Monsters improved to 10-11-1-1 overall this season and with a .478 points percentage, currently sit alone in fifth place in the AHL's Central Division standings.

After a tight-checking opening frame slid by mostly scoreless, the Monsters claimed a 1-0 lead on the power-play at 15:16 when Daniel Zaar blasted home a left-point clapper thanks to a slick setup by Cleveland d-man Dean Kukan. In the middle frame, the Monsters seized firm control of the contest with three unanswered goals, from Alex Broadhurst on the power-play at 15:18, fed by John Ramage and T.J. Tynan, at even-strength at 17:33 from Ryan Craig, thanks to Tynan's lone assist, and again from Craig at 19:35 courtesy of Broadhurst's and Kukan's five-on-five feeds.

Up 4-0 entering the third, Cleveland saw their shutout hopes melt away at 8:59 of the final frame when Moose leading scorer Jack Roslovic scored at even-strength to make it 4-1, but Markus Hannikainen parlayed an unassisted shorthanded breakaway at 11:09 into a 5-1 Monsters lead and ultimately, a Cleveland victory by that very margin.

Anton Forsberg improved to 7-6-1 in net for the Monsters this season by virtue of a 34-save performance while Eric Comrie fell to 6-7-1 between the pipes for the Moose despite stopping 31 of the 36 pucks he faced. With a two-for-five showing on the power-play on Friday, the Monsters are five for their last eight with the extra skater and with Friday's two-goal performance, Craig has now scored each of his four goals this season vs. Manitoba at MTS Centre.

Next up for the Monsters, it's a Saturday afternoon rematch vs. the Moose with full coverage, live from MTS Centre in Winnipeg, MB, underway at 3:00 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. - ClevelandMonsters.com

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