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Cleveland Stumbles in 4-2 Loss to Hartford

January 26, 2024 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Hartford Wolf Pack 4-2 on Friday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. With the loss, the Monsters are now 25-12-1-1 and are currently in first place in the AHL's North Division standings.

Following a scoreless first period, Hartford opened the scoring in the middle frame beginning with a goal from Anton Blidh at 5:26. Brendan Gaunce put the Monsters on the board after a marker at 9:44 assisted by Mikael Pyyhtia and Carson Meyer, but the Wolf Pack responded with a shorthanded tally from Adam Sykora at 12:44 bringing the score to 2-1 after 40 minutes. Meyer notched a power-play goal at 6:08 of the third period off feeds from Nick Blankenburg and Trey Fix-Wolansky, but Hartford's Brett Berard recorded a marker on the man advantage at 14:26 and an empty-net tally at 19:23 bringing the final score to 4-2.

Cleveland's Jet Greaves made 26 saves in defeat while Hartford's Dylan Garand stopped 23 shots for the win.

The Monsters host a rematch against the Hartford Wolf Pack on Saturday, January 27, at 7:00 p.m. at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Follow the games with full coverage on Bally Sports Great Lakes, 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 - - 2 HFD 0 2 2 - - 4

Shots/Special Teams:

Shots PP PK PIM CLE 25 1/5 7/8 31 min / 10 inf HFD 30 1/8 4/5 15 min / 6 inf

Goaltenders:

Goaltender Outcome Saves GA Record CLE Greaves L 26 3 19-7-1 HFD Garand W 23 2 11-4-3 Cleveland Record: 25-12-1-1, 1st North Division Hartford Record: 21-11-5-0, 4th Atlantic Division

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