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KIVLENIEKS' 36 SAVES ANCHOR MONSTERS IN 3-2 WIN OVER WOLVES

December 10, 2017 - American Hockey League (AHL)
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Kivlenieks' 36 Saves Anchor Monsters in 3-2 Win over Wolves
Kivlenieks' 36 Saves Anchor Monsters in 3-2 Win over Wolves
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Carter Camper, Alex Broadhurst, Paul Bittner score for Cleveland in front of 11,516 fans at The Q.

CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Monsters, proud American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets, defeated the Chicago Wolves on Friday in front of 11,516 fans at The Q by a final score of 3-2. With the win, the Monsters improved to 8-8-2-2 overall this season and with a .500 points percentage, currently sit alone in fifth place in the AHL's Central Division standings.

After a scoreless opening period, Cleveland grabbed a 1-0 lead at 4:58 of the middle frame when Carter Camper posted an even-strength goal on feeds from Brady Austin and Jordan Schroeder. Chicago's Griffin Reinhart leveled the score shortly thereafter with a five-on-five finish at 7:21, but the Monsters stormed back in front just over one minute later when Alex Broadhurst polished off an even-strength chance from point-blank range at 8:24 of the second thanks to a slick setup from Austin and Sonny Milano.

Cleveland's advantage was pushed to its largest point at 10:40 of the final period when Paul Bittner wedged a power-play goal past Wolves backstop Kasimir Kaskisuo on feeds from Camper and Schroeder to make it 3-1. After Bittner's goal was initially ruled to have ricocheted off the crossbar, video review deemed the second-year winger's tally legal and the Crookston, MN native's fourth marker of the year proved to be the game-winner despite a late even-strength score from Chicago's Reinhart at 19:21.

Monsters net-minder Matiss Kivlenieks improved to 3-5-1 between the pipes this season by virtue of a career-best 36-save performance while the Wolves' Kaskisuo now leads the AHL in losses at 4-8-1 this year following a 23-save showing. The Monsters' crowd of 11,516 at The Q on Friday is Cleveland's second-largest of the 2017-18 season, topped only by the 12,115 fans that attended the team's opening-night 4-0 loss to the Rockford IceHogs on October 7, 2017.

Next up for the Monsters, it's a Saturday rematch vs. the Wolves, with full coverage, live from The Q, underway at 1:00 pm on 99X and the Monsters Hockey Network.

Full and partial season ticket memberships are on sale now and provide you with the best seat locations, custom member benefits and the lowest ticket prices starting at only $10 per game. 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.

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 G League playing in nearby Canton, Ohio at the Canton Civic Center.

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