AHL Cleveland Monsters

Kivlenieks Delivers Shutout in Season Debut, Monsters Roll Past Devils, 4-0

Published on October 20, 2018 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


Cleveland Monsters goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks
Cleveland Monsters goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks
(Cleveland Monsters)

BINGHAMTON, NY - The Cleveland Monsters, American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets, defeated the Binghamton Devils on Saturday at Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton, NY by a final score of 4-0. With the win, the Monsters improved to 5-2-0-0 overall this season and with a .714 points percentage, remain alone in second place in the AHL's North Division standings.

After a scoreless opening period, Cleveland's Zac Dalpe staked the Monsters to a 1-0 lead at 16:49 of the middle frame, thanks to even-strength assists from Eric Robinson and Paul Bittner. Just 20 seconds later, Monsters blue-liner Gabriel Carlsson pushed Cleveland's edge to 2-0 with a five-on-five finish, set up by Kevin Stenlund and Alex Broadhurst, before Bittner posted an even-strength tally of his own at 18:36, courtesy of a slick transition passing play orchestrated by Vitaly Abramov and Dalpe.

After the Devils amplified their attack in the final stanza, the Monsters sealed a 4-0 win with an empty-net tally from Nathan Gerbe at 19:11 of the third with Bittner picking up the lone assist on the play. Cleveland net-minder Matiss Kivlenieks stopped each of the 31 pucks he faced to improve to 1-0-0 on the season by virtue of a shutout showing in his first appearance of the campaign, while Binghamton's Corey Schneider fell to 0-1-0 this year despite his providing 28 stops for the Devils in defeat.

Next up for the Monsters, it's a Wednesday road clash vs. the Chicago Wolves with full coverage, live from Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL, underway at 12:00 pm on Alt 99.1, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.

2018-19 Monsters Hockey Club Memberships, providing fans the ability to lock in the lowest ticket prices, the best seat locations to each game, custom member benefits and an exclusive Monsters jersey, are now available! 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 or any Northern Ohio Discount Drug Mart. Be sure to follow the Monsters on Twitter @monstershockey, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/monstershockey, and on Instagram @monstershockey.

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Cleveland Monsters goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks
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