AHL Cleveland Monsters

Milano Marvelous in 4-2 Monsters Win

March 24, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


CLEVELAND - One evening prior to his bobblehead night at The Q, rookie forward Sonny Milano provided a pair of goals and the game-winning goal for Cleveland's Lake Erie Monsters as they defeated the Rockford IceHogs by a 4-2 final score. With the win, the Monsters improved to 35-21-5-5 overall this season and with a .606 points percentage, remain alone in fourth place in the AHL's Central Division standings.

The Monsters claimed a 1-0 lead just eight seconds into the opening period on Thursday, as Lukas Sedlak poked home one of the fastest goals in Monsters franchise history to start a game, an even-strength score assisted by Josh Anderson and Dillon Heatherington. Rockford tied things shortly thereafter, as Jonathan Carlsson leveled the score at one apiece with a five-on-five marker at 1:17.

In the second, Lake Erie surged to a 2-1 lead thanks to some dazzling stickhandling from Markus Hannikainen at 12:43 that resulted in the Finland native's seventh goal of the season, an even-strength tally assisted by Anderson and Trent Vogelhuber. Not to be outdone, Milano knifed through the IceHogs' defense at 16:47 and roofed an even-strength wrister, on feeds from Vogelhuber and Jaime Sifers, that gave Lake Erie a 3-1 advantage heading into the final period. Milano scored again at 12:00 of the third on a crisp passing play from Kerby Rychel and T.J. Tynan to make it 4-1, and after a Jake Dowell marker for Rockford at 19:17, the Monsters skated away 4-2 winners.

Mac Carruth stopped 31 of the 35 pucks he faced in defeat for the IceHogs, while Anton Forsberg improved to 19-10-4 in net for Lake Erie by virtue of a 23-save performance.

Next up for the Monsters, it's a Friday rematch vs. Rockford with full coverage, live from The Q, underway at 7:00 pm on ESPN 850 WKNR and simulcast on Fox Sports Ohio 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 LakeErieMonsters.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/lakeeriemonsters, and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/monstershockey.

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