
Monsters Battle to Shootout But Fall, 3-2, to Phantoms
Published on October 18, 2025 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release
CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday night at Rocket Arena. With the loss, the Monsters are now 2-1-0-1 and are currently in third place in the AHL's North Division standings.
The Monsters got the game started in the opening frame with a power-play goal from the captain Brendan Gaunce at 11:01 assisted by Dysin Mayo and Luca Del Bel Belluz. Lehigh Valley's Denver Barkey responded with a tally on the man advantage at 14:15 sending the teams to the first intermission tied 1-1. The Phantoms scored the lone marker in the middle frame on the power play at 9:41 from Anthony Richard leaving the Monsters trailing 2-1 after 40 minutes. Ryland Mosley notched his first professional goal at 17:40 of the third period with helpers from Guillaume Richard and Max McCue to tie the game and force overtime. Following a scoreless extra frame, Lehigh Valley's Carl Grudstrom tallied the only goal in four rounds of a shootout bringing the final score to 3-2.
Cleveland's Ivan Fedotov made 25 saves in defeat while Lehigh Valley's Carson Bjarnason made 33 saves for the win.
The Monsters host the Rochester Americans on Saturday, October 25, at 7:00 p.m. at Rocket Arena. Follow the games with full coverage on Rock Entertainment Sports Network, SportsRadio 99.1 Powered by Rock Entertainment Group, AHLTV on FloHockey and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final CLE 1 0 1 0 0 2 LV 1 1 0 0 1 3
Shots/Special Teams:
Shots PP PK PIM CLE 35 1/5 2/4 10 min / 5 inf LV 28 2/4 4/5 12 min / 6 inf
Goaltenders:
Goaltender Outcome Saves GA SOG-S Record CLE Fedotov OT 25 2 1-4 1-1-1 LV Bjarnason W 33 2 0-4 1-1-0 Cleveland Record: 2-1-0-1, 3rd North Division Lehigh Valley Record: 3-1-0-0, 3rd Atlantic Division
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