
Monsters Beat Rocket 2-1 in Overtime in Front of 15,176 Fans
January 11, 2025 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release
CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Monsters beat the Laval Rocket 2-1 in overtime on Saturday night in front of 15,176 fans at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. With the win, the Monsters are now 21-11-1-3 and in second place in the AHL's North Division standings.
The opening period started quickly after Joseph LaBate converted on an early power play at 1:50 off feeds from Samuel Knazko and Daemon Hunt giving the Monsters a 1-0 lead heading into the first intermission. The Rocket responded with a goal on the man advantage from Owen Beck at 16:17 leaving the teams tied 1-1 after 40 minutes of play. Despite scoring chances from both sides in the third period, the teams went into extra time where Owen Sillinger put the game-winning goal away at 1:37 with helpers from Stanislav Svozil and Cole Clayton bringing the final score to 2-1.
Cleveland's Daniil Tarasov made 34 saves for the win while Laval's Connor Hughes stopped 22 shots in defeat.
The Monsters travel to Michigan to face the Grand Rapids Griffins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, January 17, at Van Andel Arena. Follow the games with full coverage on FOX Sports 1350 The Gambler, AHLTV on FloHockey and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final CLE 1 0 0 1 - 2 LAV 0 1 0 0 - 1
Shots/Special Teams:
Shots PP PK PIM CLE 24 1/6 3/4 12 min / 6 inf LAV 35 1/4 5/6 26 min / 9 inf
Goaltenders:
Goaltender Outcome Saves GA Record CLE Tarasov W 34 1 1-1-0 LAV Hughes OT 22 2 9-7-1 Cleveland Record: 21-11-1-3, 2nd North Division Laval Record: 21-10-2-1, 3rd North Division
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