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Monsters Bitten by Wolves, 5-2

January 3, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


ROSEMONT, IL - In the third of eight meetings between the two teams this season, Cleveland's Lake Erie Monsters were defeated by the Chicago Wolves on Sunday at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL by a final score of 5-2. With the loss, the Monsters fell to 17-12-2-2 overall this season and with a .576 points percentage, remain alone in fifth place in the AHL's Central Division standings.

The Wolves pounced to a 3-0 lead on Sunday thanks to three unanswered even-strength goals from Jordan Caron at 5:12 of the first period, Zach O-Brien at 15:19 of the opening frame and the first of two Jordan Schmaltz goals at 8:59 of the middle stanza. The Monsters responded with a Josh Anderson goal at 18:35 of the second, an even-strength tally assisted by T.J. Tynan and Jaime Sifers.

In the third, Chicago extended their lead to 4-1 with an even-strength Schmaltz tally at 6:54 before Chris Butler buried a power-play marker at 9:45 to make it 5-1 Wolves. Lake Erie capped Sunday's scoring with a Joe Devin extra-man goal at 12:22, set up by Kerby Rychel and Michael Chaput, that established Chicago's final margin of victory at 5-2.

Monsters goaltender Joonas Korpisalo recorded the loss on Sunday despite 22 saves while Chicago's Jordan Binnington made 35 stops in victory for the Wolves.

Next up for the Monsters, it's a Tuesday road clash vs. the Milwaukee Admirals with full coverage underway at 8:00 pm from Milwaukee's BMO Harris Bradley Center on ESPN 850 WKNR 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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