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MONSTERS BLANKED BY WOLVES

December 10, 2017 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


Rookie Ivan Kulbakov stops 29 of the 31 shots he faced for Cleveland in his first-career AHL outing.

CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Monsters, proud American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets, were defeated by the Chicago Wolves on Saturday at The Q by a final score of 3-0. With the loss, the Monsters fell to 8-9-2-2 overall this season and with a .476 points percentage, currently remain alone in fifth place in the AHL's Central Division standings.

After the first two periods slid by scoreless, Chicago claimed a 1-0 lead at 7:35 of the final frame when Tobias Lindberg netted an even-strength marker before Wolves captain Paul Thompson pushed Chicago's lead to 2-0 with a five-on-five finish at 12:23. As time expired in regulation, Chicago's Wade Megan was credited with an empty-net score 19:59 to cap a 3-0 Wolves win.

In his AHL debut, Cleveland net-minder Ivan Kulbakov fell to 0-1-0 this season despite a stellar 29-save performance while Wolves backstop Michael Leighton posted a 24-save shutout to improve to 4-4-4 in net this year and push his all-time AHL-record shutout total to 50.

Next up for the Monsters, it's a Thursday road clash vs. the San Antonio Rampage, with full coverage, live from AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX, underway at 8:00 pm on 99X and the Monsters Hockey Network.

Full and partial season ticket memberships are on sale now and provide you with the best seat locations, custom member benefits and the lowest ticket prices starting at only $10 per game. 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, visiting The Q Box Office or any Northern Ohio Discount Drug Mart.

The Cleveland Monsters are part of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Quicken Loans Arena organization and also owned by a group led by Cavaliers Majority Owner and Quicken Loans Founder and Chairman Dan Gilbert. The group also owns and operates the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League playing at Quicken Loans Arena and the Canton Charge of the NBA G League playing in nearby Canton, Ohio at the Canton Civic Center.

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