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Monsters Claim Exciting 5-4 Overtime Win against Wolves

April 24, 2021 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Monsters beat the Chicago Wolves 5-4 in overtime on Saturday evening at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. With the win, the Monsters are now 12-7-1-0 and are currently tied for second place in the AHL's Central Division standings.

The Monsters took the first period lead after Tyler Angle recorded a goal at 4:54 assisted by Dillon Simpson and Liam Foudy, but the Wolves knotted the score less than a minute later at 5:46 with a tally from Phil Tomasino. Carson Meyer notched a man-advantage marker at 16:06 off feeds from Adam Helewka and Jake Christiansen giving Cleveland the 2-1 lead after 20 minutes of play. Chicago's Zach Solow scored a goal at 11:41 of the second period to tie the game, but Tyler Sikura regained the 3-2 lead for the Monsters at 19:39 with helpers from Helewka and Will Lochead to close out the frame. Sikura notched his second goal of the night on the power play at 2:32 of the third period off feeds from Carson Meyer and Helewka, but Chicago relied on markers from Josh Healey at 9:01 and Cole Smith at 12:09 to tie the game at 4-4 forcing overtime. The Monsters had the final say in an exciting extra frame after Angle notched a tally with an assist from Foudy at 4:05 to secure the 5-4 win.

Cleveland's Daniil Tarasov made 32 saves for the victory while Chicago's Beck Warm stopped 32 shots in defeat.

Saturday's game marked the first-ever Monsters Spanish game broadcast with Cleveland Cavaliers Spanish-language play-by-play broadcaster Rafa "El Alcalde" Hernández Brito calling action between the Monsters and Wolves on Power 89.1 FM. The broadcast also featured color commentary from Octavio Sequera, a former Florida Panthers analyst, and Brito's partner on the Cleveland Browns Radio Network.

The Monsters host a rematch against the Chicago Wolves on Sunday, April 25, with a 4:00 p.m. puck drop at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Follow the games with full coverage on FOX Sports 1350AM 'The Gambler', AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.

Stay up to date on all Monsters news with the Monsters Mobile App presented by University Hospitals available to download at the Apple Store or Google Play Store. Be sure to follow the Monsters on Twitter @monstershockey, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/monstershockey, and on Instagram @monstershockey.

Scoring:

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final

CLE 2 1 1 1 - 5

CHI 1 1 2 0 - 4

Shots/Special Teams:

Shots PP PK PIM

CLE 37 2/3 2/2 4 min / 2 inf

CHI 36 0/2 1/3 6 min / 3 inf

Goaltenders:

Goaltender Outcome Saves GA Record

CLE Tarasov W 32 4 3-1-0

CHI Warm OT 32 5 5-2-1

Cleveland Record: 12-7-1-0, T-2nd Central Division

Chicago Record: 15-4-1-2, 1st Central Division

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