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Monsters Claim First Place with 3-1 Win over Checkers

November 20, 2023 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


CHARLOTTE, NC - The Cleveland Monsters beat the Charlotte Checkers 3-1 on Monday night at Bojangles Coliseum. With the win, the Monsters are now 9-4-1-0 and are currently in first place in the AHL's North Division standings.

Brendan Gaunce scored the lone goal of the opening frame at 9:32 with helpers from Eric Robinson and Jake Christiansen sending the Monsters to first intermission leading 1-0. Charlotte's Mackie Samoskevich recorded a tally at 17:04 of the second period leaving the game tied 1-1 after 40 minutes of play. The Monsters prevailed in the final frame after two goals from Emil Bemstrom starting at 13:04 assisted by Kent Johnson and Mikael Pyyhtia followed by an unassisted empty-net marker at 18:44 bringing the final score to 3-1.

Cleveland's Pavel Cajan had 30 stops for the win while Charlotte's Ludovic Waeber made 16 saves in defeat.

The Monsters finish the trip against the Charlotte Checkers on Wednesday, November 22, at 7:00 p.m. at Bojangles Coliseum. Follow the games with full coverage on FOX Sports 1350 'The Gambler', AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.

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Scoring:

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final

CLE 1 0 2 - - 3

CLT 0 1 0 - - 1

Shots/Special Teams:

Shots PP PK PIM

CLE 19 0/5 5/5 12 min / 6 inf

CLT 31 0/5 5/5 12 min / 6 inf

Goaltenders:

Goaltender Outcome Saves GA Record

CLE Cajan W 30 1 2-1-1

CLT Waeber L 16 2 4-1-0

Cleveland Record: 9-4-1-0, 1st North Division

Charlotte Record: 9-5-0-0, 4th Atlantic Division

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