Monsters Clipped by Comets in Overtime, 5-4
Published on February 17, 2019 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release
Cleveland Monsters battle the Utica Comets
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UTICA, NY - The AHL's Cleveland Monsters were defeated in overtime by the Utica Comets on Sunday at Adirondack Bank Center in Utica, NY by a final score of 5-4. With the overtime setback, the Monsters are now 24-22-6-1 overall this season and with 55 points, remain alone in sixth place in the AHL's North Division standings.
Cleveland grabbed a 1-0 lead on Sunday with a Doyle Somerby even-strength finish at 11:22 of the opening frame, thanks to assists from Dan DeSalvo and Dillon Simpson.
Somerby struck again, this time at four-on-four, courtesy of Adam Clendening and Paul Bittner's helpers at 32 seconds of the middle stanza before Kevin Stenlund notched an unassisted even-strength tally at 16:25 to make it 3-0 Cleveland. Utica responded prior to the end of the middle period, however, as former Monster Jaime Sifers connected at even-strength at 18:11 to make it 3-1 through 40 minutes of play.
The final frame saw the Comets string together three more unanswered goals, from Reid Boucher on the power-play at 9:27, and Bredan Gaunce and Tanner Kero at even-strength at 10:44 and 11:44 respectively, to claim their first lead at 4-3. Cleveland's Sam Vigneault netted a five-on-five equalizer at 13:00 thanks to feeds from Somerby and Simpson to force overtime, but in the extra session, Utica's Tom Pyatt delivered the Comets a 5-4 win with a decisive three-on-three score at 4:25.
Monsters goaltender Jean-Francois Berube stopped 28 of the 33 shots he faced to fall to 16-15-5 this season while Utica's Michael Leighton improved to 6-2-0 this year by virtue of a 25-save performance.
Next up for the Monsters, it's a Wednesday road clash vs. the Rochester Americans with full coverage, live from Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, NY, underway at 7:00 pm on Alt 99.1, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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