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Monsters Clipped by Marlies in Overtime, 6-5

November 23, 2018 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


Cleveland Monsters LW Paul Bittner vs. the Toronto Marlies
Cleveland Monsters LW Paul Bittner vs. the Toronto Marlies
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CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League were defeated by the Toronto Marlies on Friday night at The Q by a final score of 6-5 in overtime. With the loss, the Monsters drop to 9-7-2-0 overall this season and with 20 points, remain alone in third place in the AHL's North Division standings.

Toronto got the scoring started, getting a pair of goals in the opening period from Carl Grundstrom and Andreas Borgman to give the Marlies an early 2-0 lead. The Monsters responded when Kevin Stenlund potted home an even-strength tally at 11:50 on feeds from Tommy Cross and Nathan Gerbe, trimming the Toronto lead to 2-1. The Marlies extended their lead to 3-1 just before intermission thanks to Grundstrom's second goal of the night.

In the middle frame, Paul Bittner helped Cleveland cut the Toronto lead to one, scoring an even-strength marker at 6:56 on set-ups from Zac Dalpe and Justin Wade. The Monsters pulled even moments later when Mark Letestu finished a short-handed saucer pass from Bittner at 14:28 of the period to tie the game, 3-3.

The Marlies jumped back in front early in the final period courtesy of goals from Mason Marchment and Pierre Engvail, giving Toronto a 5-3 edge. Cleveland answered quickly when Eric Robinson lit the lamp at 5:47 on a set-up from Dalpe. The Monsters tied the game late in the third on a power-play goal at 18:03 from Letestu, his second of the game, with assists from Adam Clendening and Sonny Milano to send the contest into overtime, 5-5.

In the extra frame, Marchment tallied his second goal of the night at 4:17 to secure a 6-5 win for Toronto.

Cleveland goaltender Jean-Francois Berube stopped 42 of 48 shots to drop to 5-5-2 on the season, while Marlies netminder Eamon McAdam stopped 32 of the 37 pucks he faced, to improve to 3-0-2 on the year.

Next up for the Monsters, it's a Sunday road rematch against the Toronto Marlies with full coverage, live from Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto, underway at 5:00 pm on Alt 99.1, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.

2018-19 Monsters Hockey Club Memberships, providing fans the ability to lock in the lowest ticket prices, the best seat locations to each game, custom member benefits and an exclusive Monsters jersey, are now available! 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 or any Northern Ohio Discount Drug Mart. Be sure to follow the Monsters on Twitter @monstershockey, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/monstershockey, and on Instagram @monstershockey.

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Cleveland Monsters LW Paul Bittner vs. the Toronto Marlies
Cleveland Monsters LW Paul Bittner vs. the Toronto Marlies
   



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