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Monsters Clipped by Rampage, 4-3

April 8, 2018 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


Cleveland Monsters vs. the San Antonio Rampage
Cleveland Monsters vs. the San Antonio Rampage
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CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Monsters, proud American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets, were defeated by the San Antonio Rampage by a final score of 4-3 on Sunday in front of 12,140 fans and 523 dogs on 'Pucks and Paws' Night at The Q. With the loss, the Monsters fell to 24-39-7-3 overall this season and with a .397 points percentage, remain alone in seventh place in the AHL's Central Division standings.

San Antonio grabbed a 1-0 lead on Sunday when Andrew Agozzino buried a shorthanded chance at 14:40 of the opening frame before Cleveland leveled the score at one with an even-strength Brady Austin tally at 16:42 thanks to Calvin Thurkauf's lone assist.

In the middle stanza, Agozzino struck again for an even-strength marker just 44 seconds into the period to claim a 2-1 lead for the Rampage, but the Monsters drew even once more with a Jefferson Dahl even-strength tally at 13:30, assisted by Grant Besse and Phil Lane. The Rampage pulled ahead late in the second, though, when Samuel Blais executed a five-on-five conversion at 18:47 to make it 3-2 San Antonio through 40 minutes of play.

In the third, Thurkauf tied the game at three for Cleveland with an even-strength goal, assisted by Spencer Naas, at 0:43 of the period before Rampage defenseman Ryan Graves proved to be Sunday's hero as he supplied a game-winning even-strength goal at 19:24 of the frame to deliver San Antonio at 4-3 victory.

Cleveland net-minder Matiss Kivlenieks stopped 27 of the 31 shots he faced on Sunday to fall to 13-20-4 this season while Rampage backstop Adam Werner stopped 21 of the 24 pucks he saw to improve to 1-0-0 this year and capture his first-career AHL victory.

Next up for the Monsters, it's a Thursday home clash vs. the Manitoba Moose with full coverage, live from The Q, underway at 7:00 pm on Alt 99.1 and the Monsters Hockey Network.

Single game tickets for all remaining 2017-18 games (April 12th and 13th) are on sale starting at only $10 per seat! Additionally, 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, an exclusive Monsters' jersey and free tickets to all remaining 2017-18 games, are now available for as little as $32 per month! 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. Be sure to follow the Monsters on Twitter @monstershockey, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/monstershockey, and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/monstershockey.

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