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Monsters Clipped by Stars in Texas, 4-2

January 7, 2017 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


CLEVELAND - The AHL's defending Calder Cup Champions, the Cleveland Monsters, proudly powered by Constellation, were defeated by the Texas Stars on Friday at H-E-B Center at Cedar Park in Cedar Park, TX by a final score of 4-2. With the loss, the Monsters fell to 16-13-1-2 overall this season and with a .547 points percentage, remain alone in fourth place in the AHL's Central Division standings.

The Stars grabbed a 1-0 lead at 3:04 of the opening period when Remi Elie knifed home an even-strength score that was countered at 12:34 by Monsters winger Sonny Milano who, thanks to five-on-five feeds from Nick Moutrey and Ryan Stanton, extended his season-long goal streak to four games with his eighth marker of the campaign. Then, at 17:37 of the first, a right-point blast from Cleveland defenseman John Ramage, set up by T.J. Tynan and Dean Kukan, gave the Monsters a 2-1 lead heading into the middle stanza.

In the second, the Stars collected the frame's only goal, a shorthanded tally from Patrik Nemeth at 12:27 that leveled the score at two apiece and was Texas' AHL-leading ninth man-down marker of the year. In the third, Jason Dickinson put the Stars in front with a sharp-angle even-strength score at 11:18 before Matej Stransky sealed a 4-2 win for the Stars at 14:50 of the final period with a five-on-five transition wrister from the top of the Cleveland circles.

Monsters goaltender Joonas Korpisalo fell to 5-5-2 in net this season despite a 30-save performance, while Texas backstop Maxime Lagace stopped 23 of the 25 pucks he faced to improve to 10-8-2 between the pipes for the Stars this year.

Next up for the Monsters, it's a Saturday rematch vs. Texas with full coverage, live from H-E-B Center at Cedar Park in Cedar Park, TX, underway at 8:00 pm on 99X and the Monsters Hockey Network.

Tickets for every Monsters home game start at just $10 and are on sale now! Full and partial season ticket memberships are also available and provide you with the best seat locations, custom member benefits and the lowest ticket prices. 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/clevelandmonsters, and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/monstershockey.

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