Monsters Cruise to 4-1 Win on Opening Night at the Q
October 16, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release
Lake Erie Monsters vs. Iowa Wild
(Cleveland Monsters)
CLEVELAND - In front of 12,791 fans, Cleveland's Lake Erie Monsters, proud affiliate of the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets, defeated the Iowa Wild by a 4-1 final score in the team's 2015-16 home opener on Friday at The Q. With the win, the Monsters improved to 1-1-0-0 overall this season and with two points, currently sit tied for third place in the AHL's Central Division standings.
After a scoreless first period, Michael Keranen made it 1-0 Wild at 3:28 of the middle frame before Kerby Rychel blasted home his first of the season at 7:56 of the second thanks to a deft even-strength T.J. Tynan setup. In the third, the Monsters rattled off three unanswered goals, first from Andrew Bodnarchuk at 7:01, assisted by Rychel and Markus Hannikainen, then a pair of empty-net tallies from Justin Falk and Rychel sealed the deal at 18:36 and 19:45 respectively, with Oliver Bjorkstrand and Michael Chaput collecting assists on Falk's marker.
Lake Erie backstop Anton Forsberg posted his first win of the season thanks to a steady, 31-save performance while Iowa's Jeremy Smith registered the loss despite an impressive 40-save showing.
Next up for the Monsters, it's a Saturday rematch vs. the Wild with the opening faceoff set for 5:00 pm at The Q with full coverage on 99X.
Full season and partial season ticket plans start at just $10 per seat and are on sale now. Group ticket and birthday bash packages for 10 or more are also on sale now, as are single game tickets. All tickets can be purchased by visiting LakeErieMonsters.com, calling (216) 420-0000, visiting The Q Box Office or any Northern Ohio Discount Drug Mart.
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