AHL Cleveland Monsters

Monsters Edged by Checkers, 3-1

Published on February 5, 2019 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


Cleveland Monsters battle the Charlotte Checkers
Cleveland Monsters battle the Charlotte Checkers
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CHARLOTTE, NC - The Cleveland Monsters were defeated by the Charlotte Checkers, 3-1, on Tuesday night at Bojangles' Coliseum. With the loss, the Monsters drop to 21-20-4-1 overall this season and with 47 points, remain tied in fifth place with the Binghamton Devils and Belleville Senators in the AHL's North Division standings.

The Checkers struck first in the opening frame when Aleksi Saarela netted an even-strength goal at 5:39 to give Charlotte an early 1-0 lead.

In the middle frame, Charlotte pushed their lead to 2-0 when Josiah Didier tallied a five-on-five finish at 3:08 of the period. Morgan Geekie potted home another even-strength goal for the Checkers at 18:52 to give the home team a 3-0 advantage heading into the second intermission.

In the third period, the Monsters got on the board when Paul Bittner tallied a power-play goal at 6:42 on feeds from Dan DeSalvo and Alex Broadhurst, sealing a 3-1 win for Charlotte.

Cleveland goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks stopped 23 of the 26 shots he faced to drop to 4-4-1 on the season, while Checkers netminder Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 32 of the 33 shots he faced to improve to 22-5-3 on the year.

Next up for the Monsters, it's a Wednesday rematch versus the Checkers with full coverage, live from Bojangles' Coliseum, underway at 7:00 pm on Alt 99.1, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.

Cleveland Monsters tickets for the hottest games of the year on sale now and start at only $10 per seat! Additionally, 2019-20 Monsters Hockey Club memberships, including the best seats for each game, the lowest ticket prices, exclusive year-round benefits and free gear are also on sale now. Visit www.clevelandmonsters.com/holiday or by calling the Monsters sales and service team at 216-420-0000. Be sure to follow the Monsters on Twitter @monstershockey, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/monstershockey, and on Instagram @monstershockey.

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