Monsters Fall, 5-2, to Marlies Forcing Decisive Game 5 in Cleveland on Sunday
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Monsters Fall, 5-2, to Marlies Forcing Decisive Game 5 in Cleveland on Sunday

Published on May 22, 2026 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


TORONTO - The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Toronto Marlies 5-2 on Friday night at Coca-Cola Coliseum. With the loss, the Monsters and Marlies are tied in the best-of-five North Division Finals presented by Ten10 bringing the series back to Cleveland for Game 5 on Sunday, May 24, at 3:00 p.m. Tickets are on sale now at clevelandmonsters.com/playoffs.

Toronto's Ryan Tverberg started the night with a power-play goal at 13:28 of the first period leaving Cleveland trailing 1-0 after 20 minutes. The Marlies added a second marker on the man advantage from Alex Nylander at 17:47 of the middle frame sending the Monsters to the final intermission trailing 2-0. Toronto's Henry Thrun netted a tally at 4:45 of the third period followed by a goal from Jacob Quillan at 12:53 bringing the score to 4-0. Jack Williams got the Monsters on the board with a goal at 17:21 assisted by Hudson Fasching and Will Butcher, but the Marlies added an empty-net tally from Tverberg at 18:22. Luca Del Bel Belluz added a power-play goal at 18:58 with helpers from Williams and Luca Marrelli bringing the final score to 5-2.

Cleveland's Zach Sawchenko stopped 21 shots in the loss while Toronto's Artur Akhtyamov made 36 saves for the win.

The Monsters and Marlies meet for winner-take-all Game 5 of the North Division Finals presented by Ten10 on Sunday, May 24 at 3:00 p.m. at Rocket Arena with tickets available at clevelandmonsters.com/playoffs. Follow the game with full coverage on Cleveland's 43, SportsRadio 99.1 Powered by Rock Entertainment Group, 1390 The Gambler WNIO-AM, AHLTV on FloHockey and the Monsters Hockey Network.

Stay up to date on all Monsters news with the Monsters Mobile App presented by University Hospitals available to download at the Apple Store or Google Play Store. Be sure to follow the Monsters on X, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Scoring:

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final CLE 0 0 2 - - 2 TOR 1 1 3 - - 5

Shots/Special Teams:

Shots PP PK PIM CLE 38 1/5 2/4 15 min / 6 inf TOR 26 2/4 4/5 16 min / 8 inf

Goaltenders:

Goaltender Outcome Saves GA Playoffs Record CLE Sawchenko L 21 4 5-2-0 TOR Akhtyamov W 36 2 6-4-0

GAME SHEET - GAME PHOTOS - GAME HIGHLIGHTS * *Game highlights will appear as soon as possible following video processing.

The Monsters and Rocket Arena are proud hosts of the 2027 American Hockey League All-Star Classic that will take place on Sunday, February 7 and Monday, February 8, 2027. For up-to-date information on the 2027 AHL All-Star Classic visit clevelandmonsters.com/allstar

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