Monsters Fall 6-2 in Final Meeting with Bruins
Published on January 18, 2026 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release
PROVIDENCE, RI - The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Providence Bruins (27-8-1-0) 6-2 on Sunday evening at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. With the loss, the Monsters are now 17-14-4-1 and are currently in fifth place in the AHL's North Division standings.
The Bruins scored two goals in the opening frame from John Farinacci at 5:53 and Frederic Brunet at 19:31 leaving the Monsters trailing 2-0 after 20 minutes. Providence's Christian Wolanin converted on the man advantage at 6:05 of the middle stanza followed quickly by a marker from Riley Tufte at 6:21 ending starting goaltender Zach Sawchenko's night and doubling the score to 4-0 heading into the final intermission. The Bruins added a power-play goal from Dans Locmelis at 5:36 of the third period, but Owen Sillinger got the Monsters on the board with a tally at 11:42 assisted by Luca Pinelli. Sillinger notched a marker on the man advantage at 16:28 with helpers from Luca Del Bel Belluz and Luca Marrelli, but Matìj Blümel responded with a marker at 17:38 bringing the final score to 6-2.
Cleveland's Ivan Fedotov made 10 saves in relief of Sawchenko who stopped 9 shot in defeat while Providence's Luke Cavallin made 30 saves for the win.
The Monsters return home to host the Chicago Wolves on Wednesday, January 21, at 7:00 p.m. at Rocket Arena. Follow the game with full coverage on SportsRadio 99.1 Powered by Rock Entertainment Group, AHLTV on FloHockey and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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Scoring:
1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final
CLE 0 0 2 - - 2
PRO 2 2 2 - - 6
Shots/Special Teams:
Shots PP PK PIM
CLE 32 1/2 2/4 22 min / 8 inf
PRO 25 2/4 1/2 18 min / 6 inf
Goaltenders:
Goaltender Outcome Saves GA Record
CLE Sawchenko L 9 4 5-5-2
CLE Fedotov ND 10 2 12-9-3
PRO Cavallin W 30 2 2-0-0
Cleveland Record: 17-14-4-1, 5th North Division
Providence Record: 27-8-1-0, 2nd Atlantic Division
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