
Monsters Fall in 2-1 Overtime Loss against Senators
November 12, 2023 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release
BELLEVILLE, ON - The Cleveland Monsters lost to the Belleville Senators 2-1 in overtime on Sunday afternoon at CAA Arena. With the loss, the Monsters are now 7-3-1-0 and are currently in third place in the AHL's North Division standings.
Jake Christiansen opened the first period with a marker at 5:06 off feeds from Tyler Angle and Nick Blankenburg, but a late power-play goal from Belleville's Egor Sokolov at 19:01 forced a tie going into the first intermission. After a scoreless second and third period, Belleville's Angus Crookshank scored at 1:05 in the extra frame and pushed the final score to 2-1 Senators.
Cleveland's Pavel Cajan had 34 stops in defeat while Belleville's Leevi Merilainen made 37 saves for the win.
The Monsters head home to face off against the Rochester Americans on Thursday, November 16, at 7:00 p.m. at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Follow the games with full coverage on FOX Sports 1350 'The Gambler', AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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Scoring:
1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final
CLE 1 0 0 0 - 1
BEL 1 0 0 1 - 2
Shots/Special Teams:
Shots PP PK PIM
CLE 38 0/2 3/4 8 min / 4 inf
BEL 36 1/4 2/2 4 min / 2 inf
Goaltenders:
Goaltender Outcome Saves GA Record
CLE Cajan L 34 2 1-1-1
BEL Merilainen W 37 1 2-0-1
Cleveland Record: 7-3-1-0, 3rd North Division
Belleville Record: 6-4-0-1, 5th North Division
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