Monsters Fall Short in 3-1 Loss to Comets
December 10, 2021 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release
Cleveland Monsters Jean-Francois Berube vs. the Utica Comets
(Cleveland Monsters)
UTICA, NY - The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Utica Comets 3-1 on Friday night at Adirondack Bank Center. With the loss, the Monsters are now 10-7-2-3 and are currently in third place in the AHL's North Division standings.
The Comets scored two goals in the opening frame from Fabian Zetterlund at 3:23 and Nate Schnarr at 18:56 to send the Monsters into the first intermission trailing 2-0. Utica's Graeme Clarke notched a power-play marker at 11:13 of the second period pushing Cleveland's deficit to 3-0 after 40 minutes. Liam Foudy spoiled the shutout bid with a tally at 18:26 of the final frame off assists from Justin Scott and Cole Clayton, but the Monsters fell by a final score of 3-1.
Cleveland's Jean-Francois Berube made 29 stops in defeat while Utica's Mareks Mitens stopped 23 shots for the victory.
The Monsters next stop on the road trip will be a visit to take on the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Saturday, December 11, for a 7:05 p.m. puck drop at PPL Center. Follow the games with full coverage on FOX Sports 1350 AM 'The Gambler', AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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Scoring:
1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final
CLE 0 0 1 - - 1
UTI 2 1 0 - - 3
Shots/Special Teams:
Shots PP PK PIM
CLE 24 0/1 2/3 10 min / 5 inf
UTI 32 1/3 1/1 6 min / 3 inf
Goaltenders:
Goaltender Outcome Saves GA Record
CLE Berube L 29 3 4-4-3
UTI Mitens W 23 1 1-0-0
Cleveland Record: 10-7-2-3, 3rd North Division
Utica Record: 17-1-2-0, 1st North Division
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