
Monsters Fall Short in 3-1 to Stars
March 29, 2025 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release
CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Texas Stars 3-1 on Saturday night at Rocket Arena. With the loss, the Monsters are now 31-21-5-6 and in fourth place in the AHL's North Division standings.
Luca Del Bel Belluz struck first at 14:23 of the opening period with helpers from Mikael Pyyhtia and Hunter McKown putting the Monsters ahead 1-0 after 20 minutes of play. Texas took control of the middle frame with goals from Kole Lind at 10:51 and Kyle Looft at 12:33 sending Cleveland to the final intermission trailing 2-1. The Stars pushed the game out of reach with an empty-net tally from Matìj Blümel at 18:04 bringing the final score to 3-1.
Cleveland's Jet Greaves made 27 saves in defeat while Texas' Remi Poirier stopped 21 shots for the win.
The Monsters host the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 4, at Rocket Arena. Follow the games with full coverage on Rock Entertainment Sports Network, FOX Sports 1350 The Gambler, AHLTV on FloHockey and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final CLE 1 0 0 - - 1 TEX 0 2 1 - - 3
Shots/Special Teams:
Shots PP PK PIM CLE 22 0/3 3/3 10 min / 5 inf TEX 30 0/3 3/3 10 min / 5 inf
Goaltenders:
Goaltender Outcome Saves GA Record CLE Greaves L 27 2 18-11-6 TEX Poirier W 21 1 15-8-2 Cleveland Record: 31-22-5-6, 4th North Division Texas Record: 40-20-3-0, 1st Central Division
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