AHL Cleveland Monsters

Monsters Fall Short in 4-1 Loss to Wolves

Published on January 7, 2023 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


CHICAGO - The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Chicago Wolves 4-1 on Saturday night at Allstate Arena. With the loss, the Monsters are now 13-15-1-2 and are currently in seventh place in the AHL's North Division standings.

Chicago took the lead in the opening period with goals from William Lagesson at 12:41 and Ryan Suzuki at 19:59 leaving Cleveland trailing 2-0 after 20 minutes. The Wolves added a marker from Zack Hayes at 14:30 of the middle frame sending the Monsters to the final intermission behind 3-0. Josh Dunne notched a tally at 14:48 of the third period with assists from Trey Fix-Wolansky and Jake Christiansen, but Chicago added an empty-net goal from Jack Drury at 17:44 pushing the game out of reach with a final score of 4-1.

Cleveland's Pavel Cajan made 15 saves in defeat while Chicago's Zachary Sawchenko stopped 39 shots for the win.

The Monsters continue the road trip when they visit the Utica Comets on Wednesday, January 11, with an 7:00 p.m. puck drop at Adirondack Bank Center. Follow the games with full coverage on FOX Sports 1350 'The Gambler', AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.

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