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February 24, 2017 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


Monsters Chased Down by Checkers in Overtime, 5-4
Monsters Chased Down by Checkers in Overtime, 5-4
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CHARLOTTE, NC - The AHL's defending Calder Cup Champions, the Cleveland Monsters, proudly powered by Constellation, were defeated in overtime by the Charlotte Checkers on Friday at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, NC by a final score of 5-4. With the overtime loss, the Monsters are now 24-22-3-4 overall this season and with a .519 points percentage, currently remain alone in fifth place in the AHL's Central Division standings.

The Monsters netted the first period's lone goal at 2:55 when Joe Devin buried an even-strength rebound with Ryan Craig and Sonny Milano collecting assists on the play. In the middle stanza, Checkers forward Andrew Poturalski tied the game at one with an even-strength goal at 4:06, before Monsters defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron whistled a heavy wrist shot past Charlotte net-minder Alex Nedelkovic at 5:28, thanks to a five-on-five feed from T.J. Tynan, to stake Cleveland to a 2-1 advantage. Charlotte captain Patrick Brown responded, however, less than a minute later with an unassisted even-strength goal at 5:56 that leveled the score at two heading into the final period of play.

An even-strength goal from Craig lifted the Monsters back into the lead at 5:49 of the third, thanks to assists from Tynan and Oleg Yevenko, and an unassisted, five-on-five transition slap shot from Jordan Maletta at 11:59 delivered Cleveland their largest lead at 4-2, but Charlotte stormed back to tie the game at four with a Levko Koper goal at 12:18 and a Brendan Woods finish at 13:08. Then, just 34 seconds into overtime, Poturalski ended the game with a two-on-one marker that provided the Checkers with a 5-4 victory.

Cleveland net-minder Anton Forsberg finished with 28 saves in the overtime loss, dropping his record to 15-12-3 overall this season, while Nedeljkovic improved to 8-13-1 by virtue of a 25-save performance.

Next up for the Monsters, it's a Saturday rematch vs. the Checkers with full coverage, live from Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, NC, underway at 6:00 pm on 99X and the Monsters Hockey Network.

Tickets for every Monsters home game start at just $10 and are on sale now! Full and partial season ticket memberships are also available and provide you with the best seat locations, custom member benefits and the lowest ticket prices. Group outing and birthday bash packages for 10 or more people are also on sale now. All tickets can be purchased by visiting ClevelandMonsters.com, calling (216) 420-0000, visiting The Q Box Office or any Northern Ohio Discount Drug Mart. Be sure to follow the Monsters on Twitter @monstershockey, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/clevelandmonsters, and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/monstershockey.

The Cleveland Monsters are part of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Quicken Loans Arena organization and also owned by a group led by Cavaliers Majority Owner and Quicken Loans Founder and Chairman Dan Gilbert. The group also owns and operates the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League playing at Quicken Loans Arena and the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League playing in nearby Canton, Ohio at the Canton Civic Center.

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