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MONSTERS GAME SUMMARY: Monsters Fall to Griffins, 6-2

November 26, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


Monsters Fall to Griffins, 6-2
Monsters Fall to Griffins, 6-2
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CLEVELAND - The AHL's defending Calder Cup Champions, the Cleveland Monsters, proudly powered by Constellation, were defeated by the Grand Rapids Griffins on Saturday at The Q by a final score of 6-2. With the loss, the Monsters fell to 6-10-1-1 overall this season and with a .389 points percentage, currently sit alone in eighth place in the AHL's Central Division standings.

The Griffins grabbed a 2-0 lead in the opening stanza on Friday thanks to a power-play score from Martin Frk at 12:05 and an even-strength tally by Tomas Nosek just under two minutes later at 13:53. The Monsters responded in a big way, however, just prior to the first intermission as Oliver Bjorkstrand scalded home an extra-man one-timer from the left point at 19:28 thanks to feeds from John Ramage and Daniel Zaar.

In the middle frame, Cleveland scrapped back to tie the game at 4:02 when Brett Gallant crashed the net and, thanks to assists from Zaar and Jordan Maletta, collected his second marker in as many nights. The Griffins bounced back quickly though, as former Monster Matthew Ford buried a shorthanded score at 13:03 of the frame and Kyle Criscuolo netted a tip-in tally at 16:55 to make it 4-2 Grand Rapids.

In the final period, the Griffins bolstered their lead with an even-strength Dominic Turgeon goal at 14:44 and polished off a 6-2 victory with a Matt Lorito power-play tally at 17:02 of the final frame. Joonas Korpisalo allowed four goals on 17 shots for the Monsters to fall to 1-3-1 in net for Cleveland this year before being pulled in favor of Anton Forsberg mid-way through the second period. Forsberg stopped 13 of 15 pucks in relief the rest of the way while Eddie Pasquale improved to 3-1-0 between the pipes for the Griffins by virtue of a 29-save performance.

Next up for the Monsters, it's a Wednesday trip to Grand Rapids for Cleveland's third consecutive clash vs. the Griffins with full coverage, live from Van Andel Arena, underway at 7:00 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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