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MONSTERS GAME SUMMARY: Monsters Hit Home Run on Indians Night, Top

January 28, 2017 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


CLEVELAND - The AHL's defending Calder Cup Champions, the Cleveland Monsters, proudly powered by Constellation, defeated the Chicago Wolves in a nine-round shootout on Saturday in front of 14,527 fans on Cleveland Indians Tribute Night at The Q by a final score of 3-2. With the win, the Monsters improved to 20-17-1-3 overall this season and with a .537 points percentage, remain alone in fourth place in the AHL's Central Division standings.

The Wolves grabbed a 1-0 lead on Saturday when Morgan Ellis potted an even-strength goal at 4:08 of the opening period before Chicago winger and all-time Monsters leading scorer Andrew Agozzino took advantage of a five-on-three power-play at 14:21 of the first to make it 2-0 for the visitors heading into the middle stanza.

The Monsters stormed out of the gate in period two, pulling within a goal at 2:14 thanks to Justin Scott's ninth of the season, an even-strength marker set up by Oliver Bjorkstrand. Then, with time winding down in the frame, Cleveland captain Ryan Craig deflected home a Scott power-play wrister at 18:16 to level the score at two apiece heading into the third with Sonny Milano collecting the secondary assist on the play.

After the third period and overtime slid by scoreless, the Monsters and Wolves pushed a shootout to the ninth round, with Milano, Markus Hannikainen, Jordan Maletta and Paul Bittner providing scores for Cleveland, and Chicago's Magnus Paajarvi, Samuel Blais, Agozzino and Wade Megan posting goals for the Wolves through the first seven rounds. Then, Bjorkstrand atoned for three missed breakaways in regulation and overtime with a goal in the top of the ninth round that, paired with a Joonas Korpisalo denial of the Wolves' Brett Sterling in the bottom half of the ninth, provided the Monsters with a 3-2 victory.

Korpisalo improved to 6-5-2 in net by virtue of a 25-save performance through regulation and overtime and a five-for-nine showing in the shootout while Chicago's Pheonix Copley is now 11-4-3 between the pipes for the Wolves despite stopping 30 of the 32 Monsters shots he faced.

Next up for the Monsters, it's a Friday home clash vs. the Iowa Wild with full coverage, live from The Q, 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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