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MONSTERS GAME SUMMARY: Monsters Push Winning Streak to Six with 3-2

March 29, 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 Charlotte Checkers in overtime on Tuesday at The Q by a final score of 3-2. With the win, the Monsters extended their season's longest winning streak to six games and with a 33-27-3-4 record and a .545 points percentage, Cleveland surpassed Charlotte to claim fourth place alone in the AHL's Central Division standings.

In his 900th career AHL/NHL game, Monsters captain Ryan Craig staked his team to a 1-0 lead on Tuesday with a four-on-three power-play goal at 11:45 of the opening stanza, thanks to assists from Dean Kukan and Zac Dalpe. Charlotte's Aleksi Saarela tied the game at one, however, with a net-front redirection at 14:32 of the first period.

In the middle frame, the Checkers grabbed a 2-1 lead at 4:06 when Patrick Dwyer buried a transition score while shorthanded before a late-stage second-period Monsters power-play gave way to a Cleveland equalizer at 17:01 courtesy of a brilliant finish from Markus Hannikainen with Kukan and Daniel Zaar collecting assists on the play.

After the third period slid by scoreless, an overtime power-play opportunity panned out for Cleveland thanks to a game-winning Dalpe strike at 2:21 that materialized thanks to a pair of four-on-three feeds from Kukan and Sonny Milano. Monsters net-minder Anton Forsberg stopped 21 of the 23 pucks he faced to improve to 23-15-3 in net this season while Charlotte's Tom McCollum allowed three goals on 19 Cleveland shots to fall to 7-1-1.

Next up for the Monsters, it's a Thursday rematch vs. the Checkers 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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