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MONSTERS GAME SUMMARY: Monsters Stonewalled by Griffins, 5-0

January 21, 2017 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


GRAND RAPIDS, MI - The AHL's defending Calder Cup Champions, the Cleveland Monsters, proudly powered by Constellation, were defeated by the Grand Rapids Griffins at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, MI on Saturday by a final score of 5-0. With the loss, the Monsters fell to 18-16-1-3 overall this season and with a .526 points percentage, remain alone in fourth place in the AHL's Central Division standings.

The Griffins posted the first period's lone goal on Saturday as Martin Frk lit the lamp at 9:33 at even strength. In the middle frame, Grand Rapids rattled off three unanswered tallies, from Eric Tangradi on the power-play at 3:34, Evgeny Svechnikov at even-strength at 10:57, and Matthew Ford with the extra skater at 14:07, to take a 4-0 edge into the third period of play. Much like in Saturday's opening stanza, the game's final frame featured only one marker, an even-strength Dylan Sadowy goal at 18:37 that delivered the Griffins a 5-0 victory.

Cleveland backstop Anton Forsberg fell to 12-8-2 in net for the Monsters this season despite stopping 26 of the 31 pucks he faced while Cal Heeter improved to 7-1-0 between the pipes for Grand Rapids by virtue of a 35-save shutout performance.

Next up for the Monsters, it's a Tuesday road clash vs. the Milwaukee Admirals with full coverage, live from UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena in Milwaukee, WI, underway at 8:00 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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