AHL Cleveland Monsters

MONSTERS GAME SUMMARY: Monsters Tripped up by Griffins, 4-2

January 14, 2018 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


Monsters Tripped up by Griffins, 4-2
Monsters Tripped up by Griffins, 4-2
(Cleveland Monsters)

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - The Cleveland Monsters, proud American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets, were defeated by the Grand Rapids Griffins on Friday at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, MI by a final score of 4-2. With the loss, the Monsters fell to 10-19-3-3 overall this season and with a.371 points percentage, remain alone in seventh place in the AHL's Central Division standings.

After Ben Street delivered the Griffins a 1-0 lead with an even-strength goal at 5:49 of the opening period, the Monsters responded with a five-on-five Alex Broadhurst marker at 10:57 of the first thanks to assists from Terry Broadhurst and Carter Camper. Grand Rapids capped the scoring in the opening stanza, however, with a Filip Hronek power-play tally at 18:02 to make it 2-1 Griffins through 20 minutes of play.

In the second, the Griffins extended their edge to two goals when Dominick Turgeon knifed home an even-strength finish at 3:06 before Grand Rapids' Eric Tangradi potted an empty-netter at 18:33 of the third and Cleveland's Gabriel Carlsson netted his first-career North American professional goal at 19:26, thanks to feeds from Sam Kurker and Jordan Maletta, to establish the Griffins' final margin of victory at 4-2.

Monsters goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks fell to 5-11-2 in net this season despite stopping 28 of the 31 pucks he faced while Griffins backstop Jared Coreau improved to 14-9-2 this year by virtue of an 18-save performance.

Next up for the Monsters, it's a Saturday rematch vs. the Griffins with full coverage, live from Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, MI, underway at 7:00 pm on Alt 99.1 and the Monsters Hockey Network.

Full and partial season ticket memberships are on sale now and provide you with the best seat locations, custom member benefits and the lowest ticket prices starting at only $10 per game. 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/monstershockey, 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 Chairman 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 G League playing in nearby Canton, Ohio at the Canton Civic Center.

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