AHL Cleveland Monsters

Monsters Ground Rocket at the Q, 4-1

Published on March 1, 2019 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


Tommy Cross and Zac Dalpe of the Cleveland Monsters exchange congratulations
Tommy Cross and Zac Dalpe of the Cleveland Monsters exchange congratulations
(Cleveland Monsters)

CLEVELAND - The AHL's Cleveland Monsters defeated the Laval Rocket on Friday at The Q by a final score of 4-1 in front of 10,135 fans. With the win, the Monsters are now 27-24-6-1 overall this season and with 61 points, remain alone in sixth place in the AHL's North Division standings.

The Monsters grabbed a 1-0 lead on Friday with the first period's lone score, a Zac Dalpe power-play strike at 16:17, made possible by Adam Clendening's lone assist.

In the middle frame, the Rocket leveled things at one goal apiece when Jake Evans posted a shorthanded tally at 13:05, but just 43 seconds into the final stanza, Cleveland's Mark Letestu scratched home an even-strength goal that made it 2-1 Monsters with Paul Bittner and Dan DeSalvo posting assists on the play.

Cleveland added two more tallies, both empty-net scores, with Justin Scott striking at 18:09 of the third on feeds from Dalpe and Letestu, and Dalpe converting at 19:27 of the final frame in unassisted fashion to seal a 4-1 Monsters victory.

Cleveland goaltender Brad Thiessen stopped 22 of the 23 shots he faced to improve to 5-3-1 this season while Laval's Michael McNiven fell to 9-7-2 in net this season by virtue of a 27-save performance.

Next up for the Monsters, it's a Saturday road clash vs. the Toronto Marlies with full coverage, live from Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto, ON, underway at 5:00 pm on Alt 99.1, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.

Cleveland Monsters tickets for the hottest games of the year on sale now and start at only $10 per seat! Additionally, 2019-20 Monsters Hockey Club memberships, including the best seats for each game, the lowest ticket prices, exclusive year-round benefits and free gear are also on sale now. Visit https://www.clevelandmonsters.com/tickets/monsters-hockey-club or by calling the Monsters sales and service team at 216-420-0000. Be sure to follow the Monsters on Twitter @monstershockey, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/monstershockey, and on Instagram @monstershockey.

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Tommy Cross and Zac Dalpe of the Cleveland Monsters exchange congratulations
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