AHL Cleveland Monsters

Monsters Held off by Marlies, 3-2

Published on December 31, 2015 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


Lake Erie Monsters vs. the Toronto Marlies
Lake Erie Monsters vs. the Toronto Marlies
(Cleveland Monsters)

TORONTO - In the second of four meetings between the two teams this season, Cleveland's Lake Erie Monsters were defeated by the Toronto Marlies at Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto on Thursday by a final score of 3-2. With the loss, the Monsters fell to 17-10-2-2 overall this season and with a .613 points percentage, dropped to fourth place alone in the AHL's Central Division standings.

Josh Leivo staked the Marlies to a 1-0 lead at 8:35 of the opening period before Michael Paliotta tied the game at one for the Monsters at 10:44 on feeds from Steve Weinstein and Michael Chaput. The Marlies rallied with a T.J. Brennan power-play goal at 13:43, but Lake Erie tied the game for the second time with just 13 seconds left in period one thanks to a shorthanded Trent Vogelhuber score, assisted by Josh Anderson.

Toronto's Matt Frattin notched the second period's only goal, an unassisted breakaway marker at 13:19, and after a scoreless third, the Marlies emerged with a 3-2 victory. Monsters goaltender Anton Forsberg made 27 saves in defeat while Marlies backstop Rob Madore earned the win by virtue of a 24-save performance.

Next up for the Monsters, it's a Saturday road clash vs. the Milwaukee Admirals with full coverage underway from the BMO Harris Bradley Center 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 LakeErieMonsters.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/lakeeriemonsters, and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/monstershockey.

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