AHL Cleveland Monsters

Monsters Outshine Stars, 3-2

January 29, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


CLEVELAND - In front of 9,533 fans at The Q, Cleveland's Lake Erie Monsters defeated the Texas Stars on Friday by a 3-2 final score. With the win, the Monsters improved to 22-15-4-3 overall this season and with a .580 points percentage, remain alone in fifth place in the AHL's Central Division standings.

In the wake of a scoreless opening frame, the Monsters broke the ice late in the second period when Manny Malhotra tipped home his second goal of the season on the power-play at 16:57 with John Ramage and T.J. Tynan notching assists on the play. After Texas tied the game with a Stephen Johns even-strength tally at 18:29, Lake Erie re-claimed their advantage in the period's final minute when a net-front charge from Lukas Sedlak resulted in the Czech-born Monsters center's second goal of the year, an even-strength score assisted by Nick Moutrey and Derek DeBlois.

Trent Vogelhuber vaulted Lake Erie in front by a pair at 7:52 of the third, when the Cleveland-born winger scalded home his seventh marker of the season, an even-strength, four-on-four score, fed by Jaime Sifers and Dillon Heatherington, that made it 3-1 Monsters. A late Greg Rallo tally drew the Stars within one at 16:05, but the Monsters held on for a thrilling 3-2 victory.

Brad Thiessen improved to 4-2-2 in net for the Monsters this season by virtue of a rock-solid, 30-save performance while Phillippe Desrosiers took the loss between the pipes for Texas despite stopping 20 of the 23 Lake Erie shots he faced.

Next up for the Monsters, it's a Saturday rematch vs. the Stars with full coverage, live from The Q, underway at 1:00 pm on ESPN 850 WKNR 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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