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Monsters Power Past First-Place Admirals, 4-1

December 2, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


Monsters Power Past First-Place Admirals, 4-1
Monsters Power Past First-Place Admirals, 4-1
(Cleveland Monsters)

CLEVELAND - The AHL's defending Calder Cup Champions, the Cleveland Monsters, proudly powered by Constellation, defeated the Milwaukee Admirals on Friday at The Q by a final score of 4-1. With the win, the Monsters improved to 8-10-1-1 overall this season and with a .450 points percentage, currently sit alone in seventh place in the AHL's Central Division standings.

The Monsters grabbed control of the game early on Friday as Daniel Zaar scalded home a one-time even-strength feed from the heart of the slot, courtesy of T.J. Tynan, to make it 1-0 at 4:56 of the opening frame. With time winding down in the first, Zaar struck again at 18:22, redirecting a power-play feed from Ryan Craig and Alex Broadhurst to push the Monsters' lead to 2-0.

In the middle frame, a long stretch of scoreless hockey gave way to an even-strength center-point Jaime Sifers blast at 13:39, assisted by Blake Siebenaler and Jordan Maletta, that made it 3-0 Cleveland heading into the final period. The Admirals put themselves in the mix at 12:16 of the third when Adam Payerl scored to draw Milwaukee within a pair, but an empty-net score from Oliver Bjorkstrand at 17:50, the Danish-born winger's team-leading seventh tally of the season, established Cleveland's 4-1 final margin of victory thanks to a nifty neutral-ice setup from Nick Moutrey and Paul Bittner.

Joonas Korpisalo improved to 2-3-1 in net for the Monsters by virtue of a 21-save performance while Marek Mazanec took the loss between the pipes for Milwaukee despite stopping 22 of the 25 shots he faced. With Friday's victory, the Monsters snapped a three-game home losing streak and ended Milwaukee's league-wide season-long 11 game point streak.

Next up for the Monsters, it's a Saturday rematch vs. the Admirals with full coverage, live from The Q, underway at 6:00 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 .

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