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Monsters Squeeze Past Wild with 3-2 Shootout

November 8, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


DES MOINES, IA - After allowing a tying goal late in the third, Cleveland's Lake Erie Monsters battled through a grueling overtime period to defeat the Iowa Wild in a shootout on Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA by a 3-2 final score. With the win, the Monsters improved to 5-2-0-2 overall this season and with 12 points and a .667 points percentage, remain alone in third place in the AHL's Central Division standings.

In his first appearance for Iowa this season, Grayson Downing started the scoring at 3:58 of the opening period, but the Monsters battled back to tie the game at one on a Michael Paliotta power-play goal at 17:41 of the first, assisted by Alex Broadhurst and Daniel Zaar. Broadhurst then combined with Ryan Craig to set up the middle frame's lone score, a Michael Chaput power-play marker at 12:35 that gave Lake Erie their first lead.

After a hard-fought third period slid by mostly scoreless, Iowa's Kellan Lain tied the game at two at 15:57, and after a goalless overtime frame, the Monsters and Wild headed for a three-round shootout for the second time this season. Lake Erie's Sonny Milano provided a first round conversion for the Monsters that proved, after three straight stops from Monsters goaltender Joonas Korpisalo, to be the decisive tally in a 3-2 Lake Erie win.

Thanks to a 35-save performance in regulation, Korpisalo improved to 2-0-2 this season for the Monsters while Wild backstop Leland Irving took the shootout loss despite 33 stops.

Next up for the Monsters, it's a Sunday afternoon rematch vs. the Wild with live coverage underway from Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines at 4 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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