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Monsters Stalled in 4-1 Loss to Rocket

March 8, 2024 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


LAVAL, QC - The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Laval Rocket 4-1 on Friday night at the Place Bell. With the loss, the Monsters are now 33-17-3-3 and are currently in first place in the AHL's North Division standings.

The Rocket started the night with a power-play goal from Logan Mailloux at 6:26 of the first period, but David Jiricek recorded a tally on the man advantage at 15:47 assisted by Marcus Bjork and Luca Del Bel Belluz to even the game. Laval's Jared Davidson added a marker at 17:40 to send Cleveland to the first intermission trailing 2-1. The Rocket extended the lead in the middle frame with goals from Brandon Gignac at 7:02 and William Trudeau at 12:37 putting the Monsters behind 4-1 after 40 minutes. Both teams were held scoreless through the third period keeping the final score at 4-1 in favor of Laval.

Cleveland's Pavel Cajan made 23 saves in defeat while Laval's Jakub Dobeš stopped 28 shots for the win.

The Monsters have a rematch against the Laval Rocket on Saturday, March 9, at 3:00 p.m. at Place Bell. Follow the games with full coverage on FOX Sports 1350 'The Gambler', AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.

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Scoring:

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final CLE 1 0 0 - - 1 LAV 2 2 0 - - 4

Shots/Special Teams:

Shots PP PK PIM CLE 29 1/4 1/2 8 min / 4 inf LAV 27 1/2 3/4 12 min / 6 inf

Goaltenders:

Goaltender Outcome Saves GA Record CLE Cajan L 23 4 6-7-3 LAV Dobeš W 28 1 17-13-6 Cleveland Record: 33-17-3-3, 1st North Division Laval Record: 24-24-6-2, 6th North Division

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