Monsters Stalled in Syracuse, 4-2
Published on November 16, 2019 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release
Cleveland Monsters defenseman Dillon Simpson vs. the Syracuse Crunch
(Cleveland Monsters)
Onondaga County War Memorial Arena by a final score of 4-2. With the loss, the Monsters are now 8-7-1-1 and with 18 points, currently occupy sixth place in the AHL's North Division standings.
Cleveland's Andrew Peeke made it 1-0 Monsters in the first period before Syracuse's Danick Martel leveled the score. The Monsters regained the lead at 2-1 late in the opening stanza following an Adam Clendening tally but in the second, Crunch forward Dennis Yan tied the game at two and Luke Witkowski gave Syracuse a 3-2 lead after 40 minutes of play. The third period's lone score, a Cory Conacher empty-netter, sealed a 4-2 Crunch win. Veini Vehvilainen fell to 3-5-0 in net for Cleveland this season despite a 22-save performance while Syracuse's Scott Wedgewood made 22 saves of his own to improve to 4-2-1 this year.
Scoring:
1d 2n 3rd OT SO Final
CLE 2 0 0 - - 2
SYR 1 2 1 - - 4
Shots/Special Teams:
Shots PP PK PIM
CLE 24 0/3 4/4 12 min / 6 inf
SYR 26 0/4 3/3 10 min / 5 inf
Goaltenders:
Goaltender Outcome Saves GA Record
CLE Vehvilainen L 22 3 3-5-0
SYR Wedgewood W 22 2 4-2-1
Cleveland Record: 8-7-1-1, 6th North Division
Syracuse Record: 8-6-2-0, 5th North Division
Next Game:
The Monsters return home to host the Chicago Wolves on Thursday with a 7:00 p.m. puck drop at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Follow the game with full coverage on ALT 99.1, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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