Monsters Start Season with 3-2 Win over Laval Rocket
Published on October 4, 2019 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release
Cleveland Monsters left wing Calvin Thurkauf gets high fives from the bench
(Cleveland Monsters)
LAVAL, QUEBEC - The AHL's Cleveland Monsters defeated the Laval Rocket 3-2 at Place Bell on Friday night. With the win, the Monsters are now 1-0-0-0 and currently tied for first place in the AHL's North Division standings with two points.
Scoring:
1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final
CLE 1 0 2 -- - 3
LAV 1 0 1 -- - 2
Shots/Special Teams:
Shots PP PK PIM
CLE 23 0/5 3/4 8 min / 4 inf
LAV 29 1/4 5/5 10 min / 5 inf
Goaltenders:
Goaltender Outcome Saves GA Record
CLE Kivlenieks W 27 2 1-0-0
LAV Lindgren L 20 3 0-1-0
Cleveland Record: 1-0-0-0, T-1st North Division
Laval Record: 0-1-0-0, 4th North Division
Quick Hits:
The Monsters improve to 8-5-0-0 in the first game of the season and 3-1-0-0 when starting on the road. Trey Fix-Wolansky's game-winning goal was his first professional tally and Andrew Peeke registered his first professional point with an assist on the Monsters' opening goal . Calvin Thurkauf and Adam Clendening recorded the first two goals in the Monsters' win. Matiss Kivlenieks recorded his first win of the season stopping 27 shots while also picking up a secondary assist on the Monsters' third goal.
Next Game:
The Monsters conclude their road trip tomorrow afternoon with a 3:00 p.m. faceoff against the Rocket. Follow the games with full coverage on Alt 99.1, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.
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