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Monsters Storm Back to Beat Wild In OT, 2-1

February 9, 2017 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


DES MOINES, IA - The AHL's defending Calder Cup Champions, the Cleveland Monsters, proudly powered by Constellation, defeated the Iowa Wild in overtime in Wednesday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA by a final score of 2-1. With the win, the Monsters improved to 22-18-2-3 overall this season and with a .544 points percentage, remain alone in fifth place in the AHL's Central Division standings.

The Wild claimed a 1-0 lead in the first period on Wednesday when Zack Mitchell potted a power-play marker at 1:18 and after a scoreless middle stanza, Cleveland's Dean Kukan leveled the score on the power-play at 18:52 of the third with a right-point bullet, set up by Markus Hannikainen and Daniel Zaar. Kukan's tally forced overtime and in the extra session, Monsters defenseman Jaime Sifers ended the game at 1:45 with a scalding right-circle blast, made possible by assists from Joe Pendenza and Sonny Milano.

Cleveland goaltender Brad Thiessen improved to 2-3-1 in net for the Monsters by virtue of a 17-save performance while Iowa backstop Alex Stalock is now 15-10-5 between the pipes for the Wild this year despite making 32 saves on Wednesday night.

Next up for the Monsters, it's a Friday home clash vs. the Manitoba Moose with full coverage, live from The Q, underway at 7:00 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 .

The Cleveland Monsters are part of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Quicken Loans Arena organization and also owned by a group led by Cavaliers Majority Owner and Quicken Loans Founder and Chairman Dan Gilbert. The group also owns and operates the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League playing at Quicken Loans Arena and the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League playing in nearby Canton, Ohio at the Canton Civic Center.

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