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Monsters Storm Back to Topple Stars, 6-3

March 18, 2017 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


Monsters Storm Back to Topple Stars, 6-3
Monsters Storm Back to Topple Stars, 6-3
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CLEVELAND - The AHL's defending Calder Cup Champions, the Cleveland Monsters, proudly powered by Constellation, defeated the Texas Stars on Saturday in front of 14,317 fans at The Q by a final score of 6-3. With the win, the Monsters improved to 28-27-3-4 overall this season and with a .508 points percentage, remain alone in sixth place in the AHL's Central Division standings.

Texas stormed out of the gate on Saturday with three first-period goals, from Matej Stransky at even-strength at 4:59, from Brandon DeFazio on the power-play at 12:00, and a five-on-five Caleb Herbert score at 17:43, to take a 3-0 lead into the first intermission.

In the middle frame, Cleveland battled back with a Marc-Andre Bergeron power-play goal at 7:24, assisted by Sonny Milano and Dean Kukan, and a memorable Milano marker at even-strength that saw the former Columbus Blue Jackets first-round pick bank a shot from below the goal line off the back of Texas net-minder Justin Peters' helmet at 14:03 with Joe Pendenza and Markus Hannikainen notching assists on the play.

In the third, the Monsters drew even courtesy of a five-on-five breakaway finish from Jordan Maletta at 7:28 on Jaime Sifers' lone feed, then Cleveland claimed the lead for the first time at 15:07 of the frame thanks to a T.J. Tynan assist, a fortuitous bounce of the dasher-boards, and an even-strength goal from Ryan Craig. The Monsters went on to add empty-net scores from Milano at 18:29 and Zac Dalpe at 19:35 to claim a cathartic 6-3 victory in front of their second-largest home crowd of the campaign in dramatic fashion.

Anton Forsberg stopped 19 of the 22 shots he faced to improve to 19-15-3 in net for Cleveland while Justin Peters stopped 34 of 38 pucks to fall to 13-16-2 between the pipes for Texas this year.

Next up for the Monsters, it's a Tuesday home clash vs. the Chicago Wolves 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 .

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