Monsters Stumble vs. Checkers, 6-1

February 25, 2017 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release

CHARLOTTE, NC - The AHL's defending Calder Cup Champions, the Cleveland Monsters, proudly powered by Constellation, were defeated by the Charlotte Checkers on Saturday at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, NC, by a final score of 6-1. With the loss, the Monsters fell to 24-23-3-4 overall this season and with a .509 points percentage, currently sit alone in sixth place in the AHL's Central Division standings.

Charlotte built a 2-0 lead in the opening period by collecting back-to-back even-strength goals from Jake Chelios at 4:35 and Dennis Robertson at 15:51. Then in the second, three more five-on-five tallies, from Lucas Wallmark at 1:54, Patrick Brown at 2:24 and Chris Newbury at 2:51, made it 5-0 Checkers before Cleveland put themselves on the board at 17:33 with an even-strength tally from Jordan Maletta, courtesy of Daniel Zaar's lone assist. In the third, Wallmark posted his second goal of the game at even-strength at 15:00 of the period to establish the Checkers' final margin of victory at 6-1.

Cleveland net-minder Brad Thiessen fell to 2-5-1 overall this season after stopping seven of the 11 shots he faced before being pulled in favor of Anton Forsberg early in the second period, with Forsberg proceeding to deliver a 19-save performance in relief. On the other side, Charlotte's Daniel Altshuller improved to 4-3-0 between the pipes by virtue of a 26-save showing.

Next up for the Monsters, it's a Tuesday home clash vs. the Grand Rapids Griffins 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 .

Monsters Stumble vs. Checkers, 6-1

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