Monsters Stymied in 1-0 Road Loss to Penguins
Published on December 7, 2018 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release
Cleveland Monsters LW Paul Bittner tests Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins goaltender John Muse
(Cleveland Monsters)
WILKES-BARRE, PA - The AHL's Cleveland Monsters were defeated by the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza by a final score of 1-0. With the loss, Cleveland fell to 12-9-3-0 overall this season and with 27 points, currently sit alone in third place in the AHL's North Division standings.
After a scoreless opening period, the Penguins claimed a 1-0 lead with a Ryan Haggerty power-play strike at 8:34 of the middle frame and emerged victorious by the same score following a goalless final stanza.
Cleveland goaltender Jean-Francois Berube fell to 8-7-2 this season despite a 19-save performance while Penguins net-minder John Muse improved to 1-2-0 this year thanks to a 32-save shutout showing in victory.
Next up for the Monsters, it's a Saturday road clash versus the Lehigh Valley Phantoms with full coverage, live from PPL Center in Allentown, PA, underway at 7:00 pm on Alt 99.1, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.
Cleveland Monsters Holiday Packs are on sale now and include exclusive Monsters Holiday socks, a Monsters snow globe and equal number of Disney on Ice tickets at The Q! Holiday Packs start as low as $54 and can be purchased today by visiting www.clevelandmonsters.com/holiday or by calling the Monsters sales and service team at 216-420-0000. Be sure to follow the Monsters on Twitter @monstershockey, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/monstershockey, and on Instagram @monstershockey.
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