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Monsters Sunk by Admirals in Shootout, 4-3

March 3, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
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CELEVELAND - In the eighth of eight meetings between the two teams this season, Cleveland's Lake Erie Monsters were defeated in a shootout by the Milwaukee Admirals at The Q on Thursday by a final score of 4-3. With the shootout loss, the Monsters are 31-17-5-5 overall this season and with a .621 points percentage, remain alone in fourth place in the AHL's Central Division standings.

The author of the Monsters' game-winning goal in a 2-0 home win over Milwaukee on Tuesday, rookie left wing Sonny Milano, picked up right where he left off at 5:29 of the opening period on Thursday, as he delivered Lake Erie a 1-0 lead with a sharp-angle power-play score, assisted by Kerby Rychel and T.J. Tynan. Milwaukee's Max Gortz tied the game at 17:21 of the first with a five-on-three power-play goal, and at 5:16 of the middle stanza, Admirals' forward Pontus Aberg scored at even strength to put Milwaukee in front by a 2-1 margin.

The Monsters found a way to rally back in the heart of the second period, however, as an even-strength Daniel Zaar one-timer, assisted by Alex Broadhurst, tied the game at 12:45 before Josh Anderson, by virtue of a powerful net-front drive, put Lake Erie in front by a score of 3-2 at 14:54 with Trent Vogelhuber and Oleg Yevenko collecting assists on the play. The third period's only goal was scored by Admirals' forward Kevin Fiala at 16:55, an even-strength marker that forced overtime.

After a scoreless extra session, Fiala and Matt White scored in the first and third rounds of a shootout for Milwaukee, while Milano and Rychel were denied by Admirals net-minder Jusse Saros, resulting in a 4-3 Milwaukee victory.

Anton Forsberg stopped 25 of the 28 pucks he faced in regulation and fell to 16-8-4 overall this season in net for Lake Erie, while Saros improved to 18-6-0 by virtue of a 25-save performance. With Thursday's shootout defeat, the Monsters capped their season-long seven-game home-stand at 5-0-0-2, having earned 12 of a possible 14 points over that span.

Next up for the Monsters, it's a Saturday road clash vs. the Rockford IceHogs with full coverage, live from the BMO Harris Bank Center in Rockford, IL, at 8:00 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 LakeErieMonsters.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/lakeeriemonsters, and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/monstershockey.

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