
Monsters Thrive in Overtime with 3-2 Win over Wolves
Published on November 16, 2025 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release
ROSEMONT, IL - The Cleveland Monsters beat the Chicago Wolves (7-4-3-0) 3-2 in overtime on Sunday evening at Allstate Arena. With the win, the Monsters are now 4-3-3-1 and are currently in sixth place in the AHL's North Division standings.
Justin Pearson scored at 17:18 of the first period to give Cleveland the 1-0 lead through 20 minutes with Guillaume Richard and Corson Ceulemans on the assists. After a scoreless second period, Chicago's Justin Robidas netted one at 5:36 of the final frame, along with Evan Vierling adding a tally at 8:30 to give the Wolves a 2-1 lead. Monsters' forward Roman Ahcan forced overtime with a marker at 13:52 as Jack Williams and Owen Sillinger picked up helpers. Luca Pinelli would notch the victory for Cleveland at 1:23 of the overtime period with the aid of Brendan Gaunce and Brendan Smith for the 3-2 win.
Cleveland's Zach Sawchenko made 25 saves for the win while Chicago's Amir Miftakhov made 26 saves in defeat.
The Monsters will head home to face off against the Hershey Bears on Thursday, November 20, at 7:00 p.m. Follow the games with full coverage on Rock Entertainment Sports Network, Newsradio WTAM 1100, SportsRadio 99.1 Powered by Rock Entertainment Group, AHLTV on FloHockey and the Monsters Hockey Network.
Stay up to date on all Monsters news with the Monsters Mobile App presented by University Hospitals available to download at the Apple Store or Google Play Store. Be sure to follow the Monsters on X, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
Scoring:
1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final
CLE 1 0 1 1 - 3
CHI 0 0 2 0 - 2
Shots/Special Teams:
Shots PP PK PIM
CLE 29 0/5 4/4 8 min / 4 inf
CHI 27 0/4 5/5 10 min / 5 inf
Goaltenders:
Goaltender Outcome Saves GA Record
CLE Sawchenko W 25 2 2-0-2
CHI Miftakhov OTL 26 3 3-2-2
Cleveland Record: 4-3-3-1, 6th North Division
Chicago Record: 7-4-3-0, 3rd Atlantic Division
American Hockey League Stories from November 16, 2025
- Abbotsford Falls 5-2 in Coachella - Abbotsford Canucks
- Kolosov Stellar in Overtime Loss - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
- Stars Pull out Shootout Victory in Rockford - Texas Stars
- Monsters Thrive in Overtime with 3-2 Win over Wolves - Cleveland Monsters
- Wolves Move Points Streak to Five Games with 3-2 Loss to Monsters in OT - Chicago Wolves
- Recalls Contribute to Lift Hershey to 2-1 Overtime Victory - Hershey Bears
- P-Bruins Blanked by Rocket - Providence Bruins
- Tampa Bay Lightning Reassign Forward Jakob Pelletier to Syracuse Crunch - Syracuse Crunch
- San Diego Gulls Assign Tomas Suchanek to Tulsa - San Diego Gulls
- Sunday Matinee to Conclude Home-and-Home Set - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
- Bears Recall Mayer, Sign King to Tryout Agreement - Hershey Bears
- Rangers and Wolf Pack Complete Series of Transactions - Hartford Wolf Pack
- Penguins Reassign Maxim Pavlenko to Wheeling - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Game Preview: Bears vs. Phantoms, 3 p.m. - Hershey Bears
- Clattenburg Delights Crowd in 6-3 Win - Bakersfield Condors
- Firkus Nets First Pro Hat Trick in Loss to Condors - Coachella Valley Firebirds
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
Other Recent Cleveland Monsters Stories
- Monsters Thrive in Overtime with 3-2 Win over Wolves
- Monsters Score Late, Drop 3-2 Decision to Wolves
- Monsters Sign Forward Tate Singleton to Pro Tryout Contract
- Monsters Recall Forward Chongmin Lee from ECHL's Bloomington Bison
- Monsters Outshoot Bruins But Fall 3-2 in Overtime


