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Second Period Is the Downfall for Monsters in 4-1 Loss to Penguins

October 13, 2018 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


Ryan MacInnis of the Cleveland Monsters takes a shot against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Ryan MacInnis of the Cleveland Monsters takes a shot against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
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CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Monsters, American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets, were defeated by the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, 4-1, on Saturday night in front of 8,873 fans at The Q. With the loss, the Monsters drop to 3-2-0-0 overall and currently sit alone in second place of the Eastern Conference's North Division.

The Monsters got on the board first when Kevin Stenlund scored on a wrist shot from the right circle at 7:30 of the first period on feeds from Nathan Gerbe and Ryan MacInnis to give Cleveland an early 1-0 lead.

In the second frame, the Penguins scored on an even-strength tally from Anthony Angello at 3:13 thanks to assists from Chris Summers and Stefan Elliott, evening the score, 1-1. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton took their first lead of the night moments later at 6:58 of the middle stanza as Jimmy Hayes scored on an even-strength marker from Garrett Wilson and Matt Abt to give the Penguins a 2-1 lead. The Penguins extended their lead to 3-1 at 10:55 of the second period when Derek Grant poked home an even-strength goal on assists from Jeff Taylor and Wilson.

The Penguins closed the scoring in the third period with an empty-net goal from Teddy Blueger unassisted at 17:56 to seal a 4-1 win for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Cleveland net-minder Jean-Francois Berube stopped 30 of the 33 shots he faced Saturday to fall to 2-2-0, while Penguins goaltender Anthony Peters stopped 32 of 33 pucks faced to improve to 3-0-0 on the year.

Next up for the Monsters, it's a Friday road clash vs. the Utica Comets with full coverage, live from the Adirondack Bank Center at the Utica Memorial Auditorium, underway at 7:00 pm on Alt 99.1, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network.

2018-19 Monsters Hockey Club Memberships, providing fans the ability to lock in the lowest ticket prices, the best seat locations to each game, custom member benefits and an exclusive Monsters jersey, are now available! 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 or any Northern Ohio Discount Drug Mart. Be sure to follow the Monsters on Twitter @monstershockey, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/monstershockey, and on Instagram @monstershockey.

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Ryan MacInnis of the Cleveland Monsters takes a shot against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
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