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Stars Slip Past Monsters, 3-2

January 30, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


CLEVELAND - In front of 9,657 fans at The Q, Cleveland's Lake Erie Monsters were defeated by the Texas Stars on Saturday afternoon by a final score of 3-2. With the loss, the Monsters fell to 22-16-4-3 overall this season and with a .567 points percentage, remain alone in fifth place in the AHL's Central Division standings.

Mid-way through a tight-checking opening frame, a defensive-zone miscue for the Monsters allowed Texas forward Radek Faska to pot an unassisted even-strength marker at 11:00 to make it 1-0 Stars. In the second period, Lake Erie tied the game at 7:44 when Trent Vogelhuber re-directed an Eric Roy power-play point shot with Jaime Sifers collecting the secondary assist on the play. The Stars answered back at 9:49 though, as Curtis McKenzie crashed the Monsters' net and poked a rebound past Monsters goaltender Anton Forsberg at even-strength to give Texas a 2-1 advantage.

In the final frame, Lake Erie tied the game for the second time when Daniel Zaar deflected a John Ramage point shot past Texas net-minder Maxime Lagace at 5:15, but an extra-man Faksa score at 13:47 provided the Stars with their final margin of victory at 3-2. Forsberg fell to 13-8-3 overall this season in net for the Monsters despite a 33-save performance, while Lagace stopped 37 of the 39 pucks he faced to earn the win between the pipes for Texas.

Next up for the Monsters, it's a Friday road clash vs. the Charlotte Checkers with full coverage underway, live from Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, NC, at 7:00 pm on ESPN 850 WKNR 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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