AHL Cleveland Monsters

Stoa And Carman Lead Monsters To Another North Division Win

Published on November 19, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


Lake Erie fell into a one-goal deficit in the second period of Friday night's game against Toronto, but the Monsters rallied with goals from Ryan Stoa and Mike Carman to claim a 2-1 victory over the Marlies at Quicken Loans Arena.

With the win, the Monsters improved to 8-7-1-2 overall and 5-1-0-1 in North Division play.

Lake Erie goaltender Jason Bacashihua recorded 33 saves on 34 shots, improving his overall record to 6-4-2.

Toronto entered Friday's game riding a 6-0-0-1 streak, as they had not lost a regulation game since falling to the Monsters, 4-1, on October 30th.

After a scoreless first period, Toronto took a 1-0 lead at 2:09 of the second period. Dale Mitchell picked off a loose puck in the neutral zone, broke into Lake Erie territory and snapped a shot into the top right corner of the net. Mitchell was assisted by Korbinian Holzer.

The goal snapped Bacashihua's shutout streak of 95:51, a span that saw parts of three games.

Before the middle frame expired, Lake Erie scored twice to take a 2-1 lead. At 16:14, center Ryan Stoa scored an unassisted goal for his first tally of the season. Then, with David Liffiton whistled off for elbowing, Mike Carman notched his team-leading second shorthanded goal of the season at the 19:04 mark. Carman sped past the Toronto defense, picked up a loose puck and rifled a shot from a sharp angle for an unassisted goal.

Including six kills on Friday, Lake Erie has denied the opposition's last 25 power play attempts. The Monsters have not allowed a power play goal since November 7th against Grand Rapids. They entered Friday's contest with the AHL's best home penalty kill at a 93.5% efficiency, while their overall penalty kill of 88.9% ranked fourth in the league.

Toronto's Jussi Rynnas went 24-for-26 in net for the Marlies.

The Monsters will travel to Grand Rapids Saturday night for a 7 p.m. faceoff with the Griffins, beginning a five-day stretch in which they play four games on the road. Lake Erie is 1-0-0-1 against Grand Rapids this season.

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