Svozil Sends 21,859 Teddy Bears Flying, Monsters Fall 3-2 to Amerks

December 22, 2024 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release

CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Monsters fell to the Rochester Americans 3-2 on Sunday evening at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. With the loss, the Monsters are now 17-8-1-2 and in third place in the AHL's North Division standings.

Rochester notched a pair of goals in the opening frame from Brett Murray at 4:42 and Josh Dunne at 10:11 leaving Cleveland down 2-0 after 20 minutes. Stanislav Svozil sent the stuffed animals flying at 13:38 of the second period off feeds from Rocco Grimaldi and Gavin Brindley, but the Amerks responded with a tally at 14:07 sending the Monsters to the final intermission trailing 3-1. Daemon Hunt scored a late marker at 19:52 assisted by Luca Del Bel Belluz and Trey Fix-Wolansky, but Cleveland fell by a final score of 3-2.

Cleveland's Zach Sawchenko made 29 saves in defeat while Rochester's Devon Levi stopped 18 shots for the win.

The Monsters welcome the Grand Rapids Griffins for a 7:00 p.m. puck drop on Saturday, December 28, at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Follow the games with full coverage on FOX Sports 1350 The Gambler, AHLTV on FloHockey and the Monsters Hockey Network.

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1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Final

CLE 0 1 1 - - 2

ROC 2 1 0 - - 3

Shots/Special Teams:

Shots PP PK PIM

CLE 25 0/0 3/3 8 min / 4 inf

ROC 33 0/3 0/0 2 min / 1 inf

Goaltenders:

Goaltender Outcome Saves GA Record

CLE Sawchenko L 30 3 7-4-1

ROC Levi W 23 2 9-2-1

Cleveland Record: 17-8-1-2, 3rd North Division

Rochester Record: 17-9-3-0, 2nd North Division

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