AHL Cleveland Monsters

Thiessen Stonewalls Wild as Monsters Prevail, 4-0

Published on April 2, 2017 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


DES MOINES, IA - The AHL's defending Calder Cup Champions, the Cleveland Monsters, proudly powered by Constellation, defeated the Iowa Wild on Sunday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA by a final score of 4-0. With the win, Cleveland's eighth in the team's past nine games, the Monsters improved to 35-28-3-4 overall this season and with a .550 points percentage, currently sit alone in fourth place in the AHL's Central Division standings and in position for the moment for the team's second-consecutive postseason berth.

Zac Dalpe delivered Cleveland a 1-0 lead at 15:34 of the opening period on power-play feeds from Daniel Zaar and Dean Kukan before T.J. Tynan followed suit at 19:40 with another extra-man finish, from Markus Hannikainen and Sonny Milano, that made it 2-0 for the visitors heading into the middle stanza.

After a scoreless second period, the Monsters added two more goals in the third as an empty-net score from Justin Scott at 17:58, assisted by Hannikainen and John Ramage, pushed Cleveland's lead to 3-0 before Nick Moutrey tallied an even-strength goal at 18:11 to establish the Monsters' 4-0 final margin of victory with Milano collecting the play's lone assist.

Cleveland goaltender Brad Thiessen delivered a 19-save performance to improve to 4-6-1 this year and collect his second shutout of the campaign while Steve Michalek stopped 26 of the 29 pucks he faced in defeat to fall to 11-14-1 between the pipes for the Wild.

Next up for the Monsters, it's a Tuesday rematch vs. the Wild with full coverage, live from Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, IA, underway at 8:00 pm on 99X 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 ClevelandMonsters.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/clevelandmonsters, and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/monstershockey.

The Cleveland Monsters are part of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Quicken Loans Arena organization and also owned by a group led by Cavaliers Majority Owner and Quicken Loans Founder and Chairman Dan Gilbert. The group also owns and operates the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League playing at Quicken Loans Arena and the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League playing in nearby Canton, Ohio at the Canton Civic Center. - ClevelandMonsters.com - Monsters Communications

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