AHL Cleveland Monsters

Weekend Ends with Loss Thanks to Second Period Woes

Published on February 23, 2013 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Cleveland Monsters News Release


Three straight goals allowed in the second period were too much for the Lake Erie Monsters (25-21-2-7) to overcome, as the Monsters fell 4-2 to the American Hockey League-leading Texas Stars (33-13-4-4) before a Quicken Loans Arena crowd of 12,108 on Saturday night. Mike Sgarbossa scored for the Monsters in his return from a six-game call-up to the National Hockey League's Colorado Avalanche, and Karl Stollery also chipped in a power play goal. Paul Carey earned two assists, extending his point streak to seven games, tying a Monsters season-best.

After a scoreless first period, Carl Sneep's shot from the top of the right circle at 2:32 of the second found its way through to beat Monsters goalie Calvin Pickard to give the Stars a 1-0 lead. They extended it to a 2-0 advantage when Jamie Oleksiak scored a power play goal at 8:28 of the middle frame. Oleksiak added a second power play goal at 11:01 of the second period to put Texas on top 3-0, before the Monsters found the back of the net with a power play goal of their own.

Following a Carey pass from the left point to the right, Stollery sent a wrist shot short-side to beat Texas goalie Jack Campbell at 16:51 of the second period. Carey and Geoff Walker assisted on Stollery's fifth of the season.

Mike Hedden sent a Justin Dowling pass top shelf on a two-on-one rush to put Texas back on top by three, making the score 4-1 at 4:30 of the third period.

Pickard was relieved in net by Kent Patterson following the Stars fourth goal of the night; Pickard started three consecutive games over three nights this weekend.

Sgarbossa added a power play goal for the Monsters on a turnaround shot in front of the Texas net, with an assist to Carey, at 13:16 of the third period to make the score 4-2.

Pickard suffers the loss in net, stopping 30 of 34 shots in 44:30 of action; he is 14-12-5. Campbell stopped 29 of 31 shots in the win for the Stars, improving to 13-6-3.

The Monsters are back on the ice Tuesday when they host the Milwaukee Admirals at 7:00 PM.

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