The Cleveland Monsters beat the Rochester Americans (20-14-4-2) 2-1 on Saturday night at Blue Cross Arena. With the win, the Monsters are now 19-14-5-1 and are currently in fifth place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Following a scoreless first period, Hudson Fasching notched a tally at 1:06 of the middle frame with helpers from Jack Williams and Justin Pearson putting Cleveland ahead 1-0 heading into the final intermission. Owen Sillinger added an unassisted empty-net tally at 18:19 extending the lead to 2-0. Rochester’s Oliver Nadeau spoiled the shutout bid with a marker at 19:05, but Cleveland held on to secure the 2-1 victory.
Cleveland’s Zach Sawchenko stopped 30 shots for the win while Rochester’s Devon Levi made 18 saves in defeat.
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