The Cleveland Monsters fell 4-1 to the Laval Rocket (29-14-2-2) on Saturday evening at Place Bell. With the loss, the Monsters are now 23-15-6-1 and are currently in third place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Laval’s Joshua Roy scored the lone goal of the opening frame at 5:16 leaving Cleveland trailing 1-0 after 20 minutes. The Rocket recorded two quick goals in the second period starting on the power play from Alex Belzile at 5:37 followed by Xavier Simoneau at 5:58 pushing the score to 3-0. Luca Del Bel Belluz got Cleveland on the board with an unassisted tally at 10:07, but Laval’s Belzile notched a marker on the man advantage bringing the score to 4-1 heading into the final intermission. Despite scoring chanced in the third period, the Monsters fell by a final score of 4-1.
Cleveland’s Zach Sawchenko stopped 21 shots for the loss while Laval’s Jacob Fowler made 22 saves in the win.
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