The AHL’s Cleveland Monsters defeated the Charlotte Checkers 3-1 on Tuesday night at Bojangles’ Coliseum. With the win, the Monsters are now 11-7-1-1 and are currently in fourth place in the AHL’s North Division standings with 24 points.
Andrew Peeke scored the only goal of the first two periods before Marko Dano added two tallies of his own including a shorthanded marker to give the Monsters a 3-0 lead.
Charlotte’s Cavan Fitzgerald spoiled Cleveland’s shutout bid with a goal, but the Monsters held the lead to secure the 3-1 win.
Elvis Merzlikins made 28 saves for the win while Charlotte’s Anton Forsberg stopped 30 pucks in the loss.
