The Cleveland Monsters beat the Chicago Wolves (7-4-3-0) 3-2 in overtime on Sunday evening at Allstate Arena. With the win, the Monsters are now 4-3-3-1 and are currently in sixth place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Justin Pearson scored at 17:18 of the first period to give Cleveland the 1-0 lead through 20 minutes with Guillaume Richard and Corson Ceulemans on the assists. After a scoreless second period, Chicago’s Justin Robidas netted one at 5:36 of the final frame, along with Evan Vierling adding a tally at 8:30 to give the Wolves a 2-1 lead. Monsters’ forward Roman Ahcan forced overtime with a marker at 13:52 as Jack Williams and Owen Sillinger picked up helpers. Luca Pinelli would notch the victory for Cleveland at 1:23 of the overtime period with the aid of Brendan Gaunce and Brendan Smith for the 3-2 win.
Cleveland’s Zach Sawchenko made 25 saves for the win while Chicago’s Amir Miftakhov made 26 saves in defeat.
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