The Cleveland Monsters fell 3-2 in overtime to the Providence Bruins (10-1-0-0) on Saturday afternoon at Rocket Arena. With the overtime loss, the Monsters are now 3-2-3-1 and are currently in sixth place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Will Butcher got the scoring started with a power-play tally at 7:48 of the first period off feeds from Luca Pinelli and Justin Pearson giving the Monsters a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes. Providence’s Jake Schmaltz notched a shorthanded tally at 3:48 of the middle frame, but Brendan Gaunce responded with a marker on the man advantage at 11:11 assisted by Butcher and Mikael Pyyhtiä putting Cleveland ahead 2-1 heading into the final intermission. The Bruins tied the game with a goal from John Farinacci at 8:55 of the third period forcing the teams into extra time. Providence closed out the game just 45 seconds into overtime with a power-play goal from Matthew Poitras bringing the final score to 3-2.
Cleveland’s Zach Sawchenko made 18 saves in defeat while Providence’s Simon Zajicek made 28 saves for the win.
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