The Cleveland Monsters beat the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 3-0 on Saturday night at Rocket Arena. With the win, the Monsters are now 33-21-5-6 and in fourth place in the AHL’s North Division standings.
Hunter McKown scored quickly just 36 seconds into the game off a feed from Roman Ahcan to give the Monsters an early lead. McKown added a second tally at 6:11 on the power play with helpers from Gavin Brindley and Samuel Knazko doubling Cleveland’s lead to 2-0 heading into the first intermission. Following a scoreless second period, Brindley put home a marker at 13:35 of the third period assisted by Mikael Pyyhtia and Dylan Gambrell bringing the final score to 3-0.
Cleveland’s Jet Greaves made 23 saves for the win while Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s Sergei Murashov stopped 21 shots in defeat.
The Monsters continue the homestand when the Grand Rapids Griffins visit at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, at Rocket Arena
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