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Jake Gaudet scored the go-ahead goal 3:15 into the third period, and Jet Greaves made 29 saves as the Monsters beat host Toronto, 2-1, on Jan. 3. Carson Meyer scored the Monsters’ first goal midway through the second period to tie the game at 1-1. It was his 14th of the season. Gaudet’s tally put Cleveland ahead, and Greaves kept the Marlies off the scoreboard the rest of the way. The Monsters (22-8-1-0) have won eight of their past nine. They play their next two games at Rochester, beginning Jan 5.
The Monsters beat the Toronto Marlies, 3-2, on Dec. 27 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, and in doing so three different players tallied goals and four others contributed with assists. Everybody getting into the act has been the recipe for success all season, and that includes the goalies and the defensemen who block shots but don’t score goals or dish the puck to those that do. The Monsters (20-7-0) have won six straight games. They are in first place in the North Division. The only team in the entire AHL with a better record is the Atlantic Division-leading Hershey Bears at […]