The Monsters are heading back to the AHL playoffs for the first time since the 2018-19 season. Zachary Okabe, playing in just his sixth game as a pro, scored two goals April 11 and Pavel Cajan made 22 saves to carry the Monsters past the Laval Rocket, 6-4, before a crowd of 10,143 in Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The Monsters knew heading into the game that winning the game in regulation would secure a postseason berth. But just 13 seconds into the first period, the Rocket took a 1-0 lead on an unassisted goal by Mitchell Stephenson. The Rocket made it […]
Host Laval took care of the Monsters, 4-1, on March 8. Cleveland (33-17-3-3) had won two games in a row entering the contest. The Monsters maintain a two-point lead over Syracuse in the AHL North. David Jiricek scored the Monsters’ goal, his sixth for the season. It came on a power play with 4:13 remaining in the first period. He was assisted by Marcus Bjork and Luca Del Bel Belluz. The Monsters were 1-for-4 on power plays. Jiricek’s goal tied the game at 1-1. Laval retook the lead just under two minutes later, then added two goals in the second […]
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