Cleveland recovered from a 5-0 shutout loss to Chicago on Friday to shutout the Wolves in a lopsided victory on Saturday afternoon.
How do you rebound from a shutout loss? Well, a 9-0 dismantling of the opponent who handed you the goose-egg defeat seems like a start.
That was the case for the Cleveland Monsters on Saturday, who followed up a 5-0 loss to the revitalized Chicago Wolves with a one-sided 9-0 shutout in the matinee affair.
Nathan Sucese put up a hat-trick, with a 28-save shutout from Adam Scheel on Friday night for the Wolves, but neither the offence nor the timely saves were on their side less than 24 hours later.
Pavel Cajan stopped all 33 shots he faced for his first pro shutout, as the Monsters provided more than a little in the way of run support.
Carson Meyer opened the scoring just 23 seconds into the first period to kick-start a two-goal, four-point night for the 26-year-old, while David Jiricek netted four points and a hat-trick in the contest. Meyer surpassed 100 career AHL points during the outing.
The win by Cleveland tied a club record for goals in a single game and set a new club record for margin of victory.
The win pushed Cleveland to the top of the North Division with 54 points and a 26-14-1-1 record. The Wolves move to 6-4 in their past 10 games and now sit fourth in the Central Division with a sub-500 record of 16-19-3-2.