The Columbus Blue Jackets AHL affiliate Cleveland Monsters continues to have a good season and is hoping to have a sense of normalcy to their lineup
The Cleveland Monsters enter this week having won their last two games. They're also 4-4-1-1 in their last 10 games and sit second in the AHL's North Division.
The Monsters have "The Big 3" of Luca Del Bel Belluz, Trey Fix-Wolansky, and Rocco Grimaldi, but two players have been making an impact lately.
Forward Gavin Brindley and defenseman Daemon Hunt are trying to solidify their spots in the lineup permanently.
Brindley has 11 points in 16 games and has points in four of his last five games. Meanwhile, after being traded to Columbus from Minnesota, Hunt has 8 points in 14 games with the Monsters.
Owen Sillinger is also having an excellent season so far. Through 34 games, he has 8 goals and 25 points. He had a career-high of 40 points in 69 games last season, so he's looking to blow by that number fairly easily if he keeps up this pace.
So how is the team doing on an individual basis? Let's take a look.
Points
- Luca Del Bel Belluz - 37 Points - 34 Games - 1st in the AHL in scoring
- Trey Fix-Wolansky - 32 Points - 29 Games - 5th in the AHL in scoring
- Rocco Grimaldi - 32 Points - 30 Games - 7th in AHL scoring
- Denton Mateychuk - 25 Points - 27 games - 3rd among rookies; 2nd among all defensemen in the AHL.
Goals
- Luca Del Bel Belluz - 17 - 5 PP Goals
- Trey Fix-Wolansky - 14 - 4 PP Goals, 4 GWG
- Denton Mateychuk - 9 - 4 PP Goals, 3 GWG
- Rocco Grimaldi - 9 - 2 Pp Goals, 2 GWG
Assists
- Rocco Grimaldi - 23 - 10 PP assists
- Luca Del Bel Belluz - 20 - 4 PP assists
- Trey Fix-Wolansky - 18 - 4 PP assists
Goalies
- Jet Greaves - 11-5-3 - .914% - 2.78 GAA - 2 Shutouts
- Zach Sawchenko - 7-5-1 - .886% - 3.12 GAA - 1 Shutout
The Monsters will take on the Laval Rocket this weekend for a two-game set. The series is important because the Rocket are just two points back of Cleveland and three points back of first-place Rochester.
What's Next - The Jackets are on the road to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.
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