Cleveland Beats Belleville In Double OT To Take A 2-1 Series Lead
Mikael Pyyhtia, David Jiricek, and Owen Sillinger scored for the Monsters, and Jet Greaves made 39 saves as the Monsters beat the Belleville Senators 3-2 on Wednesday night.
Jet Greaves was the story of the night for the Monsters, at times single-handedly keeping Cleveland in the game. Greaves made some huge stops throughout the 84 minutes of gameplay to help the Monsters put Belleville on the brink of elimination.
12,659 people filed into Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse to watch their Monsters play and win their first home playoff game in years. Many of those fans drove up from Columbus to watch the game, and in typical fashion, the game would go into a 5th period. There's no doubt it was a long two-hour drive home for many fans.
These two teams will play game 4 on Friday night in Cleveland, with the Monsters hoping to boot Belleville from the Calder Cup Playoffs.
Final Stats
Players Stats
- Mikael Pyyhtia had a goal and an assist.
- David Jiricek had a goal and an assist on the night.
- Owen Sillinger had the game-winning goal in double OT and an assist.
- Stefan Matteau had 5 shots on the night.
- Stanislav Svozil had 5 shots on the night as well.
- Jet Greaves stopped 39 of 41 Senator shots.
Team Stats
- The Monsters power play was 1/4.
- Cleveland PK was perfect, stopping both of Belleville's chances.
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