Hershey Beats Cleveland Again In Overtime To Put The Monsters Backs Up Against The Wall, Now Down 0-2 In The Series
Josh Dunne(4) and David Jiricek(3) scored the goals for Cleveland, both of which were in exciting fashion. Jet Greaves stopped 27 of 30 Bears shots, but couldn't keep the last one out in overtime, which ended up being the goal that will put Cleveland down 0-2 in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Hershey Bears continue to show why they are both the defending AHL champions and the best team in the league again this season. They again held Cleveland down most of the game. Until it was desperation time, the Monsters had no answer for the Hershey defense.
Now the series shifts to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse where the Monsters fans will pack the arena and try to take game three to get back in the series.
The Monsters may get young Denton Mateychuk on Tuesday. It's rumored that he will report to Cleveland this weekend and could be available for game three.
Final Stats
Player Stats
- Josh Dunne scored his 4th goal of the postseason.
- David Jiricek scored his 3rd goal. This makes back-to-back games where he would score a late goal to send the game to overtime.
- Justin Pearson tallied his 6th assist of the playoffs on Dunne's goal.
- Jet Greaves stopped 27 shots on the night.
Team Stats
- The Cleveland power play went 0 for 4 on the night.
- The Monsters continue to take penalties at an alarming rate, giving the Bears five man advantages. They stopped 4 of the 5 tries.
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