Explosive first period leads Monsters to 6-2 win over Griffins
The Cleveland Monsters beat the Grand Rapids Griffins 2-1 on Friday night at Van Andel Arena. With the win, the Monsters are now 21-20-3-2 and are currently in sixth place in the AHL’s North Division standings. David Jiricek converted on the man advantage at 18:39 off feeds from Fix-Wolansky and Fonstad sending the Monsters to the first intermission leading 4-1. Payne extended Cleveland’s lead at 4:48 of the middle frame with helpers from Sillinger and Fix-Wolansky, but Grand Rapids’ Danny O’Regan scored a power-play goal at 18:53 cutting the score to 5-2 after 40 minutes. Follow the games with full coverage on FOX Sports 1350 ‘The Gambler’, AHLTV and the Monsters Hockey Network....
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