Milwaukee Admirals fall to Monsters, 3rd consecutive loss
CLEVELAND, Wis. - Goalie Jet Greaves stopped 26 shots to lead the Cleveland Monsters to a 4-1 win over the Milwaukee Admirals on Saturday.
The win was Cleveland’s seventh straight. Milwaukee is winless in its last three (0-2-0-1).
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After a scoreless first, Cleveland scored a pair of goals in the second period to take the lead. Justin Pearson scored on a rebound of a Jake Gaudet wrap-around attempt at 12:55 of the second frame to give the Monsters a 1-0 lead. Cleveland made it 2-0 when Trey Fix-Wolansky’s shot from the left point bounced off Admirals goalie Matt Murray into the net at 17:13.
The Monsters stretched the lead to 3-0 at 1:48 of the third period when Ole Julian Bjorgvik-Holm sent a shot through traffic from the high slot into the back of the net.
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Cleveland scored another goal to make it 4-0 when a turnover at the Admirals blue line led to a five-hole goal from Mikael Pyythia at 8:46 of the final stanza.
Milwaukee’s lone goal came with 2:39 remaining in the game. Kyle Marino scored his first as an Admiral with a wrist shot from the slot. Navrin Mutter and Adam Wilsby picked up the assists. The game was Marino’s 150th career game in the American Hockey League.
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Murray finished with 25 saves in the loss for Milwaukee.
The Admirals and Monsters play again on Sunday, Nov. 24. Milwaukee’s next home game is Saturday, Nov. 30 against Rockford.