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Cleveland Monsters vs Rockford IceHogs: CLE is Undefeated

By William Espy |
CLEVELAND, OH - OCTOBER 05: Cleveland Monsters center Justin Scott (20) is congratulated by teammates after scoring an empty-net goal during the third period of the American Hockey League game between the Rockford IceHogs and Cleveland Monsters on October 5, 2018, at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH. Cleveland defeated Rockford 4-1. (Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - OCTOBER 05: Cleveland Monsters center Justin Scott (20) is congratulated by teammates after scoring an empty-net goal during the third period of the American Hockey League game between the Rockford IceHogs and Cleveland Monsters on October 5, 2018, at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, OH. Cleveland defeated Rockford 4-1. (Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The Cleveland Monsters played the Rockford IceHogs for the second straight day on Saturday morning. The win starts them out 2-0 on the year.

The first period went nearly as good as a period can go for the Cleveland Monsters on Saturday. They fell down 1-0 to Rockford, but almost immediately the score jumped to 3-1 in favor of the Monsters.

Eric Robinson proved that he’s the future of hockey in Ohio with two goals, the first and third of the period. Meanwhile Zac Dalpe added to his impressive start with another goal which gave the Monsters the lead. While Dalpe ended up with the goal, the play was mostly thanks to Alex Broadhurst‘s tremendous pass to set everything up.

The second period would be more of the same as Kole Sherwood would find a deflection that would result in his first professional goal before Zac Dalpe chased Robinson down and tied him for the team lead in goals through two games.

The IceHogs would get one back in the third, but it would be too little too late as the Monsters would walk out with a 5-2 win at home.

Goaltending wise, Brad Thiessen lived up to his “Brick Wall Brad” persona for the most part with an impressive goalie showing for the Monsters. For Rockford on the other hand, Collin Delia didn’t have a great game however he was facing a very powerful offense.

Espy’s Three Stars

Head Coach John Madden should be happy with the conclusion of the back-to-back against the Rockford IceHogs as both games resulted in the Cleveland Monsters winning in dominate fashion.

Next. Meet your 18-19 Cleveland Monsters Leadership Group. dark

With the defending Calder Cup winning Toronto Marlies coming up on Monday in Toronto, followed by a back to back against the Wilkes-Barrie/Scranton Penguins the next week will certainly be a challenge.

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