CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Iowa Wild did the first and only scoring at The Q on Saturday night, beating the Cleveland Monsters in overtime, 1-0.
Zach Mitchell notched the winning marker on a breakaway at 3:37 of the 3-on-3 overtime, giving the Wild a sweep of the two-game weekend series in which the Monsters were held scoreless.
Picking up a point with the overtime loss, Cleveland stands at 20-18-2-3, in fifth place in the AHL Central Division. Iowa, winning its franchise-record sixth in a row, improved to 24-19-4-1 and strengthened its hold on fourth place.
The Monsters were held to 17 shots on goal. Steve Michalek, stopping them all, improved to 9-9 with the win.
Brad Thiessen took the loss in net for Cleveland, stopping 23 of 24 shots.
Cleveland was 0-for-4 on power play opportunities. Iowa was 0-for-3.
Monster mash: Attendance at The Q on Saturday was 13,810, second-largest of the season … Markus Hannikainen wears number 37 in Cleveland, but it probably should be 71, as in the state-crossing interstate highway. The left wing was called up by the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday for a team-leading eighth time this season … Sonny Milano, Cleveland’s second-leading scorer, played his 100th AHL game Saturday …
Next up, the Monsters play the Admirals in Milwaukee on Tuesday at 8 p.m. EST. They’ll be home in Cleveland next at 7 p.m. Friday against the Manitoba Moose.
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