MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — Sonny Milano and Oliver Bjorkstrand each scored a pair of goals to lead the Cleveland Monsters past the Milwaukee Admirals, 4-1, in an American Hockey League game on Tuesday at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.
After being shut out twice over the weekend by the Iowa Wild, the Monsters exploded for three goals in the first period and held on to improve to 21-18-2-3. Milwaukee is 26-16-2-2.
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The Monsters got on the board early Tuesday with a shorthanded goal, Milano scoring his 10th of the season, unassisted, at 4:54 of the first period.
Before the first period ended, the Monsters had a 3-0 lead. Bjorkstrand scored on a power play at 14:04, then Milano scored again at 15:13.
Cleveland extended the lead to 4-0 on Bjorkstrand’s second goal at 3:34 of the second period before Milwaukee got on the board at 15:31 on a power play goal by Derek Army.
Anton Forsberg stopped 39 of 40 shots to improve to 14-10-2. Milwaukee’s Marek Mazanec stopped 31 of 35 shots.
The Monsters held an 18-8 edge in shots on goal in the first period, but Milwaukee outshot the Monsters in the second period, 20-6, and 12-11 in the third.
Cleveland was 1-for-4 on power plays, Milwaukee was 1-for-5.
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— Cleveland Monsters (@monstershockey) February 8, 2017
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— Cleveland Monsters (@monstershockey) February 8, 2017
Up next: The Monsters road trip closes on Wednesday at the Iowa Wild at 8 p.m. … Cleveland returns to Quicken Loans Arena this weekend to face the Manitoba Moose on Friday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. … The Monsters begin a seven-game road swing on Feb. 15 at the Rockford IceHogs.
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