Preview: Monsters and Admirals Meet for Brunch
Another mid-morning game for the Monsters.
Cleveland Monsters at Milwaukee Admirals
Wednesday, March 8th at 11:30 pm est
UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Radio: 99x(99.1); 99x Online
Twitter: @mkeadmirals
@MonstersHockey , #CLEMonsters
Cleveland Monsters; 25-24-3-4, 57 points, 5th Central, 10th West
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Milwaukee Admirals; 33-18-3-3, 72 points, 3rd Central, 5th West
Heading into today's game, the Monsters sit squarely in the number five spot in the division. Down their top two scorers, Oliver Bjorkstrand and T.J.Tynan, the Monsters will have to bring a little extra spunk to this game.
As of right now, they are still missing Anton Forsberg and will depend on Brad Thiessen and Michael Houser to hold down the fort. Thiessen didn't fare so well in the Monsters loss to the Wolves on Saturday. He let in 30 of the 36 shots the Wolves fired off. When the Monsters put Houser in net the third period, he stopped three of four shots. This probably says more about the defense than Houser himself.
The Monsters need to keep their speed and stamina up for the entire game. They were out skated multiple times on Saturday.
Look for Joe Pendenza to create magic in today's game. He always comes to Milwaukee ready to rock n' roll.
UPDATE (9:52am) :
The Jackets assigned T.J. Tynan to the Monsters. If he was assigned last night, Tynan will possibly play today. If Tynan was assigned this morning, he will likely not make it in time to play against the Admirals.
TRANSACTION: #CBJ have assigned C T.J. Tynan to @monstershockey He logged 7:39 TOI in his NHL debut in last night's 2-0 W vs. New Jersey.
— CBJ Public Relations (@BlueJacketsPR) March 8, 2017
| Admirals | Monsters | |
| 18-0-1-1 | Leading After 1 | 9-2-1-2 |
| 17-0-2-1 | Leading After 2 | 13-2-0-2 |
| 9-6-1-2 | Tied After 1 | 11-8-2-1 |
| 11-3-0-2 | Tied After 2 | 9-5-3-0 |
| 6-12-1-0 | Trailing After 1 | 5-14-0-1 |
| 5-15-1-0 | Trailing After 2 | 3-17-0-2 |
| 11-9-2-0 | Outshooting Opponent | 12-9-1-2 |
| 19-8-1-2 | Outshot by Opponent | 13-15-2-1 |
Season Series
11/17/2016 – Milwaukee (1) @ Cleveland (0) = L – recap
11/19/2016 – Milwaukee (2) @ Cleveland (1) = L – recap
12/02/2016 – Milwaukee (1) @ Cleveland (4) = W – recap
12/03/2016 – Milwaukee (4) @ Cleveland (1) = L – recap
01/24/2017 – Cleveland (5) @ Milwaukee (2) = W – recap
02/07/2017 – Cleveland (4) @ Milwaukee (1) = W – recap
03/08/2017
04/07/2017
Stats Matchup
| Admirals | Monsters | |
| 2.95 (15) | GPG | 2.41 (29) |
| 2.84 (15) | GAPG | 2.80 (11) |
| 19.2% (10) | PP% | 14.1% (29) |
| 82.6% (12) | PK% | 85.1% (3) |
| Pontus Aberg, 18 | G Leader | Oliver Bjorkstrand, 14 |
| Vladislav Kamenev, 25 | A Leader | T.J. Tynan, 23 |
| Vladislav Kamenev, 39 | P Leader | T.J. Tynan, 30 |
| Mike Liambas, 109 | PIM Leader | Brett Gallant, 89 |
| 15-8-3-0 | Road/Home | 11-15-1-2 |
| 7-2-0-1 | Last 10 | 2-6-1-1 |
| 2-0-0-1 | Streaks | 0-1-0-0 |