Monsters lose at Laval, eliminated from AHL playoffs

Cleveland Monsters’ Calder Cup run ends with 4-1 loss to Laval Rocket

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland Monsters’ season came to an end Tuesday night in the second round of the AHL Calder Cup North Division playoffs with a 4-1 road defeat to the Laval Rocket in Laval, Canada. Surrendering three first-period goals, the Monsters once again struggled with penalties, which the Rocket made the most of. The Monsters committed four first-period penalties, which led to two of the Rocket’s three goals on the power play.

Monsters lose at Laval, eliminated from AHL playoffs

The Monsters’ season came to an end May 6 at Laval in a 4-1 loss in Game 4 of their second-round American Hockey League playoff series. Cleveland lost the best-of-five series, 3-1. The Monsters needed to win three straight games at Laval to take the series after they dropped the first two at Rocket Arena. After winning Game 3 on May 4, Cleveland kept its hopes alive, but the play of Laval early on in Game 4 was too much to overcome. The Rocket s…

Cleveland Monsters Eliminated: Laval Rocket Too Much As Top Overall Seed Moves On

A good run comes up short. Following Tuesday’s 4-1 loss to the Laval Rocket, the Cleveland Monsters are done for the season. Losing in four games to former Blue Jackets head coach Pascal Vincent and the Rocket in the best-of-five North Division Semifinals, the Monsters were eliminated by the top overall seed in the AHL Calder Cup playoffs. Laval advances to the North Division Finals against the Rochester Americans. The Rocket led the North D…

The Rocket exploded with three unanswered goals in the first period to win 4-1 against the Cleveland Monsters and win his pass for the division final By Justin Vézina LAVAL, Quebec – The Rocket finally won a first series at Place Bell. For the first time in its young history, the Lavalois team confirmed its qualification for the next round in front of its own fans. The Rocket offered a virtually task-free performance and defeated the Cleveland M…

The Laval Rocket qualified in the North Division final for the first time since 2022 with a 4-1 win on Tuesday night at Place Bell. Pascal Vincent's troupe eliminated the Cleveland Monsters in four games in order to move on to the next round of the playoffs. The Rocket started the game in strength. Xavier Simoneau quickly gave his team the lead in the first minutes of the game when he placed a free puck in the net that could not be controlled by…

Rocket vs. Monsters Game 4: Thread and lines

LAV leads best-of-five series 2-1 Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In Canada: RDS (French) Streaming: FloHockey, RDS The Laval Rocket had the chance to wrap up their opening round at home, but were unable to seize that opportunity. They had to deal with Jet Greaves in the form he showed with the Columbus Blue Jackets at the end of the season, nearly single-handedly denying the… Source