AHL Playoff Preview: Cleveland Monsters at Laval Rocket with Line Combinations 5/4/2025

AHL Playoff Preview: Cleveland Monsters at Laval Rocket with Line Combinations 5/4/2025
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Game 3: Cleveland Monsters at Laval Rocket

Venue: Rocket Arena
Date: Sunday, May 4
Time: 3:00 pm EDT
TV: FLO Sports 

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Cleveland MonstersNews & Notes:

The Monsters need a win tonight to keep their season alive. They are averaging 2.5 goals per game while allowing 3.3 goals per game. Jet Greaves got the start for Cleveland, stopping 25 of the 29 shots he faced. Through four games in the playoffs, Greaves is posting a 2.17 goals-against average and a .926 save percentage. 

Laval Rocket News & Notes:

The Rocket picked up another win on Friday with a 4-0 shutout win over the Monsters. They are now averaging 3.5 goals per game to start the Calder Cup Playoffs. Jacob Fowler is posting a 1.00 goals-against average and a .956 save percentage. He stopped all 20 shots he faced on Friday. 

Cleveland Monsters Projected Lines

Pyyhtia-Del Bel Belluz-Fix-Wolansky
Grimaldi-McKown-Pearson
Pinelli-Gambrell-Ahcan
Malatesta-Labate-Brindley

Mateychuk-Clayton
Richard-Svozil

Bjorgvik-Holm-Knazko

Greaves
Sawchenko

Laval Rocket Projected Lines

Farrell-Dauphin-Barre-Boulet
Harvey-Pinard-Condotta-Simoneau
Roy-Gignac-Beck
Davidson-Xhekaj-Tuch

Wotherspoon-Lindstrom
Trudeau-Mailloux
Engstrom-Reinbacher

Fowler
Cavallin 

Players To Watch:

Cleveland Monsters

Denton Mateychuk leads the Monsters in points and in goals with five points and three goals. Madison Bowey and Trey Fix-Wolansky each have three assists to lead Cleveland. Bowey, is a plus-two.

Laval Rocket

Sean Farrell, Alex Barré-Boulet, and Laurent Dauphin lead the team in points with three. Farrell leads the team in goals with two. Dauphin leads the team in assists with three. Barré-Boulet, Dauphin, Adam Engström, and David Reinbacher are both plus-three. 

Next Game

Game 4: Tuesday, May 6 at Place Bell (If Necessary) 

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