Recap: Monsters Outlast Checkers in Overtime

John Saraya/Cleveland MonstersCharlotte Checkers (2) at Cleveland Monsters (3) - Overtime

Attendance: 5,745

Starters

Craig Dalpe Tynan Kukan Sifers Forsberg Kristo Poturalski Brickley Chelios Carrick McCollum The Monsters were the first to strike 11:45 into the game. Dean Kukan passed to an open Ryan Craig who backhanded the puck into the net.

The Checkers struck back three minutes later. Dennis Robertson launched one towards the net past a struggling Ryan Stanton. Aleksi Saarela grabbed a piece of the puck before it entered the net.

Four minutes into the second period, the Checkers would take the lead. Patrick Brown shot off down the ice on a breakaway. It looked as though he was going to take…